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Thursday, July 28, 2005Put ICE on your cellphone
ICE stands for In Case of Emergency. A British paramedic named Bob Brotchie has sensibly observed that while few if any people carry emergency contact cards, most do have cellphones.
By creating an entry named ICE in the phone's address book, emergency personnel can get in contact more quickly with family members and other necessary personal contacts. People can create multiple entries (ICE1, ICE2, etc) as needed, according to Disaster News Network. Full Story... Wednesday, July 27, 2005RVers tap Into Free Wi-Fi Across Iowa
Iowa's Rest Areas, Welcome Centers Now All Have Access, Drivers can now tap into free wireless Internet service at all state-run rest areas and welcome centers.
Tuesday, July 26, 2005Linksys Eases Wi-Fi Security Pain
Linksys has unveiled its first networking products featuring SecureEasySetup technology that allows users to set up a secure wireless network at the push of a button.
The technology applies Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) settings to the router and client computer that encrypts data traffic between the access point and client. It also configures the network's Service Set Identifier (SSID), the name broadcast to identify the network. Full Story... Friday, July 22, 2005WEST Palm Beach, FL becomes hotspot for wireless surfers
West Palm Beach... A small area of downtown just became a portal to cyberspace.
Now, residents and visitors can surf the Web in the park or while sitting outside a cafe. The wireless hotspot area surrounds the public library, covering Flagler Park, Centennial Square and Clematis Street up to Olive Avenue. All it takes to connect is a laptop equipped with a wireless device or a personal digital assistant, such as a Palm Pilot. Full Story... Tuesday, July 19, 2005Wi-Fi Networks Under Attack
"Having your Wi-Fi signal stolen is a real risk today," said Janet Kumpu, president and chief executive officer of Fortress Technologies in Tampa, Fla., a networking software developer. "It's not just hackers who want to break into an e-mail account. They want to use your network for their own broadband connection." Full Story...
Sunday, July 17, 2005Details on Google services
Google is testing an optional service in which results are based partly on your past searches. The service is tied to the same username used to access e-mail through Gmail, post on Google Groups discussion boards and maintain shopping lists at Froogle. Users may inspect and remove specific entries from the list of past searches. However, separate logs are kept for auditing, regardless of any removal. Full Story...
Friday, July 15, 2005ICOA Buys RV Resort and Campground Wi-Fi Provider LinkSpot
IOCA, Inc., a national provider of broadband Internet networks and managed services in high-traffic public locations, announced today it has acquired LinkSpot Networks, a privately held national provider of broadband wireless services to RV resorts and campgrounds.
Based in Reston, Va., LinkSpot Networks currently operates broadband wireless services under long-term contracts in 26 states for 80 high-traffic RV resort and campground locations serving more than 20,000 campsites. The addressable RV resort/campground market is estimated to be more than 14,000 locations with more than 2 million campsites. Full Story... Tuesday, July 12, 200526 Percent Growth in Consumer and Small Business Subscribers for DIRECWAY(R) Service
Hughes Network Systems announced today that its consumer and small business user base reached 253,000 DirecWay subscribers at the close of Q2 2005, representing 26 percent growth over the same period last year. Revenues increased by more than 22 percent as a result of increased service revenues. Gross subscriber additions in the first half of the year averaged 10,000 per month, with solid demand coming from all areas of the country. Full Story...
Friday, July 08, 2005Here is a good follow up to the story about Wi-Fi theft.
The recent arrest of a Florida man on charges of unauthorized use of a wireless network could set legal ground rules for open Wi-Fi access.
A man sitting in a Chevy Blazer in a residential neighborhood reportedly was poking around nearby wireless networks in violation of computer crime laws, according to local police. This appears to be the first arrest in which the sole offense was allegedly accessing a wireless network without prior authorization, and it's already being viewed as a probable test case. CNET News.com interviewed legal scholars to ask what rules apply to Wi-Fi (also called 802.1x) hot spots. Full Story... Thursday, July 07, 2005Wi-Fi HotSpot Troubleshooting Guide
If you encounter a Wi-Fi problem at a coffee shop, airport lounge, or book store, it's often easy to fix it yourself. Here's how.
Wednesday, July 06, 2005Man Charged With Stealing Wi-Fi Signal
Police have arrested a man for using someone else's wireless Internet network in one of the first criminal cases involving this fairly common practice.
Benjamin Smith III, 41, faces a pretrial hearing this month following his April arrest on charges of unauthorized access to a computer network, a third-degree felony. Police say Smith admitted using the Wi-Fi signal from the home of Richard Dinon, who had noticed Smith sitting in an SUV outside Dinon's house using a laptop computer. Full Story... |
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