I’m SOOO thrilled.<\/p>\n

I bought a gadget on eBay for $50:\u00c2\u00a0a pair of \u00c2\u00a0Netgear powerline Ethernet adapters (link<\/a>).<\/p>\n

You plug one into a power outlet and connect it to your router. The other one you plug into any other outlet and run an Ethernet cable to your … whatever… pc, laptop, you name it. And you have a network connection. An alternative to wireless.<\/p>\n

Why am I so thrilled? It’s just something you plug into a wall outlet, NOTHING to configure,\u00c2\u00a0NOTHING to install… and it just simply WORKS!<\/p>\n

Compare THAT to that friggin’ webcam I installed and took me three nights and 3rd party software to get working! (http:\/\/70.118.43.165:8080<\/strike>\/<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0select ‘javascript’ and you MAY catch one of my cats .. or both).<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I’m not saying that powerline is better than wireless. In fact, I also used a Buffalo wireless bridge that ALSO just worked out-of-the-box. No installation, no configuration, just plug it in and connect the Ethernet cables.<\/p>\n

I LOVE stuff that ‘just works’ …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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