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Posts Tagged ‘Wi Fi’

How to Transfer Files Over Wi-Fi with Dropbox

We recently went through some of the best ways to share files with a nearby computer, and many of you noted that Dropbox can still be a viable syncing method, even over Wi-Fi. Here’s how to set it up.In our rundown, we noted that Dropbox, while one of our favorite services ever, isn’t ideal for sharing with your friend sitting right next to you. While you can use Dropbox to share files with ..read more

Windows 7 Transfers Your Wireless Settings Easily

After discovering how easily WEP can be cracked and creating a long, secure WPA2 key, you’ve probably noticed it’s a pain to get friends connected to your Wi-Fi network when they stop by. Windows 7 makes this process easy.

Over at the How-To Geek site (my home away from Lifehacker), guest blogger Ciprian writes up the quick and easy process of transferring your wireless network settings from your Windows 7 PC to any other machine ..read more

Pandora App Lands in Android Market

Pandora’s streaming music app is officially available for Android phones, and it does just what you’d expect. It streams decent quality music over even shabby EDGE connections, and offers thumbs up or down buttons, track skipping, and bookmarking.

Normally, that would be all we have to say about the app—it just works, and it uses the same Music Genome Project base as Pandora’s iPhone, web, desktop (for Pro users), and other clients to bring you tracks ..read more

This Week’s Top Downloads

WEP Cracking Redux: Beyond the Command Line (Windows/Mac/Linux) Last week we showed you how to crack a Wi-Fi network’s WEP key using a live CD and some command line fu. Today we’ve got other cracking options-but more importantly, clarification on the point of all this. VLC Hits 1.0 with Better Playback and File Support (Windows/Mac/Linux) VLC Media Player, the open-source solution to media players that can’t play your media files, reaches the 1.0 milestone today. What’s new? Support for HD ..read more