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Use your Android Phone as a Wireless Hotspot (Rooted Phones Only)

July 31st, 2010 by Baldy

 

We have recently covered how to use your Android phone to access the internet on your computer. This process is known as tethering. By connecting your phone, via a USB cable, to your computer you are able to use the phone’s data connection to browse the web on your computer. In places where there aren’t any wireless hotspots, tethering is incredibly useful.

Yikes I guess I was ahead of the curve I used this months ago but it is neat use of a phone but watch the battery they go fast, Baldy

Use your Android Phone as a Wireless Hotspot (Rooted Phones Only)

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Well I Got It

November 10th, 2009 by Baldy

After checking them both I decided on the Eris or the “mini Droid” as I call it. It fit my hand better and just felt “right”. The learning curve is fun and when I have all the options and programs figured out I will let you all know of the pro’s and con’s of the little rascal. I do know that my GMail works fine. LOL

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Worm attack bites at Apple iPhone

November 10th, 2009 by Baldy

 

“The first worm to infect the Apple iPhone has been discovered spreading “in the wild” in Australia.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8349905.stm


Boy am I glad I got a Droid, Baldy

Worm attack bites at Apple iPhone

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Wireless Linux Drivers

May 26th, 2008 by Baldy

Okay you all have had that perfect install only to find out that the darn wireless card would not work and no matter what you did the darn thing just sat there and laughed at you. Okay maybe not really laughed but it seems like that some times. Well here is a great site to visit and hunt up the newest wireless drivers that are out there. Free downloads and easy to use lists give the site a visit and enjoy folks wireless is just around the corner with the help of this site.

Wireless Drivers

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Top 7 Wireless Apps for Linux

May 13th, 2008 by Baldy

Assuming you have managed to find a wireless card that is working well with your Linux distribution, or perhaps you just settled for a hack-n’-hope solution with NDISWrapper, you need to settle on an application that you can use to connect to your wireless network.

For vanilla GNOME and KDE-based installations, you are provided solutions out-of-the-box. The problem is – they do not always work for everyone. Because of this, I will be highlighting every option I can think of today.

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