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  • You Don’t Need a $580 Router

    You Don’t Need a $580 Router

    David Murphy

    I love CES time — that’s short for the Consumer Electronics Show — because that’s when we’re exposed to all kinds of outlandish devices that are fun to get excited about, but nothing you should add to your shopping list right now. And that’s especially true in the wide world of wireless networking. Linksys unveiled…

  • Ask LH: How Do I Leech My Neighbour’s Wifi Connection?

    Ask LH: How Do I Leech My Neighbour’s Wifi Connection?

    David Murphy

    I might as well rename the Ask Lifehacker column “The Wifi Wizard,” given how many of you have written in with wireless networking questions over the past several months. That’s fine, though. Wireless networking is near and dear to my heart, as I have wonderful memories of the three years I spent testing routers for…