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  • What's your wireless signal strength?
    When you're having trouble with your wireless connection, it can be frustrating to figure out the strength of the signal from your client to the base station. Glenn Fleishman shows three ways to get the information you need.
  • Stream audio from any application with Airfoil
    With Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil, you can send audio from any app on your Mac to speakers around the house.
  • ‘Quicky Jr. II’ USB antenna triples laptop range
    The Quicky Jr. II is a new USB device that purportedly triples the wireless networking range of a Mac laptop.
  • Nova offers ExpressCard-based 3G modem
    Nova media's GlobeTrotter Express 441 works in ExpressCard slot-equipped MacBook Pros.
  • AT&T squashes tethering surcharge rumors
    AT&T won't be charging $55 to tether your iPhone to your Mac, according to a statement it's published on social networking site Facebook.
  • Apple releases AirPort Utility 5.4.2 update
    Apple on Wednesday released the AirPort Utility 5.4.2 update which addresses some minor bugs and adds a few goodies to boot.
  • AirRadar surveys your wireless signals
    Increasingly, the airwaves around us are a jungle of competing wireless signals. Koingo Software’s AirRadar not only helps cut through the clutter, but also provides useful information about your wireless signal of choice.
  • Tether a BlackBerry Storm 9500 to your Mac with launch2net
    You can now tether RIM's BlackBerry Storm 9500 smartphone to your Mac as a cellular modem using launch2net from nova media.
  • Setting up an AirPort disk
    You have an AirPort Extreme Base Station and a USB hard drive. Now what?
  • iCON 225 3G USB modem debuts
    The iCON 225 is a modem for connecting to 3G wireless data networks.
  • Apple updates AirPort Client, AirPort Utility
    Apple updated its AirPort Client and AirPort Utility software, addresses issues with roaming and network selection in dual-band environments.
  • NewerTech releases the MAXPower USB wireless adapter
    NewerTech released a new USB wireless Internet adapter for Mac users with a USB 2.0 or 1.1 port on their computer.
  • iCON 401 wireless USB modem debuts
    Nova media is now selling the iCON 401 wireless USB modem thumbstick.
  • Use a command-line AirPort tool
    Learn how to use an Apple-provided tool to manage your Mac's AirPort card and connections.
  • ExpressCard/34 Buyers’ Guide
    If you've got a MacBook Pro, you've got an ExpressCard/34 slot (instead of the old PC Card slot). Jeff Carlson explains a few of the ways you can use that slot to beef up your laptop.
  • See more AirPort Extreme Base Station radio modes
    If you’re using an AirPort Extreme Base Station on a network without 802.11n-capable machines, you can use a hidden feature in AirPort Utility to set a non-802.11n radio mode.
  • AirPort Utility and Firmware updated
    Apple released updates for its AirPort Utility software and Firmware fixing several bugs.
  • Adding 802.11n to older iMac
    Have an 802.11n network that's slowed down by an older Mac's "g" wireless card? Here's a solution.
  • Eye-Fi introduces new products
    Eye-Fi is expanding its Wi-Fi-enabled SD digital camera card line with three new products.
  • Hawking offers dish antenna-based Wi-Fi USB adapter
    Hawking Technology's new USB 802.11n adapter looks like a satellite dish, and improves Wi-Fi signal reception.
  • Older AirPort base station utility gets Leopard fix
    Apple has updated the utility software for older AirPort base stations for Leopard compatibility.
  • AirPort Extreme update improves Tiger Intel Macs
    Apple has updated AirPort Extreme drivers for Intel-based Macs still running Mac OS X v10.4.
  • AirPort Utility 5.3.1 released
    Apple has released an update to the software that controls its AirPort Express Base Station, AirPort Extreme Base Station and Time Capsule networking devices.
  • Airfoil 3.1
    Looking for a way to get your Mac's audio to different parts of your house? Airfoil 3 can send any audio to any AirPort Express, Apple TV, or computer on your network.
  • Mobile Mac: The portable hotspot
    If you travel with colleagues for business trips, or if your multiple-Mac family brings its laptops on vacation, getting Internet access for everyone can be an exercise in configuration frustration. There is an alternative: a cellular router.