"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 20:18:18 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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I'm shocked that I agree with you. lol

Jupiter does align with Mars on rare occassion.


Venus... venus!! Sheesh.



I've met a few women from Jupiter and it was not a good thing.


Is that a town or are you talking about outer space? If the latter, I'm sure
it wouldn't be a good thing.

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On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 20:18:18 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 18:02:08 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:18:25 -0400, John H
wrote:

Has anyone ever used one of these? Do they do any good?

http://blog.rv.net/2010/02/wi-fi-a-b...GSC_Cyber Sam

or: http://tinyurl.com/ylbh98k



John, I use the Linksys Wireless-G USB adapter on a couple of my
systems, and each comes with a 6' cable. The Linksys USB adapter
works well and it's well supported (other than the fact that support
for legacy adapters with Windows 7 is pitiful). I've worked with a
couple of other USB Wireless adapters, though, I favor Linksys. If
you really want to have some fun, though, make a cantenna. The
results can be more than satisfying.


I'm shocked that I agree with you. lol

Jupiter does align with Mars on rare occassion.


Venus... venus!! Sheesh.

Alright, alright. Venus. (I shoulda read the book!)


Yeah!

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On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:48:56 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:19:25 -0500, wrote:

I'm shocked that I agree with you. lol

Jupiter does align with Mars on rare occassion.

If the moon is in the second house we all drop a tab of acid and get
laid don't we?

BTW I saw them at Busch Gardens a couple weeks ago.
At least Florence LaRue anyway.

They're still performing? I never would have imagined that. They
were big in the early '70's, and I really haven't heard much of the
group since the '70's.

On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:09:34 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:18:25 -0400, John H
wrote:

Has anyone ever used one of these? Do they do any good?

http://blog.rv.net/2010/02/wi-fi-a-b...GSC_Cyber Sam

or: http://tinyurl.com/ylbh98k



I don't know about that particular antenna but an antenna can
certainly get you amazing performance from WiFi. I was doing some
research when the community assn. was thinking about WiFi and stumbled
on a web page for WiFi DXers who have run close to 10 miles with clean
line of sight.
Various schemes use coffee can antennas or something based on a DSS
satellite dish.

Thanks for the help. I don't use a laptop much, but my wife has become addicted
to hers.

On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:47:15 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:18:25 -0400, John H
wrote:

Has anyone ever used one of these? Do they do any good?

http://blog.rv.net/2010/02/wi-fi-a-b...GSC_Cyber Sam

or: http://tinyurl.com/ylbh98k



John, I use the Linksys Wireless-G USB adapter on a couple of my
systems, and each comes with a 6' cable. The Linksys USB adapter
works well and it's well supported (other than the fact that support
for legacy adapters with Windows 7 is pitiful). I've worked with a
couple of other USB Wireless adapters, though, I favor Linksys. If
you really want to have some fun, though, make a cantenna. The
results can be more than satisfying.

Thanks, J. Now, what's a cantenna? Is that the 'coffee can' referred to earlier?

On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:55:14 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:18:25 -0400, John H
wrote:

Has anyone ever used one of these? Do they do any good?

http://blog.rv.net/2010/02/wi-fi-a-b...GSC_Cyber Sam

or: http://tinyurl.com/ylbh98k



John, I have tried a lot of different long range WiFi solutions over
the last 5 years but the very best is the one I have now from these
guys:

http://islandtimepc.com/marine_wifi.html

It is truly outstanding and it doesn't cost all that much compared to
some of the other systems that are out there. They are also very good
at providing support via EMAIL or telephone.

Wow. I can see where you would need that, but that may be overkill for my use.
Thanks for the info though.

