In my house, I have a mixture of WiFi and Powerline networking technology. Almost everything needs WiFi, but for my DVR systems, Powerline was the only way to go; unfortunately, my Powerline adapters ...
Com One advertises that their new Phoenix wi-fi radio "reinvents the radio", and I believe that radio is one invention that needs to be reinvented in the Internet age. From the ashes of the...
Imagine being able to share the 3G on your Windows Mobile device with anyone over WiFi. Thanks to a piece of software called WMWiFiRouter, you can do it! Great for traveling some place with your WiFi-...
Rico Mossesgeld over at The Smart PDA expresses his surprise that using someone else's WiFi connection without their consent is illegal some places! Given the lawsuits I've heard about in th...
While more people are reading time from a mobile phone instead of a watch, now we've got a watch that can also double as a WiFi detector, available from ThinkGeek for $30.
You know, my Nokia N95 ...
This device brings me into the realm in which I cover in my day job: network security. Or rather, network security for your personal computer.
The Yoggie Gatekeeper Pro is a device that serves as a n...
They haven't even approved the 802.11n standard, and they're already talking about a wireless specification that has a theoretical maximum of 20 gigabytes? Sign me up for that!
Unfortunately,...
Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) holds a number of key patents that happened to be used in the upcoming 802.11n standard. Because CSIRO isn't pr...
My last house was wired with CAT5e in almost every room. One or two of the jacks had issues. In order to troubleshoot this and future problems, I bought a LanRover TP500 from Test-Um. Let's me kno...
I have been in the process of reassembling my home network since I moved several weeks ago. Unlike most people whom have a single Internet connection and only need to throw up a single WiFi-enabled ro...
The Linksys WRE54G is a neat idea. When you get it configured right, it works well. The trick is: getting it configured right.
For those of you whom have never tried using a wifi repeater, the basic ...
One of the things I miss about my old house is that it had Cat5E jacks in nearly every room. When you specify the kind of house that gets built, you can do these kinds of things. Sadly, moving into my...
Some of you readers may have kids that are young enough to use the internet, but you live in constant fear that they will get themselves into trouble.
Fortunately, that great toymaker Fisher Price i...
Wireless routers are pretty much all the same. They are boxes, possibly with these little antennas sticking out of them. They certainly aren't much to look at. And the blinking lights? They don...
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