Weak wireless signal? Boost it for free with aluminum foil!
I had always heard it was possible to increase the range of my wireless router using tinfoil but I never really needed to try. That need has suddenly arisen: since setting up my home office (which the modem and router is in for the strongest possible signal on my work computer), my wifi signal to the living room is pretty weak and has frequent dropouts. Since my gaming/video computer is in the living room hooked to my 1080p 52″ Sanyo, it’s kind of a big deal when you keep getting booted from Left4Dead servers or have problems seeing pics in Facebook.
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The Kindle 2 is pretty damn amazing, but there are some misconceptions about it’s features and a few things you should know before ordering.
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After much anticipation, I have finally received my new Kindle 2 in the mail. Before I purchased the Kindle, I was assured by Amazon’s Kindle purchase page that PDF was natively supported. As I have a rather large collection of PDF eBooks and documents from Project Gutenberg and more, I was sold. Having my entire library with me (which would weigh a few metric tons if printed to paper) would now weigh only 10 ounces and fit in the palm of my hand. Brilliant!
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