[Eug-lug] Mr O mentioned some website cleanup (rant)

Thu Mar 1 13:09:33 PST 2007

I was checking out the Pringles can directional antenna, a while back.

 Thanks

Brian

Ben Barrett wrote:
> One quick tip & a few links to help your poor little USB wifi dongle...
> you can easily & cheaply construct a makeshift directional antenna:
> http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/ <http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/> 
> (mirrored at http://www.exe64.com/mirror/wokfi/ )
> also follow the 2 instructables links therein:
> http://www.instructables.com/id/E8NV19KY8DEQZJI5IF/?ALLSTEPS
> http://www.instructables.com/id/EQARE4I72GEPUCHTHU/
> ...and, near the bottom of the first page are the most-recent 
> additions/notes to the page.
>
> ciao,
>
> ben
>
>
> On 3/1/07, *B. Gallagher* <bilbobaggab at gmail.com 
> <mailto:bilbobaggab at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Ya, the Wi-Fi is working great and I am just going to get a land line
>     for around the computers.  Getting the directional antenna allowed
>     me to
>     see what was really going on in my vicinity and finally understand
>     wireless a little.  The bummer is that I can't use the antenna in
>     another location, say, on another computer to do experimentation,
>     because I need the Internet to do research while I am experimenting.
>
>     I have another USB Wi-Fi adapter /w dongle that I can use
>     directionally,
>     but it gets 1 Mbps and poor signal strength...and when the wind blows
>     the signal drops out.  You get the idea.  Nothing I would use to
>     try to
>     learn Linux wireless on.  I do have ZOD on a dual boot with XP on
>     that
>     Wi-Fi box, but I think I am going to use a couple of spare
>     computers to
>     build a test Wi-Fi and try to learn more...something I can tinker on.
>     Basically, Linux wireless Internet is gonna have to wait a while.
>
>     WARNING!  EXPANDED RANT AHEAD!
>
>     I just got over the Goldilocks Syndrome: first I blew a lot of
>     money on
>     computers and ended up in debt; then, I cheap'd out and got a lot of
>     headaches; now things are just right on hardware.  Hey, I'm only four
>     years behind now!  To be fair to me I've been working six and
>     seven days
>     a week, in non-computer work, for the past five years, but fortunately
>     my friend is almost finished with the remodel I've been helping
>     him on.
>     Of course, the crappy night job goes on, but this has let me dumpster
>     dive for some interesting hardware.  So my point here is that it looks
>     like smooth sailing on hardware for a while, so take it slow and
>     enjoy
>     the ride.
>
>     I need to turn my direction to my main focuses: art related
>     projects and
>     getting a day job.  I see some expanded possibilities for Tux on
>     YouTube; so I am re-energized.  I also solved an important design
>     issue
>     relating to the materials for the body of the costume.  Now, I have to
>     execute the design.  I should have it done for the fair, but it all
>     depends on how it turn out and there won't be a Tux 2.0 if it fails.
>     Tux is just a goof.  Just a little moral support.  The comic is
>     another
>     issue.  I'll be seriously engrossed after I get 1 GB of memory for my
>     design box (I had to steal memory from that one to get ZOD running.)
>     Yes, I work the memory margins.
>
>     The thing I was saying about the "Gift Economy" and open source is
>     that
>     the dynamic of presentation is changing rapidly.  The
>     computerart at euglug
>     idea is outmoded and there are better forums for that.
>
>     Brian
>
>
>
>
>
>
>     LinuxRocks! wrote:
>     > On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 01:12:52PM -0800, B. Gallagher wrote:
>     >
>     >> Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:12:52 -0800
>     >> To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group < euglug at euglug.org
>     <mailto:euglug at euglug.org>>
>     >> Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Mr O mentioned some website cleanup (rant)
>     >> From: "B. Gallagher" < bilbobaggab at gmail.com
>     <mailto:bilbobaggab at gmail.com>>
>     >>
>     >> Jamie
>     >>
>     >> Thanks for getting back to me.  This is a long winded rant
>     (and, I hope,
>     >> a little humorous) on the state of this perennial n00b.
>     >>
>     >> Hey, you asked "why!"
>     >>
>     >>
>     >
>     > Wow. so, that was kinda long.
>     >
>     > aparently i dont have the authorization to add/remove or
>     anything like
>     > that (just approve/delete unsubbed postings.) If you can send
>     email from
>     > those accounts, you can unsub yourself.
>     >
>     > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
>     >
>     > Ive been having trouble with wireless phones too... took me 3
>     months
>     > (and 3 phones...) but now I have a 5.8Ghz that will work the
>     distance I
>     > need (It turns out that just because its 5.8Ghz, doesnt mean it will
>     > work better than 900mhz!) My five year old 900mhz phone works
>     better
>     > than pretty much all the 5.8's under a hundred bucks (I got an
>     open box
>     > phoe for $80.)
>     >
>     > I can find it right now, but i found some nice "rubber duck"
>     antenna for
>     > under $20, (with magnetic base, and cable with either tnc or sma
>     > connectors.) They also had an amplifier for around $100
>     (onsale), that
>     > looked pretty apealing too.
>     >
>     > Im unclear on if you got your wifi working right or not... is
>     everything
>     > working right?
>     >
>     > Jamie
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