Monday, July 10, 2006

Wi-Fi Digital HotSpotter

This thing is amazing! I just found this on Think Geek. The entire purpose of this small keychain-sized device is to detect WiFi networks. Here is an excerpt from the description found here:

Your typical WiFi detector will only show the presence of a signal and relative signal strength. This Wi-Fi Digital Hotspotter, from Canary Wireless, has a 12-character LCD that provides information on signal availability and strength as well as essential network information, including SSID, security status and channel. When multiple networks are present the LCD will allow you to scroll through information for each network.

I can only imagine what fun this would be. I think as soon as I get 60 dollars, I'll get one of these.

Wireless Connection Failing You?

I have heard several complaints in the past couple days about people havign trouble maintaining their wireless connection while using a Linksys Wireless Router. So I went to the Linksys website and found this gem for a WRT54G router, but I am assuming it works on all Linksys routers the same.


"If your wireless signal is intermittent, then you are most likely you are
experiencing 2.4 GHz interference. You will need to try switching channels
and changing the SSI D on your WRT54G. The best channels are 1, 6 and 11. To
switch channels:

1. Using a computer that is plugged into the router directly with a
network cable, open a web browser.

2. In the Address Bar type http://192.168.1.1 and press Enter.

3. A box should appear asking for a User Name and a Password.
Leave the User Name field empty, and type your WRT54G router password into
the Password field (the default Password is admin) and click the OK
button or press [Enter].

4. The WRT54G Setup page should now appear. Click onto the Wireless
page.

5. When the Wireless” page loads, you should be on the Basic Wireless
Settings sub-section.

6. Look for the Wireless Channel” option. The default channel is set
to “6 - 2.437GHz. Change it to either 1 - 2.412GHz, or 11 - 2.462GHz.

7. Click on the Save Settings button toward the bottom of the page to
save changes. Click Continue when prompted to reload the page.

8. The channel of your WRT54G has now been changed. Restart your
wireless computers so that they can automatically connect using the new
channel.

9. If you still experiencing interference using channels 1, 6, or 11,
try switching the router to the other channels as well (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9,
10) and find one that captures a good connection".

Friday, July 07, 2006

Internet Explorer Beta 3

I downloaded Internet Explorer Beta 3 yesterday, and...i am ashamed to say...I like it.

Haha, Microsoft has apparently taken the hint that people are flocking to the versatility of Mozilla Firefox because IE Beta 3 looks and feels a lot like Mozilla Firefox, except for the traditional box-iness that is IE.