Michael Harper’s Tech & Art Blog

Ever wanted to share your Verizon, AT&T or Sprint mobile boradband card? It is possible, though not practical, to share your broadband with others through a wired or wireless medium.There are many service provider’s who offer these mobile broadband solutions for your laptop, mobile device or even desktop. There are a few things to keep in mind before beginning this project:

1. Doing this may be a violation of your EULA (end-user license agreement), so please check with your service provider before continuing.

Recently, a friend asked me for my opinion of some of the latest HTPCs (AKA: Media Center PCs). I told him what I knew of the technology and pointed him to an HTPC manufacturer that I had seen featured in PC Magazine named Moneual. That spurred an interest in his fascination that led to our thorough research of HTPC makers and distributors and the final decision to purchase an Antec HTPC case. In this upcoming tutorial, I will show you how to find the perfect case, components and OS needed to get your HTPC up and running. You may already have the parts necessary to get started but, in my personal opinion, the case is what makes these machines perfect for any living room.

I have finally launched the Linux based OS Ubuntu, on my Toshiba laptop. I’ve decided to cover my migration from Windows XP & Vista to Ubuntu here in my blog. I’ve always wanted to escape the confinements of Microsoft Windows and journey into the wide-realm of readily available, open-source alternatives. Linux has been in my sights for quite some time now and after realizing the popularity of one of it’s latest distrubtions, Ubuntu, decided to take a shot and see how it would do against other mainstream, costly operating systems. I’ve been running Ubuntu 8.04 a few days now and it has been running fine, given a few hours of tweaking… In my upcoming posts, I will be describing what technical challenges I had to overcome to get my Ubuntu up and running. Also, a piece of software developed by Sun Microsystems known as VirtualBox that has made transitioning a few of my Windows-based software programs (especially Adobe CS3) slightly easier.

Here it is, the start of something great. This blog is currently under development but be sure to check back in the near future as I will be adding tutorials periodically. Take care.