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Welcome to a new level of portable computing. Welcome to the 21st century. Welcome to LI WireFree.

Our mission is to provide a public service to untethered netizens around the globe, particularly on Long Island, New York. There are many other so-called wireless community sites on the net, but only a select few with the honesty of real user-to-user discussions about the things which matter most to wireless network users; subjects such as hands-on hardware reviews, tips'n'tricks for getting the most out of your wireless setup, the buzz about new hotspots about town, and so much more.

The LI WireFree Staff

New Look!

by Admin on 09/16/07
General NewsLI WireFree has a whole new look! Come check out what's been updated and enhanced...

Login now required for story comments

by Admin on 08/11/05
Site NewsDue to the volume of spam postings in story comments, we have reluctantly disabled anonymous comment submissions. If you haven't already created a login for yourself, you'll need to do so in order to post comments.

The LI WireFree Staff

PalmOne Treo 600 on Sprint, Part 4: The End of the Road

by Lewis on 07/03/05
OS-specific: PalmThis is my final installment in this series, as I finally jumped ship and got a real smartphone...

La Gelato & La Pizzeria in Great Neck

by Admin on 06/11/05
Hotspots!New hotspot available in Great Neck, NY, at La Gelato and La Pizzeria (shared network).

Hautspot, LLC now active on Long Island

by Admin on 06/11/05
Wi-Fi NewsLong Island-based Hautspot, LLC has big plans to bring Wi-Fi to a venue near you.

Warpstock 2005 Hotel reservations now open

by Admin on 06/11/05
OS-specific: OS/2The ninth edition of the annual Warpstock event will be held at the Wyndham Harrisburg-Hershey hotel this year. The four day event will start October 6th with half day classes scheduled Thursday and Friday October 6 and 7 and the general Warpstock presentations on Saturday and Sunday October 8 and 9.

PalmOne Treo 600 on Sprint, Part 3: Reboot, Reboot, Reboot!

by Lewis on 12/26/04
OS-specific: PalmThis is part three of an ongoing series of articles centering around my hatred for my awful PalmOne Treo 600. This time, I discuss the overall instability of the unit.

WarpTech site launched!

by Lewis on 12/25/04
OS-specific: OS/2WarpTech.info has been launched. This promises to be a meeting place for OS/2 users to discuss things of a technical nature, including networking and programming. The Wireless Networking with OS/2 FAQ is also being developed there.

Warpstock 2004 Post Event Poll

by Lewis on 12/06/04
OS-specific: OS/2Only a few days remain for the first post-event Warpstock poll. read the entire article to see where to participate. Your input is vital to the future success of this great event.

[OpenZaurus 3.5.1 released]

by Lewis on 09/21/04
OS-specific: OpenZaurus [OpenZaurus 3.5.1 released]

Excerpted from the site:

Submitted on Sep 19 2004 by Michael Lauer (mickeyl) <mickeyl@handhelds.org>

On behalf of the OpenEmbedded, Opie, GPE, and OpenZaurus teams, I am proud to announce a new release of our OpenZaurus Linux distribution - version 3.5.1.

OpenZaurus 3.5.1 comes in three flavours:

  • Bootstrap-Image: For special purposes, no GUI environment installed
  • Opie-Image: Preinstalled with the Qt/Embedded based Open Palmtop Integrated Environment
  • GPE-Image: Preinstalled with the X Window based G Palmtop Environment