Linksys RE1000 Range Extender: Works as advertised and rather well at that

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The Linksys RE1000 Range Extender does exactly has described. I get a much stronger and cleaner signal in the previous dead zones in the house.

Whither Public WiFi?

It struck me recently that if iOS 4.3 really includes a personal hotspot option (please, oh, please Telus turn this on when released), that maybe we’ll start to see a decline in public wifi at cafes, airports, etc. Of course, I’m not talking about decline in WiFi as a protocol, but rather why would places [...]

Is an eReader a Computer?

Now here’s an interesting question: is an eReader a computer? There is a (hopefully small and not growing) trend for coffee places to ban computers during certain times of the day. While I feel this is heresy of the largest order, I guess having a bunch of geeks camping out in your place, taking up [...]

BC Ferries Misses the Boat on WiFi: Maybe It Shouldn’t Be Free

This might be the only time you’ll see be advocate for non-free WiFi, but here it is. Yes, I’ve been hoping that BC Ferries would get WiFi on the ferries for, umm, ten years now. Yes, I generally oppose paying for WiFi. However, now that BC Ferries has put WiFi in I think they missed [...]

More Than One Way To Get Online On The Go, But Don’t Forget Security!

Ah WiFi. It’s almost everywhere now. Right now, in fact, I’m writing this post from a local coffee place that has great, free WiFi and awesome dark chocolate mochas, but WiFi isn’t everywhere. For the times I don’t have access to WiFi, I carry a USB data stick (EVDO modem) that gives me DSL level [...]

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