How to Improve WiFi Reception

1. Put large furniture along the exterior walls of your home.
2. Minimize mirrors. All metallic surfaces reflect WiFi signals, including the thin metal layer found in most mirrors.
3. Place your router in one of the following locations:
o Near the center of the house
o Off the floor, ideally on a high shelf
o As far as possible from your neighbor's Wi-Fi router (which, of course, you've made sure is using a different channel)
o Away from cordless phones and microwaves, which operate on the same 2.4-Ghz frequency.(There are some cordless phones that are Wi-Fi friendly)
o Keep antennas as far away from power cords and other computer wires as possible. Those cords and wires can interfere with radio reception.
Tips
· The computer case itself can be a significant barrier to the Wi-Fi signal - try positioning the case so it doesn't come between the network card and router antennas.
· The addition of a "high gain" (higher dBi) external antenna will often provide increased reception signal and performance. Note that a higher dBi increases the signal horizontally, but decreases vertically. If you need to cover several floors, a higher dBi will probably not help. In this case, you might consider buying a Wi-Fi amplifier, which will boost your signal.
· Reflectors can also be used to good advantage. Use NetStumbler to tune your placement of the reflector. Compact disks can be used, as can anything that actually looks like a parabolic reflector. The reflector, of course, should be placed behind the receiving device or antenna. Large increases in signal strength can be expected. This trick also works with cellphones.
· If all else fails, you can look into purchasing a WiFi repeater, which is a piece of hardware you can use to boost the signal between the router and your device.
· Depending on your brand and model of wireless router, you may be able to replace the built in software with a replacement open source solution that adds much more capabilities and the option to increase the power to your wireless antenna.
· If you still need more range, consider upgrading your wireless standard, up to Draft N (Regular N has not yet been released) or Wireless G with MIMO. These two technologies will greatly increase the range of a formerly 802.11g or 802.11b network.

Warnings
· If you replace your router's firmware, it may void your warranty. If not done properly it can turn your wireless router into a something that can't be reprogrammed at all.
· If you turn the power up too high on a modified wireless router it may suffer permanent damage.

Twist in the Story: Prachanda Resigns

Few minutes back, Prime Minister(PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal a.k.a Prachanda resigned from his post. With this action, he has given birth to a new chapter of Politics in Nepal. A chapter that is full of uncertainity and wild guesses. Having conflict over the army issue, he resigned from the post.

With this move, Prachanda a amateur but a strong player of Nepalese politics has leaped a great succes. He has left the post and government with this he has been able to meet his long seen dream. He now doesn't have the post but he has street in his hand. Now, I see Nepal full of burning tyres and a lot of Bandhs.

Unity Through MUSIC

Music resides in the soul of every human being. Music has that strength which can bind the several hearts of different backgrounds to one. Recently Prashant Tamang, the Winner of Indian Idol is a good example of it. Prashant is an Indian of Nepalis origin but due to his or in but several Nepalis voted him to be an Indian Idol. Inspite of being an Indian he has been able to bind several Nepalis in his magical voice.

Our country is passing through a critical time period. The daily life is being very difficult. There is curfew in western terai. There is a fear of riots in the name of religion. The country is politically unstable. There are innumerable problems in the country. Nepal is lacking unity among its citizens.

In this context, music may be a good way to create National Unity. We have seen how Prashant has unified the Nepalis. Several Nepalis went to boarder area to vote for him. Prashant mad the Nepalis more proud by wearing “Dhaka Topi” when he won the title. A unique feeling of National pride aroused seeing him. If one person can unify so many people then why are the Nepalis artists and musicians not able to come up for national unity?

In my opinion, the riots of Kapilvastu can be controlled by our singers and artists. They should jointly make an appeal to control violence. Moreover the celebrities and singers can create awareness among the general people feel their responsibility towards Nation.

Moreover the government can invite singers like Prashant, Udit Narayan Jha to Nepal and ask them to appeal them for peace and unity. This may be a new and effective way to unite people. We have been using same old tradition way to create awareness among the people. I think it is the time to give new taste. Let’s observe and see how successful it is.