Look Ma, No Wires!
Jul. 25th, 2002 04:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisThe wireless card arrived today. I plugged it into my little IPAQ and ran down the street to find a network. Then I walked back to the office to find the IT guy. Asked a few questions, tried again. I know a little spot in a park down the street that has a wireless network beamed to it. No go. I know a coffee shop that has a wireless network a couple of blocks from here... TADA! I'm in!
My previous experience with IPAQ on the web and with email has been at 14 baud. This is a way different deal. I first tried a web page and then I thought I'd flip over to see how long it took me to download email. My email was already downloaded! Very cool.
I have some kinks yet to work out. I can see networks a lot of places (the garage of my condo; the front room of my condo; the corner up a block) but I can't get in. I'm doing something wrong. But, it sure is fun to play. I do love new toys. Next is going to be a wireless network of my own. I have my home PC and I have an old laptop that I loaned a friend coming home next month. My current plan is to set up a little network of the PC, the laptop and the IPAQ. I learn about this stuff so much better by doing it and it's so so satisfying when it all works.
Otherwise, I actually did manage to get a few things done today work-wise-speaking... But, overall, I can't say that this week has been one of my most productive.
Tomorrow is another one of my half Fridays... happy happy
My previous experience with IPAQ on the web and with email has been at 14 baud. This is a way different deal. I first tried a web page and then I thought I'd flip over to see how long it took me to download email. My email was already downloaded! Very cool.
I have some kinks yet to work out. I can see networks a lot of places (the garage of my condo; the front room of my condo; the corner up a block) but I can't get in. I'm doing something wrong. But, it sure is fun to play. I do love new toys. Next is going to be a wireless network of my own. I have my home PC and I have an old laptop that I loaned a friend coming home next month. My current plan is to set up a little network of the PC, the laptop and the IPAQ. I learn about this stuff so much better by doing it and it's so so satisfying when it all works.
Otherwise, I actually did manage to get a few things done today work-wise-speaking... But, overall, I can't say that this week has been one of my most productive.
Tomorrow is another one of my half Fridays... happy happy
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I set up a wireless network at work using an airport. Networking found out and shut me down. Now the battle is back on. They think airports stink. They hate Macs. Such little turf wars around here.
Anyway wireless is cool!
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Date: 2002-07-25 05:17 pm (UTC)It is the coolest, tho. I love it.
Which way is up
Is it job security?
The fact we can admin it ourselves?
I mean they get downright hostile and insult the Mac products to me, the JOY OF MACS!
plffft to hostile IT people I say.