hot spots

Saturday, January 30, 2010
Travel

LaptopFriendlyCafes Finds Great Wi-Fi Spots Worldwide

12:00AM Kevin Purdy | Not every coffee shop is friendly to laptop toters these days. Then again, some are absolutely great to set up inside. LaptopFriendlyCafes.com lists more than 300 places around the globe that have plugs, Wi-Fi, 3G, and, oh yes, coffee. More »
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Work

New Wi-Fi Tech To Turn Every Gadget Into A Wi-Fi Access Point

4:30AM Adam Pash | BusinessWeek reports that by the middle of next year, a new Wi-Fi technology called Wi-Fi Direct will turn enabled gadgets into access points “able to create wireless connections with other Wi-Fi-enabled gadgets or broadband modems within a radius of about 300 feet [90 metres]“. More »
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Work

Turn Your Windows 7 PC Into A Wireless Hotspot

2:00AM The How-To Geek | Everybody’s got a wireless network at home, but if you’ve ever wanted to get your iPod touch, iPhone or other wireless device connected but all you’ve got is a wired network at work, school or elsewhere, Windows 7 makes this process trivial. More »
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Communicate

The Definitive Guide To Finding Free Wi-Fi

2:00AM Gina Trapani | You’re out and about with your laptop and you’re in need of some fast internet connectivity. Here are some tried and true ways to find and get free Wi-Fi. More »
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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Locate Free Wireless with Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder

8:00AM Adam Pash | US-centric: The Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder webapp displays free wireless internet hotspots in your area on a Google Maps mashup. To use it, just give it your address, city, or postcode and it’ll display many of the nearby hotspots. This sort of tool isn’t new by any means, but it is returning better results in my area than previously mentioned webapps like Hotspotr. If you give it a try, let’s hear how the hotspot finder measures up in your area in the comments. While you’re there, you may want to download wiPod, which stores all that hotspot information in note form for easy browsing on your iPod. Free Wi-Fi/Hotspot Finder [AnchorFree via FreewareGenius] More »
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