Tag Archives: wi-fi

FREE WorldWide Wi-Fi for all from F&G

Pre-dating NOKIA's "FREE sat nav for all" FON and one of it's equity investors Google (F&G) have created the google mobile app (GMA) that lets you surf the web with a Wi-Fi mobile phone from any fon point in the world  free-of-charge !

Versions of google mobile app are available for Android, iPhone and NOKIA Symbian S60 and other mobile phones and you can also use it with your regular 3G network provider at normal charges. It even includes a sort of proxy server that p/re/formats web pages for mobile screen sizes !

Simply visit m.google.com/search using your phone's web browser and you will sent the right version of Google Mobile App to your phone. 

I shouldn't forget to mention that google mobile app is a web search interface with voice recognition !
Just press the correct NOKIA S60 GMA 'hotkey' ! ('c' on a 6220i or 'ctrl' on a e61i) then press the NOKIA  S60 green handset button while simply "speaking" the word your searching for and GMA will use that word and your GPS position to search the web for you !
There's also a great list of other Symbian S60 apps at http://congleton.vox.com/library/post/nokia-n95-free-apps.html

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How to setup a HP Photosmart C4500 without a cable or CD

You CAN setup a HP PhotoSmart All-In-One C4500 without using a USB cable or the Windoz CD:
 

  1. create an adhoc network on your PC with SSID 'hpsetup'
  2. press print wifi config button on printer to find out C4500 adhoc ip addr
  3. navigate to C4500 web page
  4. click IPV4 Configuration tab and enter your local Wi-Fi network details
  5. (optionally) click IPV4 Advanced tab and enter a static IP Addr
  6. change your PC from adhoc to your local Wi-Fi network

You can then install C4500 driver software on your PC and even reduce driver install space from 270M to 200M by carefully selecting components !

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Fix your M$ WVS 6TO4 adapter errors by downgrading !

A lot of googled webpages seem to suggest you can fix your WVS 6TO4 yellow exclaimation mark device errors

6TO4 Adapter
6.0.6000.16386
This device cannot start (Code 10)

by downgrading to WXP which sounds a bit drastic to me !

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However according to ComputerWorld  only certain WVS Licences can be downgraded to WXP ! Owners of the OEM editions of Vista Business and Vista Ultimate can downgrade to XP … but Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium owners can't !

M$ TechNet has a few less drastic options:

  1. Uninstall 6TO4 & reinstall 6TO4
  2. Use NETSH INTERFACE 6TO4 SET STATE DISABLE to disable 6TO4
  3. Just ignore it ! You can completely ignore this error, if there isn’t IPv6 network deployed in the environment. The error won’t affect your system.

Finally the best bet may be to 'UPGRADE' to Ubuntu but then your Wi-Fi might stop working instead like mine did !

You just can't win ! Or maybe its time to switch to Sun OpenSolaris ?

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All-In-One Printer Scanner for GNU/Linux

Are you looking for an All-In-One Printer Scanner for GNU/Linux then look no further than than the HP Photosmart 4500 series (C4580) or HP OfficeJet 7400 series (L7480) !

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/photosmart/photosmart_c4500_series.html

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The HP C4500 uses the following inks :

  • 350, 350XL black
  • 351, 351XL tri-colour
  • 348 photo shades

and can be connected via USB or the following Wi-Fi network ports :

  • 137, 138, 161
  • 427
  • 9100, 9220, 9500

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NOKIA E63, FON, Fring & SIP

Thanks to those nice people at WOM I've just been lent a NOKIA E63 to evaluate for a couple of weeks.

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I first tried it with my nearest BT FON Wi-Fi hot spot discovering that FON now have a special .MOBI styled login page that makes it much easier for mobile users to login. Fring 3.36.15 also worked on the E63 now uses native NOKIA SIP services and still provides access to Skype, GoogleTalk & other VOIP and SIP services.

NOKIA have addressed a lot of the issues with the E61i now using a "standard" USB connector, "standard" 3.5mm audio connector and improved keyboard layout.

So now its an easy choice !

If I needed a mobile with GPS I'd buy a 6220c and if I needed WiFi,SIP,VOIP I'd buy a E63 !

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NOKIA E63, FON, Fring & SIP

Thanks to those nice people at WOM I've just been lent a NOKIA E63 to evaluate for a couple of weeks.

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I first tried it with my nearest BT FON Wi-Fi hot spot discovering that FON now have a special .MOBI styled login page that makes it much easier for mobile users to login. Fring 3.36.15 also worked on the E63 now uses native NOKIA SIP services and still provides access to Skype, GoogleTalk & other VOIP and SIP services.

NOKIA have addressed a lot of the issues with the E61i now using a "standard" USB connector, "standard" 3.5mm audio connector and improved keyboard layout.

So now its an easy choice !

If I needed a mobile with GPS I'd buy a 6220c and if I needed WiFi,SIP,VOIP I'd buy a E63 !

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Maybe I should record my calls for QA purposes ?

Yesterday I phoned one of my broadband suppliers and they said they were "sorry" for the 24 hr outage but that I couldn't cancel my contract until December but would I like a "free" Wi-Fi modem router worth £40 ?

(Stupidly) I slept on the deal and phoned them back today only to told they "never" gave away Wi-Fi routers but they could offer me 25p compensation and that I could "cancel" my account at any time !

I'll be recording my calls for QA purposes from now on ! So make sure you listen for that beep !

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Automatically connect your wireless device to Wi-Fi hotspots

Devicescape is a web service that automatically connects your wireless devices to Wi-Fi hotspots wherever you go — cafés, airports, hotels, your home, and even your friends' homes! With Devicescape, you can forget about complicated wireless settings, usernames, passwords, and long security codes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmrLrCpmRvw

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