WOW (Broadband and Airport)
Yeah, I'm really sorry but I gotta rave. I just got Roadrunner and an 802.11 network setup, and let me say, surfing wirelessly across my house @ 220K on my Ti (5 bars) is just the coolest thing EVER.
Any suggestions on Big Downloads?
Games
Browsers
Tools
Damn this is cool.
BTW using a netgear base station (Great, easy, and best of all under 100 bucks)
Thanks for Reading
-MJE
Any suggestions on Big Downloads?
Games
Browsers
Tools
Damn this is cool.
BTW using a netgear base station (Great, easy, and best of all under 100 bucks)
Thanks for Reading
-MJE
Comments
I recently moved to a city that is still in the dark ages. They offer DSL (I don't qualify despite the fact that Ameritech has sold it to me twice and called me once telling me I did) but the cable company doesn't offer cable modems. They even admit that they get 10+ calls a day asking for it.
Still hoping the wireless DSL coming to town will save me.
Enjoy it because going fast without any cables is great until they take it away!
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Find all these little Cocoa applications developers' sites, and download all that free 30 day trial software. Set them to automatically check for updates since you're always online, and do the same for Apple's Software Update.
Almost makes those stupid internet "polls" they pimp on TV worth it just to watch TV and use the internet at the same time.
<strong>10 minutes after having broadband I found myself once again bitching about speeds </strong><hr></blockquote>
LOL! I am the same! Funny I really think DSL can be so slow sometimes (When its not) so I couldnt imagine 56K
Just dopnt forget to check your security logs and have a damn good firewall(hardware one recommended)
drive by hacking is a big thing lately, and if your on standard settings your going to get hacked sooner or later!!
<strong>Enjoy it because going fast without any cables is great until they take it away!</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yup. You don't know how good you have it until it's gone. I'd have a really hard time dealling with dialup again. It's not even really the speed (my building has old wiring and I rarely get more than 100k on my DSL connection). It's the always-on nature of broadband that makes the biggest difference for me (I hate waiting for a modem connection).
Escher
Same for me. When I could sit on my front porch with an AirPort card in my Pismo, it felt like I just got my driver's license.
BuonRotto, adcritic.com is back, but it's now a subscription service ($60/year).
Broadband + AirPort = JustGreat?
Without reservation, you will:
1) definitely frequent Apple's Quicktime Trailer site
2) download quantities of things unseen
3) find it always on, wherever you go within your house
4) love it!
Make sure you download Acquisition and Direct Connect for all your downloading pleasure! I remember the first night I had Direct Connect I downloaded 700 songs (Got banned from more than a handful of hubs, but nevertheless maximized my own Airport + Broadband+TiBook possibilities)
Have fun!
Thanks Again
_MJE-
As for security for the wireless, dont use the defauls. Set a password and turn on encryption.
I had a wireless router in my apartment for a few days before I brought it to lab to use for "real" work. During that time I had trouble connecting to Quake servers through the router - had to plug the cable modem into my computer when I felt like some fraggin'. Is this a general problem when you're behind a router/firewall? Can you tweak the router or computer config to mitigate it?
Wireless Quake. Mmmmmm.
<strong>On the subject of wireless routers and firewalls...
Can you tweak the router or computer config to mitigate it?
Wireless Quake. Mmmmmm.</strong><hr></blockquote>
you just need to configure the port to open the port that Quake uses. Whatever that is.
MSKR
Today I have a cable modem & it took just 12 min. to download OS X 10.2.3, a 51mb file, so I'm not complaining!
dial up 53k is the bomb, at least that what i keep telling myself
um, before you flame, it's call sarcasm