Archive for the ‘Wireless & Mobility’ Category

LinuxDevices.com said over two years ago “The day when WiFi cards “just work” under Linux may be fast approaching.”
Sorry, hasn’t happened yet. This is one of those things that hardcore Linux users scoff at, and everyone else says “exactly!”
I have never been able to make a secure Wi-Fi connection (WPA or WPA2) on Linux. It’s [...]

Before this, any photos of what you will see below are fake. This, however, is very real. But, it’s also far from finished. So, please don’t go Slashdotting… plenty of time for that when I have some stability to report back.
And now, for the HTC Shift: Powered by Mac OS X Leopard.

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If your Best Buy stocks a lot of Energizer Energi To Go products, you may have this one on clearance. It’s already off the web site, so you’ll have to go to the store to check.
The item is the ER-i75 portable charger. This is a unique charger designed for PDA, iPod, and Zune-shaped devices. Essentially, [...]

I’ve come resigned to getting the Nokia N95-3. Spending far too much on the phone is something that I’m not that savvy to. But, then again, I did camp out 36 hours to pay $599.99 plus tax on an iPhone.
The combo of the N95-3 and iPod touch appears to be the optimal solution, at least [...]

I just renewed my MacBook Pro’s policy with Safeware. I have all my big ticket tech items insured… so when they drop I can shout a loud “Yes!” instead of a horrifying, life-shortening scream.
However, my relationship with Safeware has been far from perfect. I’ve had two claims in the past five or six years. The [...]

One of the things that really irks me about Dell, is their laptop keyboards. They’re downright horrible in terms of noise pollution.
I’m soft sound sensitive. That means if you’re chewing gum, I can hear it. Yes, it bothers me. And yes, you’re a complete moron if you chew anything with your mouth open (don’t get [...]

For the first time… I’ve set my email on out of office auto reply. I will be gone until next Friday. It feels weird telling folks to jump off a cliff, but I’m used to reading it enough that I shouldn’t be bearing the world’s burdens… especially when everyone else decides to click off from [...]