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Wireless Keyboards: Infrared vs. Bluetooth

MyComputerAid — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:46:00 +0000

When choosing your wireless keyboard there are actually so many things to consider, and this includes the medium used for wireless connectivity such as Bluetooth or infrared. This, of course, is not always the deciding factor because there might be other perks of the choice that will make you overlook less significant downsides to a particular keyboard.

But let’s discuss the wireless keyb < Read full article..>

Google Android System Requirements

MyComputerAid — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:31:00 +0000

Based on Linux Kernel, Google Android is a special operating system designed for mobile devices that was developed by Google and Open Handset Alliance. Thanks to the Open handset Alliance, this great little mobile OS came with a handful of useful applica < Read full article..>

Troubleshoot A Wireless Network

MyComputerAid — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:11:00 +0000

If you are connecting to a wireless network, and begin to have problems, there are some steps that can be taken to determine what is wrong. And while checking the router may require the administrator to intervene, you can do some simple checks right from your desktop.

In the notification area of Windows, which most people refer to as the System Tray, you should see a small icon of a compute < Read full article..>

Rogers and Fido GPRS and WAP settings

MyComputerAid — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:52:16 +0000

As we all know Fido doesn’t really have good smart phones so its a little cumbersome when we buy an unlocked phone and try to connect to the internet and get email. Here are the basic WAP and GPRS/3G settings for both Rogers and Fido

For Fido:

Account 1:
Name: FidoWAP
APN – wap.fido.ca
User: fido
password: fido

Account 2:
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Wireless security encryption

MyComputerAid — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:48:34 +0000

What are the main industry standard encryptions for Wireless access

Wireless local area networks, or WLANs, provides access to various forms of connection through the 802.11 standards. In design, the security is available using this method as would be expected from from a wired LAN network. Once data has transferred from a wireless to the LAN, this holds true, but encr < Read full article..>