coconutWiFi
Coconut-flavour has recently released coconutWiFi
1.0, which you can see to the right. This is a little menu bar item that scans for WiFi networks and lets you know
the number that is finds, and the encryption level (using three different colors).As you can see here, there are 4 WiFi networks in my apartment vicinity (though I edited mine out because I am paranoid) and the green bubble tells use that Lexom is open and unencrypted (you don't need a password to sign on). The others are encrypted (mine is as well).
A pretty cool little app, that is Universal and it costs nothing.
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Coconut-flavour has recently released coconutWiFi 1.0, which you can see to the right. This is a little menu bar item that scans for WiFi...
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This great, thanks! I've been using the battery app for a while now w/ no trouble.
February 06 2006 at 8:48 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt crashed for me too on my mini. The other Coconut apps have been fine for me though.
February 01 2006 at 12:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe program crashes for me, too. I sent a crashlog to the author. He says that he found the error and it will be fixed in the next release.
February 01 2006 at 11:39 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyCute app. I'll try it out in my wanderings although I'll crank up iStumbler too.
BTW, if you didn't broadcast your SSID, then it wouldn't appear on the list. (I'm using a Linksys WRT54G running Sveasoft's firmware which is *so* superior to Linksys f/w.)
I seem to have nothing but problems with the Coconut apps.
coconutbattery consistently crashes on me, and now so does WiFi.
Odd I guess, but based on the descriptions the apps themseleves are very useful. Glad to hear they are working for others.
I LOVE the Coconut apps.
And now I can finally delete my Air Traffic Control widget.
Would be nice though if it ran without the Dock icon. It's a nice looking icon and I know I can do it manually, but I'd rather not have to "hack" things. Maybe that will happen in the next release.
But in the meantime, I've already added it to my startup items.
Your method, then you also have to replace the 4 with a 3 ;)
You could've just blurred out your network name and that would've been just as secure. Plus saves explaining the discrepancy.
Anyhow, another nice little app for the wireless machines. Thanks for bringing it up.
Christoph has got quite a few little gem applications, coconutBattery is my favourite.
February 01 2006 at 7:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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