Hi Dave - I have a MacBook laptop, OS X, 10.5.6 I brought my laptop to work (3 blocks from my apt.) and I wanted to get onto the internet. I found a couple of wireless networks using my built in AirPort that did not require a password. The connections are unreliable and slow, and probably not secure, (it doesnt matter because I'm not doing my banking or anything - just surfing), but I got...

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A buddy just showed me on his Sony PSP Slim that he can get to a network where you can watch movies, download games, and all sorts of cool stuff. He says it's the "PlayStation Network" and I want it! How do I get it on my PlayStation Portable, because when I look on the main menu it just ain't there....

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I've read all your other Sony PSP articles fanatically, but I haven't found anything you've written about how to access the Skype service from the PSP. Can you show me how to connect with my Skype friends through my Sony PSP, please?...

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One of the reasons I bought the Sony PSP was so I could listen to some of the radio broadcasts available via the Internet from Switzerland, where I grew up. Can you explain how I can do that?...

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I've written about this before, about how to connect your Sony PSP to the Internet, but I think it's worth writing about again, detailing one of the most common questions people have with their Sony PSPs: how to connect them to the Internet....

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omg~~~!!!!! help dave......i have gotten songs on to my sony psp and i dont have wireless internet... so when i go to play the song it says "WMA playback is not enabled. Go to [settings] > [system settings], and select [Enable WMA playback] to enable this feature. So when i go there it lists the user agreement and i agreeded and it says the system will connect to the internet to enable WMA playback the...

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My friend was showing me a copy of Windows XP running on his Sony PSP and I'm gr33n with envy! How do I download Winxp onto my own Sony Playstation Portable? For that matter, can I get a copy of Windows Vista for my PSP?...

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I have high speed Internet through my cable provider and am about to buy a palm pda, not one that has a phone in it though, anyway it says it can get on the internet with a wi-fi connection and has the wi-fi stuff installed on it. I want to know if you can use wifi with high speed wireless cable internet or what. and what is wifi, and where can you find it??? Thanks...

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What if you accidentally download something illegally? I think I may have and as soon as I found out that I may have, I deleted it, but what can happen to me? I'm a minor and I'm not experienced in computer usage. I assumed that the filters would keep out anything illegal, but one of my friends told me otherwise. I'm worried that I may have done something wrong, but I really don't know. I...

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After having spent the last year learning everything about the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP), is there really a better device for watching movies away from your television? To find out, we bought a Creative Labs Zen Vision:W video player and were surprised and pleased to find out that it's a far, far superior portable media player than the PSP in just about every way....

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We have problems with our son and the Internet. He has a Sony PSP and has figured out how to get on line. Is there a way to remove the software on this PSP? or maybe a password we can set up so there is no avail. service for him. Thanks....

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So many games, so little time! What are the best games for the Microsoft Xbox 360, Dave? I don't want to drop $40-50 on some clunker, obviously!...

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I just bought a Palm Treo 650 and am pretty happy with it, but I can't help wondering about what different ways I could connect to the Internet with it. I know I can pay through the nose for a data service from my cellular provider, but I'm wondering if there are any ways to connect via bluetooth or wifi. Any tips for me?...

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Dave, I follow all your steps on how to get to the Internet on my PSP, but every time I try it says no access point detected. What does that mean, and how do I solve it??...

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I've been using SixApart's Typepad blogging system for a few months with good results, and it's now time for me to stop being "something".typepad.com and use my own domain instead. I skimmed some of the tutorials on the Typepad site, but they're baffling. Can you help me out?...

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Dave, if i take a usb cable from a psp and a dsl cable and I cut them both in half and connect the usb to the dsl cable would that make my Internet work on my Sony PSP? I have firmware version 2.70....

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i just got a new Sony PSP, way cool, and I found a great web site about hacking the PSP. On the site they say that it's totally legal, but is it? Should I do it? Oh, and what is homebrew?...

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Hi I'm having a problem with my Sony PSP and connecting it to the internet see I can get through everything but the WEP code. Is there a common WEP key? Are they all different? How would I be able to get mine? I searched everywhere but I still can't find it! HELP ME PLEASE!...

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I was reading the questions asked about the Sony PSP and i saw a lot of questions about firmware or something and that it has different kinds of number like 1.50 and 2 or greater ! Now my questions are what is firmware and what does it do and how do i know wich one is my sony psp?...

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Okay, I'm fed up. Every morning I open up my mailbox just to find rabid hate mail from people. Not spam, just people who don't like what I write on various discussion forums or on mailing lists. WTF? I can understand disagreeing with people and even getting upset, but why can't people focus on what I'm saying rather than attacking me? And, finally, what's your advice: should I "flame on" and attack them back or...

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