When "Free Public WiFi" is an XP Bug

When a computer running an older version of XP can't find any of its "favorite" wireless networks, it will automatically create an ad hoc network with the same name as the last one it connected to, including "Free Public WiFi."

Other XP ccomputers within range of that new ad hoc network can see it, and will remember the ad hoc connection, in turn.

Microsoft has eliminated the network in more recent versions of Windows. It also created a fix to the problem for the older version of Windows XP — Windows XP Service Pack 3 — but many people still haven't updated their computers.

The point is that there isn't quite so much "free public Wi-Fi" available as some might think, but that is just a bug that requires a patch.

The Zombie Network: Beware 'Free Public WiFi' : NPR

Orange Mobile Exposure 2010 Study Reveals European Mobile Media Users Choose Browsers Over Apps

Users seem to prefer browser apps over mobile apps about 70 percent of the time, a survey suggests.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Orange-Mobile-Exposure-2010-prnews-968643210.html?x=0&.v=1

Android OS Now Number One for Sales Share

Android now appears to be the top operating system for new buyers of smartphones, according to Nielsen.

Unified Communications Suites for Small Business

A brief video on what unified communications is, and how a small business can use it.

Unified Communications Suites for Small Businesses

Making the Leap to VOIP

A short video tutorial on how a smaller business can make the jump to IP telephony from legacy voice.

Making the Leap to VOIP

Apple Will Report Over $20 Billion In Quarterly Revenue, Blogger-Analysts Predict

http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-will-report-over-20-billion-in-quarterly-revenue-blogger-analysts-predict-2010-10?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Falleyinsider%2Fsilicon_alley_insider+%28Silicon+Alley+Insider%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Web service creates mobile version of a web site

Very useful.

http://fuelingnewbusiness.com/2008/08/28/mobile-marketing-for-advertising-agencies/