Establishing an Internet connection can be a bit hit and miss sometimes - I have been trying to sort out wireless access to my (now not so) new home laptop for quite a few months. Unfortunately it came with Vista. Try googling ‘Vista - local access only’ and read through the dozens of forum threads by many, many frustrated users with the same problem to get an idea just how painful this problem is for them. btw wireless access hasn’t been a problem for any other device at home (XP, Mac, Linux, Nintendo WII, a number of phones and other mobile devices, etc). Anyway, I have had to revert back to installing cable for the laptop which kind of defeats the purpose. Which brings me to the main point of this post- cabling.
Cabling a home properly (ie tidily, through the walls etc so you don’t have complaints about the mess your making) can be enough of a challenge for some of us but what if you’re laying a connection from the USA to Australia. Here are some great pics on ZDNet giving a bit of an insight as to how it’s done.
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[…] From ZDNet comes the article “Microsoft on Vista - the time of worry is over“. I must say I stopped worrying about Vista a long time ago, in fact I don’t think I ever did worry. I just went out and invested in the most expensive piece of technology I have ever bought - a shiny new HP laptop running Vista. Since that time I have experienced a raft of emotions, frustration and anger being the most common. I still can’t get wireless networking working reliably and I have spent a huge amount of time trying. Anyway, I did have a bit of a laugh at this latest article which reports on the Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference. There is a link to a new site called the Vista Compatibility Center. As reported in the ZDNet article: During his keynote, Brooks took the wraps off a new portal site, the Windows Vista Compatibility Center, that is designed to provide users with a single place to check whether specific hardware and software is compatible with Vista. The site currently lists 9,000 devices and software products (3,500 apps and 5,500 devices) — a number that Microsoft is planning to expand via customer and partner feedback. The site will be all about helping to “bust the myth” that Windows Vista is not compatible with many apps and devices, Brooks said. […]
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