Wi-Fi User Loses Connection to Neighbor's Wi-Fi Connection

A little background. A lady has been using her neighbor's unencrypted Wi-Fi connection for a year and a half. Then one day, it disappears. Confused, she calls Leo Laporte (The Tech Guy). I love listening to Leo's podcasts. He is a very knowledgeable individual, and he handles this situation pretty professionally. Leo offers a lot of information about the risks of using unencrypted wireless network connections and advises her to purchase her own service. This is a must watch...

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Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer!

First off, when I saw this link in my email this morning, I was overjoyed.  This is a sequel to my favorite Wii game ever....

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App of The Week: Stanza

Today during my lunch break I ended up going to Barnes & Noble with my wife.  And I finally got to see a demo of Barnes & Noble's 'Nook' e-book reader.  It's a pretty attractive device.  It's not large and bulky, pretty smooth and sleek.  The screen looks pretty nice, and it has wi-fi and 3G data connections for downloading books.  All for $259 USD.  Still a little steep for my tastes. But after looking at it, really the e-book reader has nothing that my Ipod...

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Ubuntu 10.04 'Lucid Lynx' Will Have Cloud Integration Goodness

Anyone who has ever heard of Linux may very well have heard of Ubuntu Linux.  Ubuntu is currently one of the more popular versions of Linux.  It has great hardware detection, pretty user friendly, and is regularly and actively supported by it's community.  It is based off of Debian Linux, which is another great OS.  Ubuntu takes Debian and builds on it. With this being said, do I recommend Ubuntu...Yes, I do.  I have personally used previous iterations and currently use...

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After much delay...We're back.

Sorry for the delay in posts.  There has been much going on in my life personally that has kept from this 'labor-of-love' that I call the TechieSmarts Blog.  Look forward to regular updates starting...N...

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First Day with Fallen Earth Trial

Ok, Fallen Earth has been out now for several months, and I must be honest.  The first footage/info about this game that I saw, I wasn't very impressed.  I liked the concept of surviving/thriving in a post-apocalyptic environment.  So after listening to the Massively.com podcast, I thought I'd give it a shot.  So the first thing I did, was see if they offer a trial for the game.  And they do. Currently there is a 10-Day Trial period for the game.  I know a lot of people...

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