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Articles and Links about Wi-Fi, Picasa, Blogger, Google Maps, and more
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Feb26
Your side of a Wi-Fi hotspot
Filed under: General Computer, Internet, Safe Computing, WiFi; Tagged as: antispyware, antivirus, rv park, wi-fi, wi-fi hotspotNo CommentsThe equipment you use to connect to a WiFi hotspot is VERY important.
Believe it or not, your equipment - computer / adapter / operating system / drivers - is just as important as the hotspot’s equipment in making the Internet connection work. It’s a two-way radio. The hotspot’s Access Points, antennas, and amplifiers are one [...] -
Jun24No Comments
During the FMCA (Family Motor Coach Association) Convention in Redmond 8/16 - 8/19/2004, Coach Connect installed and maintained a free Wi-Fi hotspot (wireless network.) It was located in the information center and we staffed the Computer Help Desk. We estimate that at least 500 people made use of the Wi-Fi hotspot and about 20% of [...]
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Feb24No Comments
Wi-Fi stands for Wireless Fidelity which is simply a marketing term to distinguish it from cellular wireless Internet. Wi-Fi technically refers to a standard called 802.11. Wireless Internet allows you to connect to the Internet, you guessed it … without any wires! The idea is that you take one broadband Internet connection such as DSL [...]

