Avoid the pringles can, at least for starters -- it is more complicated in actuality, even though it attained some zeitgeist... stick to dinty moore canned soup, or steamers or woks or strainers, would be my suggestion :)
The USB wifi sticks are often lower-power, but they tend to be cheap and are very easy to integrate with kitchenware, since you just use a USB extension (often the one that comes with!) and not the fancier pigtail connectors which cost more, and can only be used (unless you hack onto an internal connector, which is also more advanced/risky) with fancier wifi cards which actually have an external antenna connector. ben On 3/1/07, B. Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> 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 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 < [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > >> Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Mr O mentioned some website cleanup (rant) > >> From: "B. Gallagher" < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >> > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > EUGLUG mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
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