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Schools Panic Over WiFi
Blog Comment As with so many things, this is confounded by the fact that most people appear to have no negative response whatsoever to WiFi radiation - but similarly most people don't react negatively to Penicillin, yet you would not give that to someone with...
[November 22, 2006, 11:19]
Sierra Wireless AirCard 880 GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA PC Card
Blog On the other hand, the removal of WLAN (WiFi) from the adapter reflects the fact that the vast majority of laptop computers today have integrated WiFi support. Another positive aspect of the Swisscom Unlimited Data Manager software is the "seamless...
[January 22, 2008, 12:37]
Windows Wi-Fi Attack Discovered
Talkback This "newly discovered" vulnerability makes matters even worse, as we now discover that the XP client can't tell the difference between a normal access point-to-laptop (infrastructure) WiFi mode and the less commonly used laptop-to-laptop (ad-hoc...
[January 20, 2006, 9:34]
A Good PDA And A Decent Phone But...
Member Review WiFi: The settings and network selection are not user friendly. Wifi connection is not quite stable when used in power conservation mode, otherwise it is stable and fast. Skype: If the WiFi is reliable the sound quality is very good.
[December 20, 2007, 10:44]
Symposium Survivor
Blog Comment I would also tie this back to point one above, when you are out exploring, find some nearby WiFi access points, so when the network at the conference is down (either because of juvenile activity, or presentations gone wrong.you know where you can...
[March 28, 2008, 11:28]
Symposium Survivor
Blog Comment I hope I don't get held personally responsible by Sun for all their attending journos not being able to get WiFi access now :-) just kidding! I too have kicked myself for being so busy sometimes that I've ended up reading the conference guides and...
[March 28, 2008, 11:36]
Traveling Success With Linux
Blog If I couldn't pick up a WiFi connection, I would have to boot Windows and try my cellular wireless card. In my case, it falls into two major categories - internet access (email, web browsing, blogging, working) and digital photo management.
[July 28, 2008, 9:38]
Open WiFi
Talkback I choose to share some of my fixed Internet connection to any passing visitors/mobile users via an open WiFi access point which is set to use some of my bandwidth and is isolated/firewalled off from my home network.
[August 23, 2007, 17:45]
School WiFi Panic Provokes Debate
Blog While WiFi access points use much lower power, they are much closer to the schoolchildren than cellular base stations are, he argues. I have to say I agree with that, as the rollout of hotspot and outdoor municipal WiFi (and eventually Wimax...
[November 22, 2006, 12:39]
Schools Panic Over WiFi
Blog Comment After all, there is a reasonable chance that many of these same parents have Wifi in their homes, but that is okay no doubt? Obviously I don't know Mr Bevington, but as I said, Wifi, and other COFDM/DSSS 2.4GHz signals are everywhere.
[November 22, 2006, 10:32]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Talkback The recent article on WiFi just prompted me to inform you of the WiFi experiences I have had over the last year: My Nokia Brick gets WiFi better than a laptop but on my boat (where I wish I could be all nearly the time) in Newcastle upon Tyne, a...
[December 23, 2005, 13:39]
Is It Theft If The Owner Doesn't Mind?
Talkback Should we start a campiagn to get people who can take appropraite precautions and are not concerned by occasioanl use by passers by to leave their WiFi open and indicate its available for access in its name, e.g.
[August 24, 2007, 18:18]
Take Note
Blog Your WiFi Keys, the type of encryption and the network's SSID Public WiFi login details, and their support number. Remote access passwords and host names. You may consider advice to document your IT systems dull and obvious but I earn good money my...
[September 26, 2008, 8:03]
Isn't IPhone A Limited Market .... As It Is?
Blog PREDICTION: ONE DAY Apple will put all this together and make a closed consumer Network Computer that does all the stuff you need in Web 2.0 Style and with enough local power to do what little creation most want - WiFi'd to the mechanical...
[July 15, 2008, 13:09]
BT Slashes Wi-Fi Tariffs
Talkback The same company that is currently advertising what good fellows they are for allowing voice talk for everyone at 5 1/2 pence per hour are charging one hundred times and more for WiFi access? Surely the voice network's running and maintenance costs...
[July 29, 2004, 13:10]
Vista 'really Good, Really' Says MS. 'Like We Care?' Says World
Blog Comment I spend as much time supporting one vista laptop with their maddening concept of wifi access as the 8 XP and 24 OSX computers in the house, some as old as 7yrs old, still happy churning away. The rest of us have either moved on to OSX, or RHEL or...
[July 9, 2008, 14:43]
Radisson Edwardian Hotels
Talkback They have 12 hotels based in London, Heathrow and Manchester and they provide free WiFi access in all their hotels. I do some work for Radisson Edwardian Hotels. Hi, These hotels are rated 3-5 stars.
[November 10, 2006, 9:33]
Turn Your PDA Into A Network Analysis Tool
News When you're considering analyzers that look at WIFI networks, bear in mind that you'll be looking down at the physical layer, so you won't need to capture packets based on a particular IP address or port number.
[March 12, 2003, 8:40]
Lord Of The Ring-Tones
Blog Nokia N95 users can install applications via WiFi connections. A visible trend driving growth of Smart Phone applications is the emergence of ubiquitous and modernised access. But, grumpy old man syndrome aside; I like what I have now.
[August 4, 2007, 20:15]
The Great Roaming Rip-Off
Talkback The result is our Mazingo ICED SIP based Dual WiFi / GSM Cell phone and which uses Linux as the underlying Operating System. In addition, I added all the bells and whistles we need to have access to, including a web browser, bluetooth and PDA...
[May 31, 2006, 23:15]
