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Dirt-Cheap DIY Wi-Fi Booster

Do you have wifi in your house/apartment/whatever? Are you irritated w/ the range of the router?

Don’t want to spend $50 on a bigger antenna or two?

Here’s your solution: freeantennas.com EZ-12 Parabolic Reflector

It’s pretty simple really:
- It creates a parabola. Parabolas reflect things.
- You cover it with tin foil, thereby providing an RF-reflective surface.
- It’s dirt cheap. Like less than $1 cheap.

There’s a cool side-effect to this, though. In reflecting RF from the router, you’re also dampening the RF field behind the reflector. This is a great solution, not only for boosting coverage in your house, but for getting rid of the pesky bandwidth leeches next door.

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Airports w/ Free Wi-Fi

Flying home for the holidays?  Have a laptop in your bag?  Here’s a list of airports that provide free wifi ‘net access.

http://www.smallbusiness.com/wiki/Free_wifi_airports

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