Punzi's Corner Blog: Free and Wireless

Saturday, November 18, 2006
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Free and Wireless

On top of my hectic schedule that will eventually spill over this weekend and even into Monday, I squeaked in some time to fiddle around with Lindsay.

It all started when I was browsing a local Apple retailer's website to find out it sells USB WiFi dongles along with Airport Extreme cards.

As an Apple noob, I have been taught that the Airport Extreme Card attachment was the only wireless solution to Lindsay. But having that installed is way too expensive and besides, she was near the router anyway so I just wired her through the ethernet port, since my router also had 4 ethernet ports. This has worked for me in the past year or more.

But the PC guy in me told me that should not be the case. The thing is connected via USB so I guessed it's just a matter of someone writing a driver for these dongles for the Mac OSX.

And lo and behold, I found a driver for the spare wireless-g dongle I had. Somebody already did write one, I guess...

So now, Lindsay's free and wireless... and this entry is the first one made with the unwired Lindsay.

Here's how I did it:

1. I have a spare wireless-g dongle that is based on the Zydas ZD 1211 chip. I specifically have an extra Edimax EW-7317UG lying around that I did not include in Jessica's sale. This was the dongle I used in Jessica. I gave the buyer a wireless-b USB dongle instead since there's no ready difference.

2. Since Zydas has been acquired by Atheros, download the Atheros ZD 1211 Mac OSX drivers here.

3. Follow installation instructions that can be downloaded here.

Then, you too can enjoy a free and wireless iMac for a small fraction of the cost of an Airport Extreme Card.

Even if I'm going to be busy for quite some time, these fortunate events make me want to believe that things already heading for the better.

Have a great weekend!

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Side Prayers

PRAYER FOR GENEROSITY
Lord Jesus,
Teach me to be generous,
Teach me to serve You as You deserve
To give and not to count the cost,
To fight and not to heed the wounds,
To toil and not to seek for rest,
To labor and not to ask for reward,
except that of knowing
That I do Your Holy Will. Amen

THE LAWYER'S PRAYER
May every word I speak be from Your Truth...
I ask come from Your Wisdom...
May every case I handle receive Your Guidance...
May every heart, every life I touch, feel Your Love.

THE JABEZ PRAYER
And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying,
"Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your Hand be with me,
that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain."

So God granted him what he requested.

Side Oath

The Lawyer's Oath
I do solemnly swear that
I will maintain allegiance to
the Republic of the Philippines,
I will support its Constitution
and obey the laws as well as
the legal orders of the
duly constituted authorities therein;
I will do no falsehood,
nor consent to the doing of any in court;
I will not wittingly or willingly
promote or sue any groundless,
false or unlawful suit,
nor give aid nor consent to the same;
I will delay no man for money or malice,
and will conduct myself as a lawyer
according to the best of my knowledge
and discretion with all good fidelity
as well to the courts as to my clients;
and I impose upon myself this voluntary obligation
without any mental reservation
or purpose of evasion.
So help me God.

Shameless Sideplugs