Wireless all- In-One for Dummies- P1 docx

[...]... whole spectrum of personal wireless technology, from your computer to your cell phone, and even your home entertainment system There’s not much we can do about those pesky power cords, but that’s what batteries are for! Read on and find out all the ways your life can get easier by using wireless About This Book Wireless All -In-One Desk Reference For Dummies is all about wireless technologies It covers... Coordinate 279 Running with Windows Mobile Device Center 280 Running with ActiveSync 282 Syncing information for your wireless device 283 Syncing information wirelessly 284 Getting Other Platforms to Coordinate 285 Using RSS Feeds 286 Using RSS Hub on a wireless device 288 Chapter 4: Picking a BlackBerry 293 Avoiding a Raspberry... won’t consume that much time Plus, you will make me happy for having read them (This book contains a hidden wireless transmitter that reports back to me what you have and have not read, so don’t think I don’t know.) How This Book Is Organized Wireless All -In-One Desk Reference For Dummies contains eight minibooks, each of which focuses on a general wireless topic We wrote in a way that lets you easily... others for the time being For example, one minibook focuses on wireless networking, while another contains information about cell phones and other wireless technologies When feasible, we’ve kept an entire minibook about one topic, such as networking or GPS This is what the eight minibooks contain Book I: Pulling the Plugs I tell you about all the ways to cut your cords and live in a wireless world Wireless. .. Reading eBooks for Free! 414 Converting PDF Files for the Kindle 414 Book VIII: The Global Positioning System 417 Chapter 1: Getting Uncle Sam to Ante Up 419 Knowing Where You Are 420 Achieving Missile Precision — Almost 421 How the military uses GPS 421 Civilians can find their way, too 422 xx Wireless All -in-One For Dummies,... 197 People from the Internet 198 Choosing Wireless Security 198 WEP 198 WPA 199 WPA2 200 Deciding what to choose 200 Exploring Network Security Features 201 Understanding the SSID and password 201 Using advanced wireless settings 202 xvi Wireless All -in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition Allowing incoming connections ... on your home entertainment center ✦ Set up your own weather station ✦ Use GPS technology for things like finding your way home and locating cemeteries for genealogy research The first time a technical phrase is used in the book, it is italicized, so look out for that System Requirements For the sections about wireless networking, we assume you are running Windows XP or Windows Vista (or perhaps you’re... Spacenet 18 HughesNet 19 Maxing Out with WiMax 20 xii Wireless All -in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition Book II: Planning Your Network 21 Chapter 1: Getting Started 23 Figuring Out What You Want to Do 24 Going the Distance 25 It’s Wireless, Not Magic! 26 Interference from other radio waves 26 Interference... problem 122 Drawing a picture 122 xiv Wireless All -in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition Is the error message trying to tell me something? 123 Is the problem the same for all sites? 123 Looking at Your PC 124 Repairing your network connection 124 Rebooting the computer 124 Checking the wireless association 124 Verifying your IP settings ... than you think Wireless technology has even invaded that seemingly nondigital technology, reading books Amazon’s new Kindle eBook readers are connected to Amazon.com’s online service wirelessly, allowing you to buy an electronic version of a bestseller and be reading it minutes later on your Kindle 2 or Kindle DX — no PC needed So while wireless is great for on the go portability and for business, it’s . ActiveSync 282 Syncing information for your wireless device 283 Syncing information wirelessly 284 Getting Other Platforms to Coordinate 285 Using RSS Feeds 286 Using RSS Hub on a wireless device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 Before You Begin 121 Coming Up with a Plan 121 Dening the problem 122 Drawing a picture 122 Wireless All -in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition xiv Is the error. Satellite Service 18 StarBand by Spacenet 18 HughesNet 19 Maxing Out with WiMax 20 Wireless All -in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition xii Book II: Planning Your Network 21 Chapter 1: Getting Started.