On 4/8/10 7:23 AM, John H wrote:
On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:47:15 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:18:25 -0400, John
wrote:

Has anyone ever used one of these? Do they do any good?

http://blog.rv.net/2010/02/wi-fi-a-b...GSC_Cyber Sam

or: http://tinyurl.com/ylbh98k



John, I use the Linksys Wireless-G USB adapter on a couple of my
systems, and each comes with a 6' cable. The Linksys USB adapter
works well and it's well supported (other than the fact that support
for legacy adapters with Windows 7 is pitiful). I've worked with a
couple of other USB Wireless adapters, though, I favor Linksys. If
you really want to have some fun, though, make a cantenna. The
results can be more than satisfying.

Thanks, J. Now, what's a cantenna? Is that the 'coffee can' referred to earlier?


Crikey...try entering "cantenna" in your web searcher, herring...and
stop being such a lame, lazy dumbass. No wonder you stayed in the army.





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unnecessary war and you'll feel better about it.

On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:23:26 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:47:15 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:18:25 -0400, John H
wrote:

Has anyone ever used one of these? Do they do any good?

http://blog.rv.net/2010/02/wi-fi-a-b...GSC_Cyber Sam

or: http://tinyurl.com/ylbh98k



John, I use the Linksys Wireless-G USB adapter on a couple of my
systems, and each comes with a 6' cable. The Linksys USB adapter
works well and it's well supported (other than the fact that support
for legacy adapters with Windows 7 is pitiful). I've worked with a
couple of other USB Wireless adapters, though, I favor Linksys. If
you really want to have some fun, though, make a cantenna. The
results can be more than satisfying.

Thanks, J. Now, what's a cantenna? Is that the 'coffee can' referred to earlier?

Since Harry contributed absolutely nothing of positive value or
substance, I'll answer by saying that a cantenna can be made from
coffee cans, which is what I've done in the past. But, I've read
cases in which they've been made from Pringles cans, among other
things. But a cantenna generically can also refer to any home-made
directional device that picks up wireless signals. To make a cantenna
function correctly, though, you need to have specific data for the
build, though not always comprehensible, and that's easily available
on the web.

On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:25:12 -0400, John H
wrote:

John, I have tried a lot of different long range WiFi solutions over
the last 5 years but the very best is the one I have now from these
guys:

http://islandtimepc.com/marine_wifi.html

It is truly outstanding and it doesn't cost all that much compared to
some of the other systems that are out there. They are also very good
at providing support via EMAIL or telephone.

Wow. I can see where you would need that, but that may be overkill for my use.
Thanks for the info though.

Trust me on this, if you'e serious about WiFi at a distance, that is
the one you want. I'm connected to an access point two miles away
across the water as we speak, and have very good signal strength.
There are other advantages in addition to long range. The interface
to your computer is an ethernet cable for example, so no special
software driver installation is required. A lot of WiFi drivers are
buggy in my experience. You can also connect the ethernet interface
to your own router allowing you to share the connection locally if you
choose, just like a home WiFi installation.

On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:10:31 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:25:12 -0400, John H
wrote:

John, I have tried a lot of different long range WiFi solutions over
the last 5 years but the very best is the one I have now from these
guys:

http://islandtimepc.com/marine_wifi.html

It is truly outstanding and it doesn't cost all that much compared to
some of the other systems that are out there. They are also very good
at providing support via EMAIL or telephone.

Wow. I can see where you would need that, but that may be overkill for my use.
Thanks for the info though.

Trust me on this, if you'e serious about WiFi at a distance, that is
the one you want. I'm connected to an access point two miles away
across the water as we speak, and have very good signal strength.
There are other advantages in addition to long range. The interface
to your computer is an ethernet cable for example, so no special
software driver installation is required. A lot of WiFi drivers are
buggy in my experience. You can also connect the ethernet interface
to your own router allowing you to share the connection locally if you
choose, just like a home WiFi installation.

Another good option for remote internet connectivity is Verizon's Mifi
that uses the underlying 3G network. It serves as a hotpoint for
various local wireless devices, such as multiple devices on a boat,
and can work at high bandwidth speeds nearly anywhere there is cell
phone access. Probably the largest disadvantage to using the Mifi
device is the 60 dollars a month for the service for a maximum of 5gig
of traffic per month.