- If you can’t get to it, and they can’t get to it, chances are the problem lies closer to the Web site than it does for you (for this to work, the other person should really be in a different house).. - This is a Web site where you can type in the name of another Web site, and it’ll happily tell you if it can reach the site or not.. - Have you ever wanted to contact the owner of a Web site, but couldn’t find out whom to call or e-mail? Maybe you’re trying to get more information about a product, or get in touch with the owner of a Web page. - Sometimes it’s hard to get someone on the phone.. - When you need to find something, the search engine looks in its index of Web pages and pulls out what you’re looking for.. - then the name of the web site you’re looking for. - To look for the phrase “contact us” on the dummies.com Web site, you would search for site:dummies.com contact us, as shown in Figure 4-14.. - Sometimes you have to try some of the other results or try a variant of “contact us,” but if the page exists on the Web site, you’ll find it.. - If you were to search for “site:dummies.com wireless all in one,” you would see all the results for this book on the Dummies.com Web site.. - If you were to get a domain name of your own (as opposed to using space on someone else’s), then you’d have to register the name. - Depending on the company that owns the domain, the name you get back might be a generic phone number or it might be the owner of the company. - After you’ve got someone on the line, a few kind words should get you the person you’re looking for.. - You can see that I’ve already filled out “dummies.com” and have made sure that the Whois (Domain Name) check box is checked.. - Technical contact: This is the person you’re supposed to call with tech- nical problems about the name, so it usually leads to the company’s IT department.. - If you don’t see all of these, don’t fret. - When contacting these people, explain how you found their name and what it is you’re looking for. - On the Road Again — But Without Wires. - Chapter 5: Finding Wi-Fi Hotspots. - On the Road Again — But Without Wires 255. - Power backup on the road. - Printing while on the road. - I f you think of the network as only being something that you have in your home, you’re missing an awful lot. - A networked laptop PC not only shares files on your home network, but connecting a net- worked laptop PC is also far easier while you’re on the road. - In this chapter, you read about a number of options that make your life on the road with a laptop a lot more convenient.. - Therefore, this chapter concentrates on topics that are specific to your laptop PC and its use while you’re away from home.. - Connecting on the road is not necessarily the same thing as connecting at home. - Before choosing your on-the-road connection options, you should ask your- self a number of questions:. - Even though you might not think that you download a lot of data, if you enjoy streaming video or audio, then you likely use more than you think! Also, you’re likely to spend a monthly fee compatible to the price of a mobile phone subscription. - You’ll want to enjoy the benefits of a traditional high-speed internet connection, which is still much, much faster than the speeds offered over wireless internet broadband.. - If you have a home network, you probably already have all of the equipment you need to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot. - You can’t, for example, generally expect to connect several miles away from the hotspot.. - Install the necessary driver software in your laptop PC.. - Insert the card into the slot on the side of your laptop.. - Configure your laptop for the selected service.. - That manual tells you the correct order for performing the installa- tion steps, and the order is often dependent on the operating system version that’s installed on your laptop. - No matter what type of wireless card you use, you can greatly extend the battery life in your laptop PC by either turning the card off or removing it when it is not in use.. - If you’ve ever bought a mobile phone, you’re probably aware that each device that uses the network has to be activated before it can be used.. - Depending on the network that you’re connecting to, you’ll likely find that the wireless cellular data card functions much like a dial-up modem, only without wires. - That is, you’ll use a small application (provided by your ser- vice provider) to connect to the cellular network as needed and then discon- nect once you no longer need the connection. - These days, most wireless data cards are USB, so plug-and-play technology means that you’re up and running in no time.. - The primary differ- ence with a laptop PC is that it’s portable, and this enables you to take your laptop places where you can connect to other networks besides your home network. - Wi-Fi hotspots. - In fact, you’re not likely to find many laptop PCs made within the past couple of years that don’t already have a sufficient network card already built in. - Wireless security when you’re on the road with your laptop PC can be somewhat of a mixed bag: Some Wi-Fi hotspots are wide open, and others use the full range of available security features. - Not only does it remember all those routers to which you’ve connected over time, but it remember vital connection information, such a security keys, and keeps a pecking order, so that you always connect to the right network and the right time.. - Laptop PCs are made for travel, but that doesn’t mean life on the road is always easy. - After all, a lot can go wrong — especially if you’re depending on your laptop to help you do business or even just keep you from becoming lost in some strange locale.. - Rather, look at some topics that can help you get more use from your laptop while you’re on that road trip.. - Finding Wi-Fi hotspots. - If you’re going on a road trip you may want to print out a couple of hotspot lists for your destination before you set out. - Once you’re in the general area of a Wi-Fi hotspot, you have several choices for locating a usable signal:. - Although not strictly a wireless issue, keeping