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<\/a>\n*LinkSys WRT54G v2 Wireless-G Broadband Router*\n<\/center>\nNow I’m doing everything in the convenience of my bed – work OR play… even Desktop PC-ing.<\/p>\n\n
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I actually thought the sucker was a lemon, as I wasn’t able to detect a signal no matter what I did… then the next morning I suddenly remembered my wireless headphones were operating on a WiFi frequency (2.4xGhz range). So shutting it down made everything alright. Bummer though since those headphones were schweeet<\/em> – DIGITAL wireless headphones (unlike the usual noise succeptible RF types)<\/p>\n My advice to all users new to wireless router configuring is to follow these steps in the order they were given – else be prepared for a lot of second guessing.<\/p>\n Basically that’s all you really need to know… and of course most of the devices are pretty smart and work right out of the box. Unfortunately, minde didn’t.<\/em><\/p>\n My thanks to Nono<\/a>, Stevie, and Juan<\/a> for pointing me in the right direction when I started this whole wireless thing.<\/p>\n The PC is dedicated for downloading and watching stuff… and my Audio editing I guess – if I have the time do so.<\/p>\n Basically, all internet surfing, and work management is now via this laptop.<\/a> Though it’s considerably<\/em> slower than my Athlon, since I can bring this pretty much everywhere I go, this decision makes sense.<\/p>\n Plus I can still access my pc via VNC here. Like remote desktop, this isn’t<\/em> virtual computing, or emulation. I’m actually still<\/em> using the PC itself, only that instead of having to fiddle with the PC’s wireless keyboard and mouse, I can do everything via GUI in the Mac.<\/p>\n This is particularly useful if I want to do something in the PC but am too lazy to actually sit in front of it, or leave the laptop<\/a> for that matter – If I can do everything via ONE interface, then all the better, and VNC for Mac allows that. And since I’m now on WiFi, I can control the PC and do whatever internet stuff via the Mac<\/a> anywhere<\/em> in our unit.<\/p>\n This actually has nothing to do with the whole PC vs. Mac trolling\/debate, but simply that the most easily accessible<\/em> device happens to be the Mac<\/a>. If I had a Mac desktop and a PC latptop then it would be the other way around obviously.<\/p>\n Now for the “wired” freedom I was talking about…<\/p>\n Know my complaint about laptops? They really have sucky input interfaces. The trackpad, the finger-ball-pin-thingie, etc. They all SUCK!<\/em><\/strong> I’ve never gotten used to them. Plus of course Apple has this whole stupid notion of having only one clickable thing to use with their mice… and with the trackpad, they did the same of course. I know it looks cool and all, but really now… not having a hardware counterpart of context clicking really sucks. You have to use ctrl-click to simulate a “right-click,” which takes getting used to. But I’m sure no one can deny that having more dedicated buttons are a good thing… unless they’re just out for the “look.”<\/p>\n\n
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