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I hate advertising in my face everywhere I go. I hate it delivered to my letterbox, I hate it being printed on newspaper and thrown in my driveway, I hate it invading my telephone and of course I hate it on the internet. Most of it I can't stop, but I can stop the internet advertising, and so I have......

This article details how to modify commonly available wireless keyboards and mice for long range operations typically suited to home theatre entertainment systems. Solving this problem has taken a very long time and you just won't believe how simple and cheap the solution is

Wifi-Tech have just released their lates gemn. This link kit is a ready made wireless link that is designed to just bolt on and plug in. This absolutely removes all of the dramas in making highly stable wireless links, and is the first commercial product of it's type that is affordable. Now there's no need to use Cisco to make a simple wireless link

Warning – The linksys WRT54GS Version five – the only version that is available for sale now, will not accept third party firmware that enables high transmit power and client mode. This makes the WRT54GS that was once the star of wireless networking now useless. DO NOT buy a Linksys WRT54GS from the shop to use with wireless networking as you will be sadly disappointed. I wonder if Linksys’ sales will plummet after this simply stupid decision?

If you are in to wireless networking and haven’t tried a Mitsubishi R100 for yourself then your bloody mad. A friend and I recently purchased one each to play with – they cost $75.00 Australian from www.dealsdirect.com.au and represent the best $75.00 I have spent since I started out in wireless.

What makes these Access Points so good? The answer is FEATURES FEATURES & MORE FEATURES, coupled with really good radio performance. Here is a point form list of some of the things these puppies can do out of the box..............

Here’s another antenna that is cheap and it works. WiFi-Tech’s patch antenna. It’s small enough to fit in to a laptop case, and functional enough to make external point to point links. I wish I had written about these antennas before now, as I started using them late last year. They are a Very versatile antenna that is great for extending the range of any wireless device,  and are also great for making fixed wireless links.....

Dwainsworld's thoughts on where community wireless networks are heading

It’s sad but true that the cause of community wireless networking is one that has a limited future in Australia. Technically speaking there is nothing stopping the success of community wireless networks as it’s a pretty standard formula to make data links work using WIFI technology.

Community Wireless networking in Australia is simply dieing through lack of interest. In the present day where everybody is doing well, and our every desire from food to internet access can be instantly gratified nobody wants to put effort toward making a complex network of computers without financial gain  - especially when it’s already been done by the internet..............

Dr Elaine Lawrence, Associate Professor, Dept of Computer Systems Faculty of Information Technology is collaborating with Mary Bina and George Giaglis from the ELTRUN Wireless Research Center, Athens University of Economics and Business who have begun a project in Greece looking into Wireless Communities.

George runs the wireless research centre and is visiting the University of Technology Sydney this year. As part of the project they have also included an Australia Survey and are looking for people involved in wireless communities to complete a survey (takes about 15 minutes). Once the data is analysed it will form the basis of conference papers and journal articles.

To participate in the survey please visit:
http://w-communities-australia.eltrun.gr (survey closes 1st March 2006).

Our most important Access point just got an upgrade, tidying up some unsightly wiring, waterproofing stuff better, cooling stuff better, improving power supplies, and replacing older access points with WRT54G's, whilst at the same time eliminating a BSD router to achieve greater reliability and lower power consumption, moving toward solar powering the key parts of the wireless network just for run.