Archive for October, 2003



Review: Buffalo WLI-CB-G54A Notebook Card

Published on 16.Oct.03

First off, if you will be using your PC Notebook computer more than half the time on a wireless network, get Windows XP. XP’s ‘Wireless Zero Configuration’ (WZC) feature makes life so much easier. WZC eliminates the need to install third-party configuration clients for your wireless network cards, and in my experience is [...]


Review: Buffalo WBR-G54 802.11b/g Access Point

Published on 15.Oct.03

I was an early adopter of Wi-Fi with Buffalo’s first wireless Access Point (AP) the WLA-L11. You could plug this AP into an existing computer network and have instant wireless access. Pretty nifty. The web interface was utilitarian in appearance and whatever online help provided was confusing at best. In short, [...]


A NeXT-like fix for Apple’s clumsy NeXT-based Finder

Published on 14.Oct.03

Kudos to my sources at CNET for finding this nifty bit of software. I have often complained about the static location of the application’s menu bar when working with a dual-display. When you are working on the non-primary display, it is a long mouse journey back to the ‘File’ menu. It seems [...]