your laptop powered while you’re on the road can be a challenge. - Even the most power-stingy laptops don’t last through a full day of constant use on battery power, and if you’ve opted for one of the more power-hungry units, you are lucky to get more than about two hours on a full charge.. - When you’re traveling, the weight of all of your equipment can become a real issue. - Sure, each one might weigh just a few ounces, but when you’re dragging everything down a long airport concourse to the farthest gate, that can feel like pounds.. - You can see it in Figure 1-3.. - If you’re really going out to get away from it all (but can’t quite give up on your laptop), you might want something like the Notebook Solar Laptop Computer Charger from Sierra Solar Systems (www.sierrasolar.com/. - It probably would have been a good idea to invest in the stocks of paper companies at that time, because it’s pretty clear that we’re a long way from eliminating paper.. - When you’re on the road, it can be difficult to find a convenient way to print those documents that simply can’t wait until you get back home. - There are those who like to carry their own printer with them on the road.. - Another on-the-road printing option you may want to consider is a printing service such as PrintMe (www.printme.com). - One very simple solution is to use a USB memory key such as the SanDisk MiniCruzer (www.sandisk.com), shown in Figure 1-5, to transfer your docu- ment to a PC on the network and print it from that PC. - You can even open the document directly from the USB memory key so that you aren’t storing a copy of the document on the PC connected to the printer.. - If you can’t find any other way to print but absolutely must have a printout of an important document, the desperate have one last resort: sending a fax to a nearby fax machine. - True, the quality of the printout probably won’t win any awards, but when you’re out of options, it pays to be resourceful.. - Thus far this chapter has primarily focused on the mobile uses for a net- worked laptop PC. - However, no law says you can’t have a little fun with your. - laptop when you’re at home. - On a nice, summer afternoon when you’re stuck working on a report for that boss who always drops a bomb on you just before the weekend, why not take your laptop out to a shady spot in the backyard and work out there? You still can do your online research, thanks to your wire- less Internet connection, and who knows — maybe the fresh air will inspire you.. - If you’re having some friends over for a cookout on your deck, take your laptop and a set of speakers out, too. - Then you can listen to an Internet radio station and never have to worry about changing CDs on your stereo system.. - It’s amazing how much information is available on the Internet these days. - If you need to recalibrate your underground sprinkler system, tune up your furnace, or track down the wiring harness layout in your car so that you can add a CD changer, the information is probably online some- where. - If you take your laptop to your job you can view the information onscreen as you work and have easy access in the event you need a bit more detail.. - When you’re absolutely out of ideas of what to make for dinner, bring your laptop into the kitchen. - With the multitude of cooking-related sites, you can quickly find a whole bunch of ideas for recipes using ingredients you have on hand.. - Wireless laptop PCs are awfully handy, whether you’re a road warrior or simply want a convenient PC that you can move anywhere in your home without a second thought.. - 268 Book V: On the Road Again — But Without Wires. - If you we’re in luck, the device may have had Wireless access but likely few places to actually use it.. - After all, even printers offer wireless capability these days! Wireless devices offer widespread Wi-Fi connectivity, so that you can connect to your network or a wireless hotspot while at home or on the road.. - After you’re on the network, you can do just about anything you can on your desktop computer:. - Instead, you can do it over your wireless network.. - Want to check your mail but the ballgame is in the ninth inning? No problem, as now you can connect to your network and access your messages (and the scores of other games) while lying on your couch. - Alternatively, you can also use Start➪Settings➪Connections➪Wi-Fi and select the check box to enable wireless connectivity.. - This saves you the hassle of configuring your device every time you’re in range of a wireless network. - Of course, as with Windows Vista, once you connect to a wireless network with your wireless device, most devices will remember the security key (WEP/WPA) so that you can quickly recall a fre- quently used network. - If you connect to a new network, you’ll still need to know the security key to connect the first time.. - For example, if you are using an iPhone, simply access the Settings button on the touch screen and select Wi-Fi. - From this page, you can opt whether or not to turn it off. - When Wi-Fi is enabled and connected to a network, the standard Wi-Fi connection icon appears on the phone. - Otherwise, you can always select the desired network and enter its password (if necessary).. - If you’re using Android, things can be even easier. - If you use Android’s Wi-Fi Toggle widget, it’s as simple as clicking a button on the phone’s toolbar.. - You can manually configure the wireless network settings if you are using Windows Mobile, which is helpful if the automatic network connection feature is not working or you have some special situation. - Click Wi-Fi to bring up the wireless network settings.. - The Wi-Fi screen appears, as shown in Figure 2-4.. - You can click Wireless Networks to perform advanced configurations.. - If you want to manually add a new wireless network from a Windows Mobile device, you can do so by choosing from the list of wireless networks and selecting Advanced. - If you can do this, you are either very patient, have nimble fingers, or surgeon-like accuracy with a stylus.. - If you want to encrypt (a good idea), select EAP.
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