Here's the scenario: You're at a coffee shop, paying through the nose for Wi-Fi access for your laptop. You'd like to use your iPod's Wi-Fi, but that would mean paying the coffee shop twice. Or maybe ...

Sharing your laptop's Internet connection isn't hard, but you need two network cards to do it. If your laptop only has a single wireless card, add a second wireless adapter to turn your laptop into a ...

September 1, 2012 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google These days, everyone travels with two or more internet-connected devices (e.g., your laptop and your phone), ...

The geographic boundary covered by a Wi-Fi (802.11) access point. Anyone entering the hotspot with a Wi-Fi-based laptop, smartphone or tablet can connect to the Internet, providing the access point is ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Home is where the Wi-Fi connects automatically. But sometimes events ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Two weeks without internet pass very slowly. Due to an ice storm, my home internet went down. I spent two weeks doing some of my work at a nearby coffee shop, but at home, I did what ...

Recently I spent a full week in a hotel, where I grudgingly paid for Wi-Fi so I could get some work done. Unfortunately, it was a per-device purchase: Only my laptop could get online. If I wanted ...

Wi-Fi is everywhere these days. So much so that Google is playing around with a cell phone service that relies mostly on Wi-Fi. Nevertheless, there are times when Wi-Fi is just not an option. If your ...

Virtual Wi-Fi was going to be a cool Windows 7 feature to turn PCs into a Wi-Fi access-point, so devices could share a connection without special software. It missed the cut, but this free app ...