{"id":746,"date":"2007-04-25T11:15:12","date_gmt":"2007-04-25T09:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.2\/en\/?p=746"},"modified":"2007-04-25T11:15:12","modified_gmt":"2007-04-25T09:15:12","slug":"new-fonspot-software-for-mac-and-linux-just-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.martinvarsavsky.net\/?p=746","title":{"rendered":"New FONspot Software for Mac and Linux just released."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The FON Labs just released a very beta <a href=\"https:\/\/english.martinvarsavsky.net\/download\/fonspot\/\">download<\/a> that turns your Intel based Mac or your Linux based computer (Ubuntu for example) into a FONspot.  <\/p>\n<p><center><script src=\"http:\/\/studio.vpod.tv\/martinvars\/180733\/include\/videoPlayer\">\n<\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I have been testing this download and it is really fun to use.  For example at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Kinnernet.com\">Kinnernet<\/a>, I made a lot of friends when their WiFi went down and the only available WiFi was the one coming out of my Mac that was receiving internet signal with a 3G card.  So next time there&#8217;s rip off WiFi somewhere, or no WiFi, you can take out your laptop with your flat data plan and be nice (a Linus Fonero) or entrepreneurial (a Bill Fonero) and help others connect.<\/p>\n<p>Om Malik <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2007\/04\/25\/mac-users-get-your-fon-on\/\">covers the news here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The reason we don\u00b4t have it for Windows or Vista is that Microsoft handles WiFi in a way that makes it hard for a laptop to shift from being a receiver of WiFi signal to being an emitter of WiFi signal.  But if anyone knows how to do this for Windows pls contact me at martin@fon.es.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mainphotoarea\"><\/div><div class=\"theme-buttons\"><div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/english.martinvarsavsky.net\/?p=746\" data-send=\"false\" data-layout=\"box_count\" data-width=\"71\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-font=\"arial\" data-locale=\"en_US\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FON Labs just released a very beta download that turns your Intel based Mac or your Linux based computer (Ubuntu for example) into a FONspot. I have been testing this download and it is really fun to use. 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