Airport Express

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After hobbling along on my old 802.11b wireless network for at least 3 years, I finally decided to upgrade to an Airport Express.  I love it.

It’s got a few key pieces of technology that make me smile.

  1. WPA2—The latest in wireless security.  No longer wondering if someone is using my wireless
  2. WDS - Wireless Distribution System.  Set up a true mesh network in wireless.  Wiki entry here.
  3. 802.11g - With all the iTunes / iPhoto / network sharing I’m doing with my iMac downstairs, I can really feel the increased speed.
  4. AirTunes - The Airport Express has an optical out to my stereo, so I can play music on our main stereo from either the iMac or the iBook.
  5. Printer Sharing - It has a built in printer sharing capability.
  6. Very small - If this thing wasn’t so useful, or I had two, I’d be throwing it in my laptop bag everywhere I go…

I’ve just set my daughter, Sabrina, up with an old PowerMac G4 that I just loaded Tiger on, so she’ll be able to stream music to it too.

Posted by Jake Covert on 8/9/2005, evening

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