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A very helpful utility to find wireless networks is MacStumbler Here's a screenshot:

BTW, I think it is worth noting that this is not my home network :).

-- Fred

Backyard Computing

I had to do it... I just had to buy an Apple Airport Express. I justified it (to myself) as a way to provide wireless networking when I had meetings at Sun. Most of our facilities do not have wireless networking installed, mainly for security reasons. The idea is to be able to setup a temporary wireless network when needed and to allow other meeting attendees to use it.

Anyway, I did some research and came across instructions on how to configure the Apple Aiport Express to act as a repeater for my Linksys WRT54G (which I had upgraded with the Sveasoft firmware). The instructions are located at http://ryanschwartz.net/2004/08/05/airtunes-airport-express-and-the-wrt54g.

So I am geeking out and posting this from my backyard. I'll promptly retreat back to the warmth of my home though as it is getting a bit chilly out there...

UPDATE: Here's a picture of my patio:

This is where I posted this entry from. Mollie and I put this together in a couple days of a long weekend.

-- Fred

RSS In Thunderbird

There is now an extension for both Mozilla Mail and Thunderbird for receiving and reading RSS feeds within the mail tool. It is pretty cool, and it is pretty easy to use.

I have installed it on my Mac (yes... That's the PowerBook 15" that did survive a full cup of joe). It is very convenient to have Thunderbird gather all of the RSS feeds that I am interested in and gathering them in one place.

The details are available at http://forumzilla.mozdev.org/. Definitively worth a look.