I sometimes get asked about my workday. Many people I have been talking to about the workday assume that it is an easy peasy job which basically centers around researching topics to write about and writing articles afterwards, preferably in a very nice environment such as a garden or beach condo. I usually manage to [...]
Share your WiFi and earn with Fon
FON is a company, which offers wireless access. Unlike many commercial providers, like T-Mobile, it adopts a more social tone.
FON allows people to buy a wireless router from them for €30. They then share their WiFi with other Fon users and gain access to other Fon users’ connections.
Whilst many FON users are in residential areas, [...]
Internet Maniac Networking Software
Rarst reviewed an interesting networking software today on his excellent blog (you should check it out if you are interested in tech). Internet Maniac is a old school networking software that has not been updated in ten years. Old software does not necessarily have to be bad or outdated especially if it deals with elements [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Dec 18th, 2008
- Comments: 1
Connecting to Wireless Networks in GNOME
Connecting to wireless networks in Linux has, for a long time, been a nightmare. Until recently wireless was often a deal breaker in Linux (especially with laptops.) But things have changed. Now more cards than ever are supported as well as more protocols. And with the GNOME Network Manager Applet, connecting to a wireless network [...]
IM over a LAN
There are plenty of IM networks available but most must connect to a remote server, something which is unnecessary for a business, school or home network and lowers the network’s performance. It also makes IM impractical on networks not connected online for security reasons.
Some IM networks can easily be adapted to run on a LAN. [...]
