{"id":13286,"date":"2011-10-03T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=13286"},"modified":"2011-09-21T12:52:50","modified_gmt":"2011-09-21T18:52:50","slug":"frugal-librarian-40-12oz-of-wi-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/frugal-librarian-40-12oz-of-wi-fi\/","title":{"rendered":"Frugal Librarian #40: 12oz of wi-fi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/thechive.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/wifi-signal-boost-6.jpg?w=500&#038;h=349&#038;fit=500%2C349&#038;resize=374%2C260\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"260\" \/>There are a number of variables that can screw up the wi-fi transmission in your house: overall distance, changes between levels, idiosyncrasies between hardware manufacturers, or maddening and unpredictable interference in the walls.\u00a0 If your supposedly \u201cplug-and-play\u201d router is more like hours of \u201ctrial and-error\u201d maybe this <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thechive.com\/2011\/08\/09\/how-to-boost-your-wifi-signal-with-a-beer-can-7-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\">DIY extender<\/a><\/strong> from Discovery Channel is just the ticket.\u00a0 What else are you going to do, use the internet in one set location like it was 2001?<\/p>\n<p>We can only assume the parabolic setup is the same as the increased strength sound is given by the folks on the NFL sidelines holding parabolic dishes.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d add onto the list of ingredients a little masking tape to blunt the edge of the razor sharp aluminum, because, well, you\u2019ve got enough problems with wireless without an emergency room trip, right?<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: We don&#8217;t know if this works, it just looked interesting.\u00a0 Please consider <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/306436\/top-10-wi+fi-boosts-tweaks-and-apps\" target=\"_blank\">these tips<\/a>,<\/strong> which include a <em>tinfoil<\/em> parabola.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a number of variables that can screw up the wi-fi transmission in your house: overall distance, changes between levels, idiosyncrasies between hardware manufacturers, or maddening and unpredictable interference in the walls.\u00a0 If your supposedly \u201cplug-and-play\u201d router is more like hours of \u201ctrial and-error\u201d maybe this DIY extender from<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/frugal-librarian-40-12oz-of-wi-fi\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1,17],"tags":[384,1747,1746,1745],"class_list":["post-13286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reference","category-technology","tag-computers","tag-internet","tag-technology-2","tag-wifi"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-3si","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13286"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13364,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13286\/revisions\/13364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}