Quick little bit of geekery. I bought a new(er) car and have finally decided to start putting all of the “wouldn’t this be neat” stuff into it since I’ll be rolling on this one for awhile. First piece of gear that went in today was a zoom portable, battery powered access point that accepts a USB 3G card. I don’t have a USB 3G card, but I do have an ExpressCard one. So add to that a SIIG USB to ExpressCard adapter and viola, instant internet. I wanted to really geek it up and build a linux box using a Sheeva plug and an atheros wifi card acting as an AP, but all of the gear was just under $110, so it didn’t make much since to cobble. If you see me on the highway, I’m broadcasting /dev/car as my ssid. Hop on and have fun!
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