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Super useful networking FAQ
: Small Net Builder : Real Help for Your Small Network from Tim Higgins FAQ. Super useful frequently asked questions from Tim. Includes a good section on wifi repeating and “WDS”:http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/FAQ-16-Wireless+Networking-0.php#426
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Belkin F5D7130 802.11g Wireless Router
Tom’s Hardware Guide Networking: Review: Belkin F5D7130 802.11g Wireless Network Access Point – Other Features. I need some access points around the house, the Belkin has some good features for “meshing” together multiple access points. Something called Wireless Distribution System allows various APs to use others as repeaters. Pretty cool. Belkin for including both WDS…
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Really Low Gear Cranks.
RoadBikeRider.com. _Yet another great tip from Ed and Fred about how to get really low gear ratios_ Dear Uncle Al: I read that Tyler Hamilton was running 52/36-tooth chainrings for the climbing stages of the Tour. I’m wondering if I could set up my road bike like that. It seems to be a great way…
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Carmichael commentaries are great
“Chris Carmichael”:http://www.olntv.com/tdf03/carmichael.html has some of the best commentaries about what is going on with Lance I’ve seen. Here are few key ones before the Time Trial tommorrow. Good luck Lance!: * Lance needs a kick. Basically says that at Luiz Ardiden, Lance was cool, but not on fire, the fall gave him a kick in…
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Latest Trek and Dura-Ace News
For all you equipment geeks, here’s the latest from www.cyclingnews.com: * US Postal has been campaigning new forks from the Trek/Bontrager line-up at the Tour, as well as the new Madone 5.9 frame. According to Trek teams liaison guy Scott Daubert, the Bontrager XXX fork is lighter than the previous 5900 fork by dint of…
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GIF to EPS Conversion
My buddy Robert wanted to convert a GIF to EPS. Thanks to Google, here’s how to do it: * GIFWorks! Free Online GIF eTools. A cool online utility that is a basic GIF editor. * “ACDSee”:http://acdsee.com. I have used this before, but it appears to be a general tool. Can’t seem to find a dedicated…
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Sony DRU-120A becomes a Ricoh DVD MP-5125A
Sony firmware is not that great. Release 1.51 blows away your ability to read double density DVDs (e.g., DVD9’s). Also, with Sony firmware, you can’t use the bitset compatibility trick to make DVD written with it work with many players, so it is better to switch it to Ricoh firmware. Since the firmware update (Rflash…
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Wifi hotspots…
Satoshi’s Wireless Weblog: User Interface is an Art: WiFi hotspot business. The usual smart thoughts from Satoshi. Glad to know that he wouldn’t fund a wifi subscription service (since we haven’t :-). It is interesting to ask what folks will want with all these hotspots and will there be an opportunity to monetize them. Low…
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Good pair of headphones
Zagula spells trouble: Headphones. Zagula is on the headphone hunt as I was not too long ago. As usual, it depends on what you want and where you want to use them. Presuming, this is mainly for the airplane. There are the echo cancellers like the Bose which a big a bulky. Turns out you…
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Kazaa, PeerGuardian and RIAA Blocking
Emocium: Forum – 2 Kazaa Programs Try to Block RIAA. So, it has begun. Now folks are going to have a public list of RIAA IP addresses at something called Public Guardian and you can block addresses with some Kazaa derivatives. “Banned IP Addresses”:http://methlab.tech.nu/. So it goes. Shows that technical solutions are always out there.…