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RE: Map Your Wi-Fi Coverage with NetSpot
The use of a laptop is more a suggestion than a requirement. I was able to run NetSpot on my Mac mini, but I can't see using any sort of desktop Mac to do a site survey, unless you have a very long extension cord, or a UPS that you'd like to lug around while performing the survey. My understanding is that iOS API calls to access Wi-Fi data…

RE: LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series Drives Offer Amazing Speed
[quote author="John Dingler, artist" date="1320112453"]I don’t see a significant speed benefit for external drives.[/quote] John, I'm curious what other drive technology you've used that offers throughput on the order of hundreds of megabytes per second? The best I've seen before this is a USB 3.0 drive which approached 80 MB/sec…

RE: Browse Files on Your iDevice with iPhone Explorer
Please note this product is now called iExplorer.

RE: Monitor AirPort Bandwidth with SNMP Status
When the program is running, it won't display a window unless you choose Preferences; you'll see a small indicator in the menu bar, with "dn" and "up," as shown in this older site for the program: http://kunysch.de/projects/snmpstatus/index.en.html I've updated the article to make this clearer. I had no problem running…

RE: MGG 329: Mail Rules, Security, Migration, Malware & More
The article in the original show notes has some tips, but this article provides more detail on how to remove it: [url=http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20064445-12.html]How to remove MacDefender fake antivirus program[/url]

RE: MGG 329: Mail Rules, Security, Migration, Malware & More
[quote author="Bruce Williamson" date="1305181701"]The first stuff mentioned link above, regarding changing the admin password in single user mode, is a defunct link. Bummer because I was really looking forward to that one. Thanks.[/quote] The link has been fixed. Sorry about that.

RE: iPhone 4 Glif Stand: Concept to Product in Five Months
[quote author="MyRightEye" date="1296693632"]Just got my glif in the mail. POS! Will try to send it back.[/quote] Exactly what aspect of the product makes you say it is a POS? I have a review unit and find that, at least as a stand, it performs as advertised. JB

RE: H-Squared Shows Mini rack for Mounting Mac mini
[quote author="rocrusso" date="1296529507"]5U? for a mini? eek come on now, waste space much?[/quote] Put in context, you are getting the potential for mounting up to 18 Mac minis, each with two cores, so having 36 cores in the space of 5U doesn't seem like such a waste.

RE: Altigen Shows iFusion Docking Station for iPhone
[quote author="Sir Harry Flashman" date="1296525068"]John did you get to examine the device? My concern is that a future iPhone might not fit properly. Does it use a universal dock adaptor?[/quote] The specs say it uses the Apple 30-pin Connector, and it looks like there's enough space to handle current and (potentially) larger iPhone-like…

RE: CES Count the Tablets 10-20: Feihong, VG Media, Ontop
What is up with vendors not wanting you to photograph their products? What secrets are you going to reveal? I've run into this exactly once at a prior Macworld show, with a vendor of a multi-speaker sound system. Of course, this is one situation where having a camera with an extended optical zoom comes in handy.

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