3G Wireless Router

Having a mobile broadband 3G USB modem is good enough for one user. But if you need to share with other users, then you'll need a 3G wireless router which is more expensive than a wireless router. D-Link DIR-451 costs $299 whereas Zyxel NBG412W3G costs $229.

Zyxel 3G router is Wi-Fi b/g certified with WPA2 and is compatible with Huawei E169, E170, E220 & E270 USB modems. You can disable remote management, change password, upgrade firmware and it has the important features and good to have features. It comes with 3 years warranty and you can even check your warranty period online.

Asus Express Gate 1.4.6.9

The following applications is available in Asus Express Gate 1.4.6.9:

1. Web Browser 0.9.3.04 (supports Adobe Flash 10.0.0.569 but not Sun JRE)
   
2. Skype version 2.0.0.72 (supports video)
   
3. Photo Manager 1.0
   
4. Chat Instant Messenger 0.9.59.9671
   
5. Online Games

Only the web browser and chat have changed since version 1.3.3.1. The other improvement is you can export your bookmarks in Internet Explorer and Firefox using Express Gate Configuration Tool as shown.

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Asus Express Gate 1.3.3.1

I just found out that Asus Express Gate 1.4.6.9 is available to download for my budget test PC with Asus M2N68-VM motherboard. The version which comes with the motherboard's DVD is 1.3.3.1. Since there is no mention of the changes and I can't find the differences online, the only way to find out is to install this new version.

The following applications is available in Asus Express Gate 1.3.3.1:

1. Web Browser 0.9.2.12
   
2. Skype version 2.0.0.72 (supports video)
   
3. Photo Manager 1.0
   
4. Chat Instant Messenger 0.9.0.0
   
5. Online Games
   

Wired Print Server for Wireless Printing

In my previous post, I mentioned that you don't need a wireless print server for wireless printing. I tested this wired print server TP-Link TL-PS110U ($78) for USB printer. Even wireless users can print to the same printer when the wired print server is connected to a wireless router.

TP-Link also has other models - TL-PS110P for parallel printer, TL-PS210U for USB multi-function printer (print, scan, fax, copy) and TL-PS310U for USB multi-function printer with storage server. If you still need a wireless print server, TP-Link also has TL-WPS510U.

Mozilla Firefox 3.5

I installed this latest version and the browser crashed many times for no reason. In terms of security, there is no improvement except for private browsing mode. But, you can also manually configure the previous version Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 to do the same thing.

I'll advise not using this new version until Mozilla has fixed its bugs.

Cannot Do Clean Install With Windows 7 Upgrade Media

As shown from Windows 7 Upgrade Option website, you're not entitled to upgrade from an OEM version of Windows Vista to Windows 7 from your local system builders.

Also contrary to report, you won't be able to do a clean install with Windows 7 upgrade media from a retail full/upgrade version of Windows Vista.