From the category archives:

Wireless

How to use your Nokia N95 as a wireless Webcam

by Ken Murray on November 19, 2008

Linux Symbian

SmartCam turns a Symbian Series 60 phone with bluetooth and camera into a webcam ready to use with your PC. It is open source software, licenced under the GPLv2 and will run on Linux or Windows. There are commercial applications that will do the same thing, but I believe in using and supporting free, open source software whenever possible. [click to continue...]

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How to turn your N95 into a wireless access point

by Ken Murray on October 21, 2008

Symbian

This tutorial will guide you through turning your Nokia N95 into a WiFi (wireless) access point. No more tethering via USB or Bluetooth. Using JoikuSpot Light, a totally free utility that works well as long as you only need to use HTTP and HTTPS protocols, you’ll be up and surfing in no time. You’ll have to go with JoikuSpot Premium if you need POP3, SMTP, etc. [click to continue...]

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How to flash the Linksys WRT54G v8 with the DD-WRT Firmware

by Ross McKillop on September 11, 2008

This tutorial will walk you every step of the way through flashing your Linksys WRT54G (version 8) router to use the DD-WRT firmware.

According to Wikipedia, the Linksys WRT54G v8.0 is “currently one of the most commonly available (routers) at US retail establishments, such as Best Buy and Target”. Due to hardware limitations, the 8.x versions (8.0, 8.1 and 8.2) are only able to run the “micro” version of the DD-WRT firmware (you can find a firmware version feature comparison chart here). Even so, the micro version of the DD-WRT firmware provides dozens of features, many of which are not available with the default Linksys firmware.

This walkthrough is based on the WRT54G v8.x tutorial on the DD-WRT wiki. The biggest difference between this one and the one on the DD-WRT wiki is that I’ve elaborated a bit, and provided screenshots for each step. [click to continue...]

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How to enable or disable WiFi on your Jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch with one tap

by Ross McKillop on September 8, 2008

iPhone iPod

This brief tutorial will guide you through using Cydia on your Jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch to install WiFiToggle - an app that makes enabling and disabling WiFi a “one tap” affair. [click to continue...]

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How to access uTorrent from your mobile device

by Ross McKillop on December 4, 2007

Bittorrent Windows Mobile

This brief tutorial will walk you through the steps required to access (and control) uTorrent from your mobile device (phone, PDA, wi-fi mp3 player etc). [click to continue...]

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How to setup and use Skype on your Windows Mobile Smartphone

by Ross McKillop on October 1, 2007

Windows Mobile

If you live in Canada, you know how outrageous even the ‘lowest’ mobile monthly plans cost. One way to get around the price gouging is to get a Wi-Fi enabled Skype supported phone, and make calls with Skype. [click to continue...]

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How to automatically upload pictures from your mobile phone to Flickr

by Ross McKillop on October 1, 2007

Windows Mobile

This tutorial will guide you through installing, setting up and using ShoZu, one of the Flickr recommended 3rd party mobile tools. The steps and screenshots are specific to Windows Mobile 5.x, but should be somewhat similar for other mobile phones. [click to continue...]

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How to find the best available wireless connection using OS X

by Ross McKillop on June 30, 2007

Mac

This tutorial will guide you in using iStumbler to find and connect to the best possible wireless connection while you’re out and about on the town. [click to continue...]

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How to secure your wireless home network

by Ross McKillop on July 6, 2006

Security

Here are 5 quick steps to help you secure your wireless network from unauthorized access. These steps are provided as general guidelines - for detailed help, please contact your hardware vendor. See the bottom of this page for links to some common wireless networking vendors. [click to continue...]

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