Posted on Jan 01, 2008 - 1:02am by John P. in Computing, Gadgets, Must Haves
This is so completely off the hook geeky that it is wickedly cool… So, if anyone is looking for an excuse to get me a present, here is the number one idea. A shirt with animated bars that actually detect WiFi signals.
Better yet, it’s available for only $30 at ThinkGeek.com.
Posted on Oct 23, 2007 - 12:28am by John P. in Security, Travel
Folks, I was at the airport and I popped open my laptop to hop on the net and upon doing so I encountered a seriously sneaky bastard. Do you see anything wrong with the image below?

Well, hopefully you notice the little icon of a laptop beside the network entitled “Free Public WiFi”. This is NOT a free wireless access point, but instead a laptop computer that someone has configured to capture your personal data and rob you blind.
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Posted on Aug 01, 2007 - 2:12am by John P. in Computing, Gadgets, Must Haves, Reviews
I can’t think of the last time I fell in love with a piece of hardware so fast as I did the Belkin N1 Vision Wireless Gigabit Router (Model: F5D8232-4).
I saw it on the shelf at Best Buy while looking to replace my crappy old Netgear router, and after reading some of the literature I could not resist grabbing the only one they had to take it home and give it a try - despite the $200 price tag.
I picked it up for two primary reasons:
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