10 watts, it's a new record!
From joke to revolver as we say, I’ve noted that many of you find hacking away from power sources quite useful. Here’s how to keep at it longer with low power.
Internet anywhere, ain’t it great?
If you have one of those 3g netcome HSDPA USB dongles you might hve noticed how they don’t really work so well out of the box.
After I had spent 4 hours trying to get the thing working Martin smugly told me these things should be plug’n'play and proceeded to… fail to get it working. oW hELL…
Cutting to the chase and sparing you the gritty details I have a recipie for getting 3g working with the Netcom ZTE-MF636 USB dongle. This recipie should work in ubuntu jaunty and similar recent distros, and most of the instructions apply to other USB dongles too. Included are also all the tips you need to avoid spending 4 hours hammering your head against the wall…
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