Connectify announced a free upgrade to version 1.2 this week. This upgrade further enhances this no cost software that enables you to turn your Windows 7 PC into a virtual Wi-Fi hotspot and share any kind of connectivity (Wi-FI, Wired, Wireless Broadband) with other authorized users. Yes, you can really be connected via Wi-Fi and create a virtual Wi-Fi Hotspot with just one Wi-Fi adapter. Don’t you just love Windows 7!
Here’s what new in version 1.2:
In addition to numerous bug fixes, new features include:
Improved Ad Hoc Support: By popular demand, Ad Hoc now supports "Open" (no encryption) mode
Connectify Easy Setup Wizard: Connectify gets even easier to start with thanks to our new simple to use wizard walks you through your first setup of your network, and helps explain the process and options.
Improved User Interface: The Connectify window stays visible until you minimize it (so you can keep it up to watch devices connect, if you desire), and there are improved messages and tool tips throughout the program.
More Statistics: The tool tip on the Clients now reveal even more information: how many times the device has connected, the total time that they've been connected, and their MAC addresses.
The site a Connectify.me continues to offer free software that allows you to use your Windows 7 notebook/desktop as a Virtual Wi-Fi Access Point, complete with WPA2 security. I have used it several times in the last weeks to help colleagues how are not fortunate enough to have Mobile Broadband cards. [click to continue…]
With the power of mobile phones more and more people want to watch movies on them. The problem is, a lot of people don't know where to begin. There are a few different routes you can take to get a movie on your phone. The main two are to buy them from various vendors or you can create them. It is pretty easy to buy them and add them to your phone using Amazon Unbox so let me help you with this one first. I will create another article on how to create them from your library.
One of the downsides of having a touch screen phone is the inevitable accidental dialing of a contact. I sometimes wonder how many relationships have come to an end because of it. The other issue is when you put the phone up to your face. How many times have you accidently ended a call when your face hits the “END†button? The HTC Tilt 2 addresses the latter problem by adding a proximity sensor to the phone. When the phone reaches your face, it automatically shuts off the screen. The former issue is solved by locking the Screen. But you know this already so what’s the point? Well let me tell you…….
Yesterday, the folks at Connectify.me announced the release of version 1.1, which they consider the first production-ready release. This is a great tool. Check it out and see if it can benefit you too. [click to continue…]
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is headed to Barcelona. The event dates are February 15-18 2010. Some of the keynote speakers include the CEO of Google Eric Schmidt and Vittorio Colao Chief Executive from Vodafone.
A lot of the newer AT&T phones has a button on the side labeled PTT. This button is used for the Push to Talk Service. It is only available if you add another 5.99 to your phone plan. This would then give you Walkie Talkie like capabilities on your phone. Similar to Sprint Nextel’s offering. However not as smoothly as Nextel. [click to continue…]
There is currently a bug that is affecting some devices out there including Windows Mobile Phones. Apparently, text messages sent after 1/1/2010 are showing up with a date of 2016. The problem has not been identified yet but some are speculating that it has to do with how computers store information.
I too have recently upgraded from a notebook with embedded Verizon EVDO to one that does not have this ability internally. I had to make the decision of USB vs. MiFi. For me, the decision became a lot easier with a chance discovery. In the Fall of 2007, when I first started evaluating Windows 7 seriously, one of the proposed functions was the ability to support virtual WiFi connections. In the same way modern OS platforms support virtual Operating Systems (with virtual Network adapters), Microsoft proposed to support virtual network connections in the Core OS.
Today I read another article telling us that Microsoft blew the Smartphone market and apple is winning it. I don't mind reading these articles but I wish someone would have an original thought on the subject. The article stated that they had the ability to take control but let Apple come in and create a phone geared to the consumer vs. the enterprise. They continued to read about the brilliance of Apple in the design of the iPhone. I question whether Apple was really that brilliant.
