Every now and again, I disappear into my garage and come out with something new. It's usually a splinter, a bruise or a sliced finger. Just occasionally I make something that works.
This is a project I've had in my head for ages but only just got around to building. It is a WiFi collector to allow me to pick up weak WiFi signals from the surrounding area. Considering it's assembled from a folding steamer (£2.50), the remains of a broken desktop clock and a variety of other spare parts from the garage, I'm actually pretty pleased with the end result.
Not only does it look cool (if you're a sci-fi geek) but it works really well. Plugged into my laptop it gathers a whole load of local networks I'd never seen before, and with pretty decent signal strengths as well. Obviously I'm not going to piggyback my neighbours' WiFi when I have my own, but for those few occasions when the broadband goes down, I'm sure they wouldn't mind me borrowing a little spare capacity. (For legal purposes, assume I will be asking their permission...)
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That's brilliant. Looks like what you'd get if you killed a Trifid, but the idea is great. I suppose a wi-fi adapter is just an ariel so this is a dish to amplify it. Cunning Mr Cheese.
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