Posts Tagged ‘connection’

Review: Virgin 7.2Mbps Dongle

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Mobile broadband has really taken off in the past few years, with all the major providers getting in on the act. Having a broadband connection wherever you are is a great idea; it saves you the pain of finding a wireless hotspot, and basically enables you to work anywhere. That’s the theory at least. In many cases, speeds are slow and coverage patchy. However, faster and faster mobile broadband offerings are appearing all the time, and the latest such offering is from Virgin Mobile

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Nook Firmware Upgrade Offers Speed, Better Battery Life

Friday, February 5th, 2010

  One advantage in today’s technological world is upgradability. The product you buy today, no matter its limitations, has a reasonable chance of being transformed into the product you really want. All you have to do is wait for an update.

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Guide: How to share an internet connection in OS X

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Getting your Mac online is generally quite straightforward, especially if you run your own AirPort network or connect through a USB or Ethernet cable directly to a router or cable modem. Troubleshooting connection issues can often be as simple as restarting a router, modem or Mac. This doesn’t always work, of course. The culprit could be an older Mac or an outdated version of Mac OS X. Occasionally, a Mac may refuse to see the network even though it’s set up correctly.

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Guide: How to turn an old laptop into a remote server

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

What can you make from a laptop that has a broken screen (other than an oversized and rather ugly paperweight)? The cheapest and easiest option is to put the lappie to good use serving up delicious files. Sure, that option is about as sexy as most people find a furry in spandex pants, but a file server can be damn handy. You can stream music and video from it, use it to download that 2GB Batman demo, or just merrily torrent your socks off

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