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Reblog: CTS 061: Wi-Fi For The Non-Profit Community
January 16, 2017 7:25 pm Rowell Dionicio has a great Wi-Fi podcast at Clear to Send and interviewed me a few weeks ago about work I have done in volunteering Wi-Fi skills for non-profit organizations. Check out the podcast here and the show notes are listed below that Rowell put on his website. I hope that this podcast will encourage other WLAN engineers to give back by providing their expertise to non-profit organizations that are already providing important services to their communities! Show Notes: Glenn Cate, CWNE #181, is our special guest who has done many Wi-Fi projects for the…
Can apps track your phone even when location services are turned off?
Over the years, Android has taken significant measures to limit the access that apps have to your phone’s location services. You will rarely find any apps that require location permission if it isn’t necessary for their functioning. You can also decide when the app is allowed to access your location. With so many different privacy options onboard, one would think that it must be impossible for apps to gain access to your location without your knowledge. Well, that may not be true. Certain apps can find a way to track your phone even when location services are turned off. Let’s…
Gadgets: Lock Socket helps keep chargers in place
When I saw the headline on a press release for the Lock Socket Charger-Lock saying “Never lose a phone charger, cable again,” it got my attention. I also thought about “borrowed” chargers that seem to grow legs and never return. [– We go through a lot of smartphone chargers and cables, so a solution to keep them in place is welcome. One personal application comes to mind: keeping your kids from grabbing your chargers because they need one. Another would be when you own an Airbnb and leave a charger in the wall for the guests, but somehow they are…
Lessons Learned for Rural ISPs at the CanWISP 2023 Conference
Small internet service providers (ISPs) are essential in bridging the digital divide and ensuring that all Canadians have access to reliable and affordable internet services, regardless of where they live. The Canadian Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (CanWISP), a non-profit organization representing many small ISPs, recently hosted its annual conference. ROCK Networks’ staff attended the event, which covered valuable information for ISPs, and we’d like to share some highlights. New Opportunities and Obligations for ISPs One of the most compelling topics at the conference was how small ISPs can bridge the digital divide and provide reliable internet access to rural…