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Wireless Power

By James

Soon, we will no longer have power cables.  Several companies are hard at work to supply the world with wireless electricity. Here is what eCoupled is… »

Networking Day 7: Extending your wifi range

By James

This entry is part of a series, Networking» General Wifi Range is 75 feet if the line from you to the router is completely open. Most of the time, you have lots of things between you and the router — walls, wires, pipes, etc…. »

Networking Day 6: Shared folders

By James

This entry is part of a series, Networking» Sharing a folder is an easy way to copy files from one computer to another. Windows shares work with Windows, MacOS and linux.
Setting your computer’s name
Right-click on My Computer and then click Properties. Under the… »


Networking Day 5: Port Forwarding

By James

This entry is part of a series, Networking» Today is all about port forwarding.  This is needed when you want to make a specific service available to anyone on… »

Networking Day 4: Wireless Router Setup

By James

This entry is part of a series, Networking» A wireless router is a wired router with 1 or more antennae. You should complete the setup of the wired… »

Networking Day 3: General Router Setup

By James

This entry is part of a series, Networking» For almost all home networks, a router connects the local network to the internet via a cable/dsl modem. Most home routers… »