Ugh!!'s Greymatter Honeypot » Wi-Fi http://www.u-g-h.com Distracting the Mind with Information Overload Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:39:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Turn your Windows 7 machine into a WiFi router http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/10/30/turn-your-windows-7-machine-into-a-wifi-router/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/10/30/turn-your-windows-7-machine-into-a-wifi-router/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:18:35 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=3188 Here’s a great concept I came across: Connectify lets you turn your computer into a WiFi router, letting you share your internet connection with friends and family. There are a number of things you can do with this, ranging from sharing your wired connection with other devices around, all the way to sharing the WiFi connection you’re using with other users who don’t have an account. Say, for example, if you’re in a hotel room with your computer connected to the room WiFi and you want your mobile phone to get an Internet connection, this would be an option.

It’s only available on Windows 7 because the software requires some features that aren’t available in previous versions of Windows. Sign up for the Beta and give it a whirl.

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You don’t need to buy a frame to take advantage of their services. They can also be distributed to a webpage or to a desktop application. In fact I’ve created one with some photos of Arthur which I plan to put on his grandparent’s computers. They are also distributed onto his blog and if you click on Tab 3 of my Media Corner (on the right), you can watch the slideshow too. Now isn’t that clever?

btw, you can also use it to send photos to a Chumby. I’d love one of these for Xmas .. anyone?

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