Get the Best Deal from Your Mobile Broadband

by Feb 28, 2011

Once upon a time the world was very simple, your phone made calls and if you wanted to go online, you sat at home (or work) and listened to the slow and dulcet tones of the dial-up connection. Things have changed, a lot, and the lines of communication have been completely blurred: You can chat…Continue Reading

Watch Out for “Free” Public Wireless Hotspots

Aug 30, 2010 3 Comments

I do quite a bit of business travel and naturally I am always on the lookout for free Wi-Fi hotspots to get on the internet. In more recent trips, I’ve been seeing a trend where free Wi-Fi is being offered in many airports, coffee shops and hotels. I think this is a terrific sign of where we are headed in terms of one day having universal and free internet access.

Manually Add Hidden Networks in Vista

Jul 16, 2009 2 Comments

Although elementary as a security measure, disabling the routers ability to broadcast its SSID is still used by many and I feel it is an added layer that will keep snoopers away. If you have this feature enabled you will find that adding a network device requires additional steps that you may not be familiar…Continue Reading

How to Speed Up Your Sprint Wireless Card

Aug 13, 2006 10 Comments

I bought my Sprint PCS EVDO card about a month ago. I loved the fact that no matter where I was I had internet connection, the only thing I noticed was that my speed was not as fast as I had expected. I did a little research online and found that the average connection speed…Continue Reading

Securing Your Wireless Network

Feb 23, 2006 No Comments

In this step by step guide I will show you how to increase your wireless networks security. This guide was created using a Linksys WAP54G Wireless Access Point. I will cover other routers and access points as soon as I get my hands on them. For the time being you will learn the following: Change…Continue Reading