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Turn Windows Into A WiFi Hotspot & Share Your Internet Connection

You’ve got an Internet connection via a network cable, but you want to have your other computers and devices get Internet connections wirelessly. Can you do this? Can you make your Windows computer run like a WiFi router? The short answer is a qualified, ‘Yes.’ The key component in this process is making sure that your Windows computer has a wireless network card. If you have that installed properly, then you can turn your Windows computer into a WiFi hotspot and share your Internet connection. How Does This All Work? Most WiFi cards for PCs can be used to share wired Internet connections, wirelessly. Mind you, it does take some software, or special configuring, to use that capability. Essentially, the software or configuration is what will act as the ‘virtual router’ to enable your computer to share that Internet connection. We’re going to look at a few different ways that you can do this on a Windows computer, as well as the positives and negatives of each method. Ad

Celluon EPIC Virtual Keyboard Review and Giveaway

Does your Bluetooth-enabled portable keyboard seem a bit old and bulky? Maybe you should take a look at futuristic ideas such as virtual projection keyboards. Sounds awesome, but how long do you have to wait? What if I told you it’s here, now, and ready for you to buy? Then take a look at the  $150 Celluon EPIC Virtual Keyboard . We thought it might be an interesting investment, but we weren’t totally sure. So we decided to buy it and review it, and then you have a chance to win it for yourself! About the Celluon EPIC The  Celluon EPIC  is a virtual keyboard by means of projection, meaning that it can use laser light to project an image of a keyboard onto a flat surface in front of it. It can then detect whenever you “press a key” on the flat surface and translate that into a keystroke that the computer actually understands. Long story short, it’s a fancy keyboard that looks futuristic and can theoretically provide some benefits (primarily space and weight when compared to

Ergotron WorkFit-S Dual with Worksurface+ Review and Giveaway

Your chair is killing you, or so  recent studies  would have you believe. Sure, you could just prop up your monitor on a box and work while standing, but eventually, you may want to sit back down again. This prompted a raft of sit-stand systems, that let you easily switch between sitting and standing. Today we’re going to be looking at Ergotron’s  WorkFit-S Dual with Worksurface+ , a $499 sit-stand workstation that latches onto any existing tabletop. As per our usual standard, this is not a sponsored review: We bought the WorkFit-S and paid for it in full, and I’ve been using it for my everyday work for several weeks now, and intend to keep using it as my main workstation. In other words, this is my honest opinion of a product I really do use — and it’s not perfect. We’re also giving this workstation away — a brand new unit, of course — to one lucky MakeUseOf reader! A Stand-Up Desk, Without The Desk The Ergotron WorkFit-S Dual with Worksurface+ is  available fro