November 02, 2006

Hotspot Software

For a project setup I have compiled some hotspot software.Here they are if you happen to find google not enough:

I have evaluated publicip.net which is a free service. You download an iso and there is a simple setup process which requires box with two ethernets ,USB port, and an Access Point. No hard drive is required as of the of this post. All configuration is stored in USB and you configure your hotspot server from the publicip.net website. This is somehow awkward but this is how they make money if you need advanced services.

http://www.publicip.net/
http://www.patronsoft.com/firstspot/
http://www.amazingports.com/web60/en/freespot.jsp
http://www.mywifizone.com/news2.asp
http://www.lessnetworks.com/
http://www.spotngo.ca/
http://www.mikrotik.com/docs/ros/2.9/ip/hotspot
http://www.smoothwall.co.uk/
http://www.astaro.com/
http://www.coyotelinux.com/
http://www.freesco.org/
http://www.ipcop.org/
http://leaf.sourceforge.net/
http://sourcesup.cru.fr/talweg/

October 19, 2006

Internet Explorer 7 is out.

Pros:

Rss support is nice.
Fast startup.
Supports google bookmarks plugin.

Cons:

It is hard to organize feeds and directories.
Tab support is not as good as firefox + tab mix plus.
Toolbar customziation support is not as good as firefox.

August 03, 2006

Two useful utils for windows xp configuration and repair

I have found two useful command line utils for configuring windows xp, sfc and msconfig.

sfc checks and repairs protected windows files , I have used it for repairing my messed up internet explorer 6. Use it like this;
Run -> sfc /scannow

msconfig is used for configuring windows startup programs , services and startup options.