MacDawg wasn't telling him, he was making a suggestion, which he has every right to do as a member of this forum.
That's an opinion, not a command.
Again, not a command.
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In my opinion, I would say that what concerns us is the situation immediately surrounding the technical problem at hand. I say it is fair enough that there was some suspicion that this was a legitimate act, however the degree of friendliness between the neighbours etc. does not come into this (i.e., this aspect is none of our business).
While I appreciate that you were trying to make a suggestion, it does make some assumptions on the nature of the social relationship. My issues were not with the fundamental sentiment of the comment, merely its delivery.
It made no such assumption.
Both you and the OP need to step back and take a breath. Before you attack people, take a look at their profile, and compare it to your own. Both MacDawg and miles01110 have been members of this site for years, both with over 10,000 posts here. While a long posting history is no guarantee of proper behavior, it's certainly an indication of how many people they've helped and how committed they are to this forum. You might think about that before jumping to conclusions about their posts. I'm sure when you've been here as long as they have and have helped as many as they have, you'll be hoping for a bit of respect and common courtesy, especially from newcomers to this forum.
I was googling some of those wifi extender things and it says that you need to hook it up to the router itself to extend the range. i know that wireless adapters go into the usb on a laptop or desktop. But how can i use the adapter from my ibook to distribute it to the other computers throughout my house
Although it depends on the size of you house, it's unlikely that an USB adapter is strong enough to distribute the WiFi throughout the house since it's not designed to work as a router. More expensive dongle with good antenna might be able to do the job but even that is not that nice solution. It should work better with wired connection but having an Ethernet cable going around the house is probably not the solution you would prefer to.
No. What he is saying is that a USB adapter is probably not going to provide enough power. Period.
There isn't really much you can do - without access to the original router or network.
that suks. before i was talking to my dad on the phone and he said something about buying WildBlue satellite internet. have you guys heard anything good about it?
Hum. Can anyone tell me how to install a keylogger on my neighbor's computer? I talked to him about it and he's cool with it; I just need to know how to do it. Btw I'm 16 so I can't hire someone to do it.
(It doesn't take a big stretch of the imagination to think about what kind of things the "just answer the technical question" mentality could lead us into.)
In any case, I'm surprised this is still an ongoing discussion. Mods must be busy today.
Which was frankly... none of your business
You're right - your comment wasn't directed at me. I admit that I was nit-picking, and my remarks were based upon how I would interpret that comment if it were directed at me or a friend. I apologise if I caused any offence, and I did overact initially. I've just seen it happen too much before in other forums...
GGJStudios: I have seen my fair share of complicated family and neighbour relationships, as, I am sure, have you. It is my opinion that as soon as you make a suggestion of that nature, you immediately assume a subset of those situations. However, re my original remark, it was the tone with which I took issue.
I agree entirely - hence why I said (in the text that you quoted, actually) that it was fair to be suspicious.
I have no experience with them, so I couldn't say
Did you Google them to see if there was any feedback?
That might be a start at least
Do you have 3G signal in your area? If so, something like MiFi might be useful as a short-term solution.
I've heard that satellite internet can be quite slow (10-20 kbit/s, according to wikipedia), but this will obviously vary with provider and location.
I've heard that satellite internet can be quite slow (10-20 kbit/s, according to wikipedia), but this will obviously vary with provider and location.
OP, this is going to be your best bet. The parent you live with will have to get the Internet hooked up.
Satellite internet is much more expensive (installation prices are even through the roof, no pun intended), must less reliable, and slower. After having experienced it, I would take dial-up over it. However, I know that location can drastically affect all of the above. It is legal though.
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