There have been a slew of user issues stemming from updates of the Airport Express Firmware version 6.2. Some reported issues include; audio cutting off during play overAir Tunes, sudden loss of signal accessing from Windows systems and erractic WiFi range. If you’re experiencing any of the issues described above or any other issues for […]Read More
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It seems that rescuing Apple from the brink of closing its doors isn’t all that Steve has done. In the latest PC Magazine WiFi report, Apple’s Airport has received it reader’s choice awards, with this year’s overall highest rating in the realm of wireless networking gear! “Apple wireless routers receive this year’s highest overall rating score […]Read More
According to Apple Insider sources, we might be standing on the edge of a Apple technology revolution once again. Video-capable iPods are expected to be introduced in Apple latest media event slated for 12 October 2005. Rumours are also abound about the possibility of a video streaming WiFi Airport device that resembles the current Airport Express. […]Read More
There’s a less known feature in Airport base stations that doesn’t really serve any useful purpose other than parading your quip remarks to people who log onto your WiFi network. Nevertheless, its a cool personal touch to make your WiFi network unique. You can either place a warm welcome greeting or scare off hackers who […]Read More
For everything we laud Mac OS X Tiger to be, nothing is totally infallible and sometimes some system preferences can become corrupted. This often causes your Mac to behave unpredicatbly. We received this question from Tom in USA under our WiFi | Transferring Files Wirelessly article: "Hi! I successfully created a wireless network using my iMac several […]Read More
‘War driving’ is a WiFi sub-culture where individuals or groups literally drive around neighbourhoods or built-up surburban areas in search of WiFi networks to exploit. Unsecured or WiFi networks with vulnerabilities are quickly accessed and explored*. Some war drivers are simply mischievious whilst others are outright intrusive. Some even go to the extreme of arming […]Read More
Most road warriors will probably love Mac OS X’s ability to save different location settings for their Mac’s various network interfaces but its still a chore some times to have to swap locations when you enter a new WiFi networked area that you have already saved as one of your locations. You can make Mac […]Read More
For the road warrior, there are times we get caught needing to transfer files on the road, without the assistance of an USB thumbdrive or CDRW. Don’t fret, if your Mac portable is WiFi equipped, transfering files between WiFi equipped Mac portables is a breeze. WiFi is the preferred wireless medium to carry out file […]Read More
Right me hearties, now that we’ve gone through setting up Apple Airport Base Stations, lets move on and apply similar principles to learn how to set up non-Apple base stations. Firstly, lets dispel the myth and get it out of the way, “yes, non-Apple base stations DO work with Macs!” Now that, that’s out of the […]Read More
Mack’s away, so Golem’s at play. Continuing from the WiFi series, here’s Golem’s down and dirty on setting up an Airport Base Station. In this article, I’ll deal with general setup and securing of your Airport Network. This article will be based on the older Apple Airport Base Station (Snow) but the principles are the […]Read More
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