Search
Recommended Products
Related Links


 

 

Informative Articles

Home Theater Control – It's The Remote, Stupid!
It’s the one piece of equipment that can really make or break your home theater system; the remote control. It’s no good to have the latest and greatest gear and world’s biggest DVD collection if you can’t figure out how to use anything. True home...

How to Humanize the Sales Experience
Q. Sometimes when I’m presenting to clients, I sense that the customer tunes out. Is there a better way to communicate with a customer or engage them? A. Salespeople get caught up in the hype of their own product and lose touch with their client’s...

Skype-ing around the world
One of the more attractive promises of VoIP is the possibility of a hefty cut in your cost of communication, and in some instances, a total elimination of cost using Skype. Skype is a program that allows you to make free calls over the internet to...

The Latest Mobile Phones
3G mobile phones, video calling and internet access have been around for some time now, so what new products are available for the start of 2006? The latest mobile phone's are smaller and slimmer than ever before and come crammed...

Voice Over Internet Protocol
By: Alan Jason Smith Site: http://www.joovoip.com With VOIP technology, you can now place a phone call to someone on the other side of the world using your broadband internet connection rather than a telephone. VOIP technology, in essence,...

 
Public WHOIS server
WiFi: What is it?

Most people have heard of it, but the obvious question often seems to come to mind: what exactly is WiFi technology?

The answer is that it's a way to transfer data wirelessly, using the IEEE 802.11 networking standard. It allows users to access the internet at high-speeds, without the inconvenience of being plugged into a cable or DSL connection.

The one limitation of WiFi is that it's primarily a short-range technology, so you do need to be close to a wireless access point or "hotspot" to use it. Because of its immense popularity, however,

Check your web browser


WiFi locations are relatively easy to find.

A good WiFi directory will show you that there are hotspots located in most high traffic areas, including airports, hotels, malls, libraries, and coffee shops. With the proper hardware, you can generally get internet access at little or no cost, if you know the right places to look.

About the author:

Jeremy Maddock is the webmaster of TeleClick.ca, a trusted source of telecommunications news.