Jun 17, 2014 | broadband, Internet, mobile, web_services, wireless
Comcast customers can already connect to free WiFi on their laptops and phones in hundreds of thousands of locations across the country. Now Comcast is expanding its free WiFi network by turning home routers into public hotspots. It’s a rare case of a large company...
Jan 2, 2014 | hardware, network, wireless
UniFi wireless access points provide high performance, extended range, and a well-designed control panel. You can get reliable wireless coverage for large areas at prices that small businesses can afford. You cannot imagine how satisfying it is to write that. There...
Apr 21, 2013 | broadband, Internet, wireless
If you are a Comcast Internet subscriber, you may be able to take advantage of Comcast’s rollout of free WiFi access from thousands of wireless hotspots around northern California. The hotspots broadcast the name Xfinity WiFi. Wireless access points have already been...
Apr 9, 2012 | Amazon, Apple, iPad, security, wireless
A nasty bit of malware named “Flashback” has reportedly infected 600,000 Macs worldwide, more than half located in the US. Here’s some news coverage when the announcement was made last week by a Russian security company, followed by corroboration by Kaspersky Lab....
Mar 26, 2012 | Android, iPad, mobile, phone, tablet, video, wireless
Sonoma County is a rural county. We look at Santa Rosa and our chests swell at our bustling urban metropolis (population 167,000), but make no mistake: to cell phone carriers, we are small-fry. In 2012 that has a very precise and painful meaning for your mobile...
Nov 30, 2011 | Amazon, Android, mail, Outlook, tablet, wireless
While we’re talking about the Kindle Fire, it’s worth noting one strange omission: the Kindle Fire does not have a built-in connection to Exchange mailboxes. The picture on the left shows all the built-in mail connectors: Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL, and “other” (which...
