New wireless toy
April 1st, 2004Toy time again. FactoryDirect sent a coupon to me (I subscribe to their monthly specials email) for two of these USB Ezonics802.11b/128Mb flash beasties for Cdn$99, so Tim and I got one each. There’s a switch on it that swaps it from being a memory key to being a WiFi adapter. It also comes with a 3ft extension cable.
The cool thing about a USB wireless network adapter is that you can use it on multiple machines, even on a machine you don’t usually use.
The bogus thing about a USB wireless network adapter is that to use it on a different machine, you have to carry around a damn CD to install the driver.
The really neato thing about this toy is that you put the driver install files on the memory key part of it, so you’ve got it with you when you need it.
