Posted by Alex on July 30, 2010 under Uncategorized | 
Whoo-hooo! Kindle 3!
I’m really excited about the new Kindle 3.
Amazon announced the Kindle 3 Wireless Reading Device, now with Wi-Fi. This new Kindle is cheaper, lighter, has better contrast, faster page turning, longer battery life than the older models, and it looks great… in short all the reasons not to buy a Kindle have been eliminated.
The environmentalist in me has long been unhappy for ages with how much I print, but I can’t read (and comprehend) long documents on LCD screens. With the Kindle’s new and improved high contrast e-ink screen, I can finally do all my reading without killing any more trees.
So why, you may wonder, is Alex ranting about this on the Connectify blog? Because Connectify and Kindle are great together.
For those of us who are already paying for wireless Internet, it seems silly to pay extra for the 3G version of the Kindle which is only used for the very rare purchase on the road. With Connectify, the less expensive Wi-Fi Kindle can jump onto that same connection and download books whenever I want.
My one issue with the Wi-Fi Kindle is the substandard web browser (it’s not really for browsing, just for getting you through the annoying log in pages in public places). With Connectify, you can use the web browser on your PC to log in, and then Kindle simply sees your working Wi-Fi network, and you don’t need to fiddle with settings with Kindle’s menu system to get it online.
Here they are on Amazon, check them out:
As always, thanks for the support!
Posted by Alex on July 19, 2010 under Uncategorized |
We’re pleased to announce that Connectify 2.1, Beta 1 is now available for download at http://www.connectify.me/download/2.1/ConnectifyInstaller_2.1_Beta_1.exe.
This testing release makes several changes:
1. Support for all “PPP” devices. We have tested with PDANet (both USB and Bluetooth) tethering on Android, USB tethered Blackberry and Sprint EVO, VPNs, and Cricket 3G cards.
2. Returns to making/allowing you to choose which Internet connection to share. Some users complained because they had very specific reasons to pick certain connections. We’re likely to add an “Auto” choice at the top of the list in the next beta, but for now you must pick one.
3. Handle more interactions with the Windows firewall and other security programs. This was the root cause of the “” bug that some users saw in 2.0: Windows Firewall was occasionally blocking our DHCP server.
What this does not change, is that we are still a STRICT NAT server. This means that Xbox and PS3 resists allowing you to play games through a Connectify router. If you are using an Xbox or PS3, you will be happier sticking with the 1.2 release until we add the UPnP support that they are looking for (next beta probably).
If you have any issues, please email us at support@connectify.me.
Thank you!
Posted by Alex on July 1, 2010 under Uncategorized |
As of today we are making Connectify v1.2 available again here for those that wish to go back.
With the recent updates to Connectify we’ve made great strides in development. In version 2.0 we completely replaced the built in Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service. This opens the door for all kinds of cool new features and improvements.
For some of you, Connectify finally works the way you need it to! For others, we may have tried to fix something that wasn’t broken. In particular, we lost support for UPNP networking (used by Playstation and XBox), and some USB Internet devices.
We understand that some of you are frustrated, and rightfully so. That’s why as of today, we’re making version 1.2 available to those that wish to go back until we resolve these issues. Connectify v1.2.
NOTE: Be sure to uninstall 2.0 or 2.0.1 from your PC before downgrading.
Please understand that all of the cool innovative features you want, we want too! Some are possible, many unfortunately are not. We’re not ignoring you when you say you want WEP or PSP support, if there were an easy way to do it believe me, it would be there already. We’ve got some very bright minds working on this and I promise we’re not holding anything back.
Please forward any issues or questions to support@connectify.me and we will do our best to address them.
An important side-note, it has come to our attention that recently some antivirus applications have been identifying Connectify as a threat. We assure you there are no hidden trojans or viruses in the program, which can be corroborated by CNET’s strict validation and screening process. We are addressing the issue and will have more information soon!
