Comments on: Wired to Wireless in 5 minutes http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/ Sam Newman's blog Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:44:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sam Newman http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-327 Sam Newman Thu, 22 Apr 2004 22:36:01 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-327 Oh, I forgot to mention another good thing about SlimDevice's Squeezebox - the server software is opensourced. As a result, lots of people have written plugins for it to support other audio formats (such as encrippled ACC files, or streaming Real audio). One guy even wrote a plugin to display the BBC's news ticker on the LCD display when not in use! Oh, I forgot to mention another good thing about SlimDevice’s Squeezebox – the server software is opensourced. As a result, lots of people have written plugins for it to support other audio formats (such as encrippled ACC files, or streaming Real audio). One guy even wrote a plugin to display the BBC’s news ticker on the LCD display when not in use!

]]> By: Sam Newman http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-326 Sam Newman Thu, 22 Apr 2004 22:31:46 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-326 Can't see too many wireless networks around here, although I suspect they are rather thin on the ground in Dalston :-) My network is protected using WEp-128 or something... I looked at the squeezebox (I was going to blog about it actually!) it does look fantastic. I espeically like the fact that they donate 10% of their profits to the EFF... The only downside is that the device is an 11b device rather than the faster 11g - the moment you put it on your network it slows the whole thing down, even the communication between two other 11g devices. Can’t see too many wireless networks around here, although I suspect they are rather thin on the ground in Dalston :-) My network is protected using WEp-128 or something…

I looked at the squeezebox (I was going to blog about it actually!) it does look fantastic. I espeically like the fact that they donate 10% of their profits to the EFF… The only downside is that the device is an 11b device rather than the faster 11g – the moment you put it on your network it slows the whole thing down, even the communication between two other 11g devices.

]]> By: David Flett http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-325 David Flett Thu, 22 Apr 2004 20:46:15 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-325 How many unprotected networks can you see from your apt Sam? Its terribvle over here, I can join three (all linksys as it happens)? Mines restricted to my machines' MAC addresses but I see the others as handy ADSL backups if mine's running a bit slow :-D I'm thinking of cancelling my own line and just using other's bandwidth hehehehe How many unprotected networks can you see from your apt Sam? Its terribvle over here, I can join three (all linksys as it happens)? Mines restricted to my machines’ MAC addresses but I see the others as handy ADSL backups if mine’s running a bit slow :-D I’m thinking of cancelling my own line and just using other’s bandwidth hehehehe

]]> By: David Flett http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-324 David Flett Thu, 22 Apr 2004 20:41:37 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-324 Check out Slim Devices - a US company that does a fab wireless gadget for your hifi that connects to your wireless service, reads your itunes or other MP3 playlists and plays them through your hifi with remote control access to your complete MP3/AAC/WMA collection! PC under the stairs and music in the living room - pretty cool. Check out Slim Devices – a US company that does a fab wireless gadget for your hifi that connects to your wireless service, reads your itunes or other MP3 playlists and plays them through your hifi with remote control access to your complete MP3/AAC/WMA collection! PC under the stairs and music in the living room – pretty cool.

]]> By: Sam Newman http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-323 Sam Newman Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:21:16 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-323 Wow. Blogging from other people's toilets? Now that's what I'm talking about - the future has arrived! Wow. Blogging from other people’s toilets? Now that’s what I’m talking about – the future has arrived!

]]> By: Simon Brunning http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-322 Simon Brunning Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:06:42 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-322 As much as I hate to sound like a teenaged American girl: Eeeeuuuuwwww! As much as I hate to sound like a teenaged American girl: Eeeeuuuuwwww!

]]> By: Alan Green http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-321 Alan Green Thu, 22 Apr 2004 00:26:12 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/04/21/wired-to-wireless-in-5-minutes/#comment-321 It's probably more flexible than that. I bet you can take your laptop outside, down the corridor, into your neighbour's flat, and blog from *his* toilet. It’s probably more flexible than that. I bet you can take your laptop outside, down the corridor, into your neighbour’s flat, and blog from his toilet.

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