Networking

Gadgets

The Nerdiest Thing I’ve Ever Wanted

3:00PM December 27, 2011 | Matt Buchanan

Wi-Fi sucks. Well, it sucks if your router is lurking in a subterranean realm of your apartment and your gaming rig is located aboveground with an iron staircase in between the two and you don’t want to run 100m of cable or wire the apartment with ethernet because you don’t own the building. More »


Computing

Lunchtime Deal: 15m CAT5 Cable $3.79

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12:00PM November 3, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Sure, it doesn’t have the raw sex appeal of, say, a shiny new tablet, but networking cable has feelings too. Or would, it if it wasn’t just handy cable. You might have to be quick (or call your local store), but OfficeWorks is flogging off 15m CAT5 cables for the low, low price of $3.79. And at least as I’m writing this, they’re in stock. [Officeworks via OzBargain]


Gadgets

Wanna Boost Your Wireless Network By… 2.4km?

12:00AM October 26, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Oh, first world problems! Of all your dreadful variants, the Wi-Fi Dead Zone has to be among the worst — how am I going to finish streaming this movie now? If only my wireless network stretched for miles. It can. More »


Software

Another Bonus iOS 5 App: Airport Utility

5:00AM October 13, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Controlling your wireless network no longer requires a computer. Apple’s dropped another app surprise this morning: an iOS Airport Utility. Change your passwords, reset your routers, update firmware — all in your hand. This computer-less computing thing is fun. More »


News

What Happened With The NBN This Week?

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6:00AM September 10, 2011 | Alex Kidman

This week: Turbull sought conspirators, Abbot may have praised the NBN and Western Sydney got switched on. More »


News

What Happened With The NBN This Week?

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2:00PM September 2, 2011 | Alex Kidman

This week: The NBN goes electric, Telstra keeps on trying to split up with itself and Townsville gets connected. More »


Online

What Happened With The NBN This Week?

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3:00PM August 26, 2011 | Alex Kidman

This week: The coalition isn’t happy with the NBN (again), Macquarie signs its NBN paperwork and Netcomm reveals the technology it’ll use for its wireless NBN rollout. More »


Online

Protests In The Social Media Age And Government Bans

1:00AM August 15, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Welcome to protests in the social media age: where governments openly mull controversial bans on mobile devices. Let’s discuss! More »


Computing

Caution: Blinking LEDs Can Lead To An 800mbps Wireless Network

10:20AM August 3, 2011 | Adrian Covert

The super geniuses over at the Fraunhofer institute have dreamed up a way of turning a ceiling full of blinking LEDs into an 800mbps wireless network that requires only “a few additional components” worth of modifications. More »


Online

What Happened With The NBN This Week?

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7:40AM July 31, 2011 | Danny Allen

This week: The NBN hack that wasn’t, Exetel’s NBN pricing undercuts Internode, Dodo promises unlimited plans, and the second mainland trial goes live in Kiama. More »