Wireless Mesh Networking -- Tomas Krag and Sebastian Büttrich take a look at some of the principles of wireless mesh networking and they demostrate how to install and run a mesh network on a Linux-based computer. Tomas will discuss how wireless technologies can bring Internet and Intranet connectivity to the developing world at O'Reilly's upcoming ETech 2004.
Developing Smartphone Apps -- Microsoft recently announced support for the .NET CF in the new Smartphone 2003. Developing for the Smartphone is not the same as developing for the Pocket PC, so Wei-Meng Lee explains the UI differences between the two, and gives an overview of the controls supported in the Smartphone platform. Dig deeper with Wei-Meng in his tutorial at ETech 2004: Developing Smartphone Applications with the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework.
Control Your Mac with Your PDA -- Dori Smith shows how to install and use Salling Clicker, an application that allows your Bluetooth devices (phones and PDAs) to act as remote controls for your Mac. Using PowerPoint and iPhoto, she also gives examples of Clicker in action. Dori is a coauthor of Mac OS X Unwired.
Global Developer Survey -- Software and application development have become a global endeavor. In response, MediaLive and O'Reilly have launched a survey to profile developers around the world, and we want you to be a part of it. Participate in this first study of its kind for a chance to win $500 USD.
Wireless Mail on the Road -- Free wireless hot spots, wireless-capable devices, unlimited GPRS data plans, and GPRS-capable handsets all make it easy for an enterprising hacker to keep in touch. But what, exactly, do they do to read and write mail on the road? O'Reilly's editors discuss it in the latest From the Editors List.
Improvising Your Own Wireless Router -- Wei-Meng Lee explains how to use the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) feature available in Windows XP to improvise a wireless router, allowing you to wirelessly (and cheaply) share an Internet connection with multiple computers in your home. Wei-Meng is the author of Windows XP Unwired.
Enabling BSS Master Mode on Hermes-Based Radios -- Rob Flickenger shows you what you'll need to do to operate a Hermes-based radio card--the kind found in the original AirPort AP--as BSS master, in this excerpt from his latest
book, Wireless Hacks.
Sending SMS Messages Using Windows XP -- Wei-Meng Lee writes about the recent release of the free SMS Sender, which lets cell phone users send SMS messages from the comfort of their Windows XP computers. You need not envy Mac users anymore. Wei-Meng is the author of Windows XP Unwired.
All Software Should Be
Network Aware -- Apple's original Human Interface
Guidelines laid out the company's vision for a set of consistent approaches
for
GUI applications. Now that we're moving into the era of『software above the
level of a single device,』we need something similar for
network-aware applications. Here are some of the things Tim O'Reilly would like to see
universally supported.
Wireless Access Point Hardware -- For the do-it-yourselfers,
here are four PC-compatible hardware solutions you can buy--without
breaking the bank--to build and run your own custom access point. This hack
is excerpted from O'Reilly's Wireless Hacks.
Resolving SSID Conflicts in Windows XP -- If two wireless
networks have the same Service Set Identifier (SSID), you have to do some
tweaking to connect to the right one. Learn what to do from Wei-Meng Lee,
author of Windows
XP Unwired.
Bluetooth File Transfer with Windows XP -- Wei-Meng Lee shows you how to set up an ad hoc, wireless network (without the need for a network infrastructure) that lets you copy files from one Bluetooth-enabled Windows XP computer to another. Wei-Meng is the author of Windows XP Unwired.
Wireless Hack: WET11 Upgrades -- Rob Flickenger shows you how
to significantly increase the range, sensitivity, and functionality of your
WET11, in this sample hack from O'Reilly's Wireless Hacks.
Rob Flickenger on SeattleWireless TV -- Don't miss the August installment of Seattle Wireless TV, which features an interview with our own Rob Flickenger, as well as a discussion on a cool remote-controlled helicopter with a wireless video feed, and reviews of some of the latest wireless gear. Rob is the author of Wireless Hacks.
