Very happy wifi experience

[isomaniac]

Very happy wifi experience

With the purchased of my first wifi device - Ipaq4150, I bought for it a wireless router 2 days ago. Since then I was exploring all the things I can do with the wifi network. Up to now I can use it for the below tasks:

Use my 4150 to listen to radio station real time broadcast or archived broadcast, while I am laying on my bed, which is in another room from my computer room.

Update contacts/appointmens/tasks on the 4150 and immediately activesync them with my desktop PC.

Use my 4150 to play the stream of video/audio files which are stored in my desktop PC. Man, watching those movies while I am in the MOST strange locations (e.g. bed, bathroom, kitchen, you can imagine) just makes me feel "man I am SO techie"

What else I can do with this 4150+wifi+desktop combo? What about your wifi experience? Let's share them!

[marcm]

Good to hear you've had good experiences with WiFi.
When I didn't have a laptop, (this summer) I would take my Pocket PC outside with me, sit outside, and surf the net. Of course I can't do that now, because I'd get frostbite. :wink: I also streamed video off of the Internet. Without WiFi, my Pocket PC wouldn't be as fun to use, but because it has WiFi, it's a really good tool, <font size=1> and toy.</font> :D

[Jorgen]

What else I can do

Download and read a free book? Go to for example http://www.blackmask.com and download a free book. Unfortunately Blackmask is not formatted for PDA's.

Jorgen

[Deemo]

One other cool thing to do is to use Resco File Explorer to set up an ftp session with your webspace.
Give it a shot.

[Hrun]

Very happy wifi experience

I am glad you are successful.

So far I have been unsuccessful in setting up an Adhoc connection with my desktop. :(

Does anyone have any links to a fool(me) proof tutorial

[isomaniac]

Very happy wifi experience

I am glad you are successful.

So far I have been unsuccessful in setting up an Adhoc connection with my desktop. :(

Does anyone have any links to a fool(me) proof tutorial

Unless you don't have a wireless router and using your desktop PC as the Access Point, I don't know why you want to set up a ad-hoc connection between pocket pc and desktop pc.

Wirelress router is worth the money, I suggest you buy one.

[shawnc]

I love how convenient it is to sync my Avantgo content wirelessly. Takes less than 2 minutes. Seems quicker that a docked sync. But when rushing to catch the bus in the morning, not having to turn on my PC to sync is a huge advantage.

How do you do this? I would love to give it a try.

Use my 4150 to listen to radio station real time broadcast or archived broadcast, while I am laying on my bed, which is in another room from my computer room.

[juni]

I've been experimenting with windows media encoder and a tv capture card. It is really easy to stream live tv...and watch it on the hx4700 :)

[kamgr]

I use my PDA's wifi access at home to get to recipes on my downstairs PC while I'm cooking up a storm upstairs!

[BUMP THAT]

Surfing the net outside fun. I will have to try that. :)

[digiSal]

before i got the PPC-6600 from Sprint, which allows internet from anywhere, i used to use my Toshiba and WiFi to fix problems at my work while i wasnt at work!

Once I was at Pizza Hut and they called that a Print Service had failed so normally I would log on to the 2003 server and restart the service. This isnt so easy while away from a Wifi connection. I had two choices, Drive all the way back to work and fix it; Drive all the way home and connect via the VPN and fix it. Either direction it was going to take me a good while to get there, unacceptable. So i created a third option.

We have a girl that works from home whom has a Wireless network in her home. When i was there last I authenticated my Toshiba on the network just incase i would need to use the Wireless one day. Well, that day had finally arrived. Her home was a hop from Pizza Hut. I finished my pizza, drove down the street and parked outside her house. Made a connection, logged on to www.logmein.com and accessed my workstation in my office. From there I accessed the Server and started the service. VOILA!! Way cool. Did the same thing once from an Ice Cream joint. hehe..

I never could figure out the VPN stuff with the Toshiba but Logmein.com is free and works like a charm!

I love technology.