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Fri, 16 Jul 2004

Review: WiFi Seeker / WiFi Spy

A few weeks ago I got Chrisalis Developemnt's WiFi Seeker, a convenient keychain-sized wireless network locator. Marware's recently announced WiFi Spy is a rebranded version of the same device, so it should perform identically.

To locate a wireless network simply press the button and watch the LEDs. When the lights stop sweeping back and forth, the number that remain lit will show the strength of the wireless signal. If the lights continue to sweep back and forth, you're not in range for any wireless network. Unlike other devices, the WiFi Seeker isn't fooled by other 2.5 GHz signals like microwave ovens or cordless phones, and it doesn't depend on 802.11 client activity to detect the access point. It detects both 802.11b and 802.11g.

I find that my 15" Aluminum Powerbook G4 can connect reliably anywhere the WiFi Seeker shows at least two lights and will often work where only one light is on. I walked around my home and it was able to detect a signal anywhere I could connect with my powerbook. It also found wireless networks at some of my neighbor's homes, although I haven't tried to access them. Note that the WiFi Seeker doesn't indicate whether a network is open or WEP protected.

Today I went to a local restaurant that has a wireless hotspot and the WiFi Seeker showed all four lights. I didn't have my powerbook with me to try it, but someone else was using a TiBook and was getting excellent reception.

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New Ipod Service Launched!

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oXygen XML Editor version 4.2

We are glad to announce the release of the oXygen XML Editor version 4.2.
Version 4.2 of oXygen XML Editor adds as main feature support for presenting schema related information while editing or browsing an XML document. For more information see http://www.oxygenxml.com.

New in oXygen XML Editor 4.2
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* Schema Model View
* Content completion shows schema documentation
* Annotated XML schemas
* Contrast control
* User control over the transformation in progress
* Improved search support
* Breakpoint operations enhancements
* Allow to define XSLT extensions locations
* Ready to use JSP 1.2 XML editing support

Details...

* Schema Model View
The Model View provides schema related information for the document elements and attributes. The content model, the element type, the attributes, the attribute type and constraints are presented in a compact manner giving the user an insight in the document schema while editing or browsing the document. XML schema annotations are extracted and presented for both element and attributes thus offering an instant help to the document author.

* Content completion shows schema documentation
The XML Schema documentation is presented by the new content completion support. The content completion offers now additional information for the element and attribute proposals. It will lookup the schema annotation and will make the documentation available to the author in a simple and elegant manner.

* Annotated XML schemas
To take advantage of the schema documentation support oXygen bundles annotated schemas for XSLT stylesheets and XML schemas.

* Contrast control
The contrast control options allow to change the transparency levels for markup or text. With a smart popup button located on the toolbar the user can easily change the focus of attention from markup to text and viceversa. The transparent markup option combined with locking the tags can be used for instance for safe and easy text only editing.

* User control over the transformation in progress
After starting a transformation a new action becomes enabled allowing the user to stop that transformation. Thus the user is in control and can decide to stop a time consuming transformation at any time.

* Improved search support
Support for finding all occurrences in a file was made available via the contextual menu and through a configurable shortcut. If no text is selected then the word at cursor will be automatically detected and searched for.

* Breakpoint operations enhancements
Added support to easily add, toggle or remove breakpoints in the Breakpoints Panel.

* Allow to define XSLT extensions locations
The XSLT processor's extensions paths can be specified using a system property. Please consult the user guide for details.

* Ready to use JSP 1.2 XML editing support
A new document template was added to allow easy creation of JSP 1.2 documents and the samples have now a JSP entry.


Best regards,
oXygen Development Team

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http://www.oxygenxml.com

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Boinx Software released Untitled App Preview 2

Boinx Software released Untitled App Preview 2. Its a tool which lets you create professional slideshows easy. The new features are really cool: Advanced Pan & Zoom, Audio Support,... Its free as long as its a preview. So try it and create impressive slideshows! http://www.untitled-app.com

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