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Tom Scola - Dec 17, 2014 5:05:52 pm PST #24215 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

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Gris - Dec 17, 2014 5:07:29 pm PST #24216 of 25496
Hey. New board.

They actually don't need one - you can share a link that they can access and they can download individual files or the whole folder as a zip file - and Dropbox is free up to 2 GB. I just signed up with a test account to make sure, and as long as you choose the Free plan they don't ask for anything. By default it will install their program (which gives you a folder on your computer you can easily add things to to sync) but you can just not install it and upload manually through the website if you prefer.

Dropbox is definitely the easiest to use file backup and storage utility out there, though significantly more expensive per GB than its competitors. Worth having an account for little things though.


§ ita § - Dec 17, 2014 6:14:40 pm PST #24217 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Dropbox has proved very handy to me, Flickr if I don't mind random people favouriting my father in the seventies.

Which I don't! I've even had Ellis Island records with family members favourited by people I don't know.


§ ita § - Dec 17, 2014 9:25:31 pm PST #24218 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Ack! I need to replace one of the Asus RT N13U routers at home--well, one of them. I'd rather just get the same one and redo the setup, but I have no *time* to shop.

I'm gonna hit up Best Buy, but if it's not there, what's the simplest replacement? I had dd-wrted it, which could make it easier or harder. But it's a pretty simple setup (uses. I just did that for familiarity.

It functions as a repeater sitting between the modem/router and a further out router/repeater.


Gris - Dec 18, 2014 5:54:20 am PST #24219 of 25496
Hey. New board.

Honestly, I would think "whatever is cheapest" would probably work just fine for that need. Surely "set to repeater mode" is a pretty basic task for any router interface.


§ ita § - Dec 18, 2014 6:24:06 am PST #24220 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

There's a reason I couldn't do it with the N13U out of the box, but I don't remember it.

I'll take your advice.


Gris - Dec 18, 2014 8:19:04 am PST #24221 of 25496
Hey. New board.

Interesting. My n13u definitely had a built in repeater mode.


§ ita § - Dec 18, 2014 8:45:06 am PST #24222 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Maybe it was familiarity and security through obscurity--I dunno. It was a while back, back when I got technologically "inspired".


§ ita § - Dec 18, 2014 4:26:32 pm PST #24223 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I just realised that thanks to a Buffista I have an extra router at home--a Netgear Nighthawk. Way overpowered for the application, but what a lifesaver!

I'll either use it here and give them my Linksys E3200, or just take it there. Not decided yet...level of effort must be examined...


askye - Dec 18, 2014 4:36:41 pm PST #24224 of 25496
Thrive to spite them

The Nighthawk is a great router.

I was going to say if you go into Best Buy the routers and modems aren't in computers any more (at least they shouldn't be) they will be in the "connections" deparment (mobile phones, tablets, security cameras, wi fi connected light switches, light bulbs, and the like). The idea is that the internet and espeically wireless internet is so centralized they put it in kind of one area.