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July 16, 2008

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AirRadar detects Wi-Fi networks

Posted Jul. 16, ’08, 8:31 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Software

AirRadarIf you live in an urban environment, or some other location that’s filled to bursting with wireless networks, finding the best one to connect to can be a pain if you’re limited to using OS X’s built-in menubar extra. That’s where a program like AirRadar comes in handy.

AirRadar lets you scan the area for Wi-Fi access points and provides you with details on their signal strength, whether or not the network is secured, and will even identify the strongest network for you. You can also save networks as favorites, filter based on network name or MAC address or view a graph of the network’s signal and/or noise.

I used to use iStumbler for this sort of thing, but it was often glitchy for me. AirRadar has a lot of customization, including the ability to pick colors for different sorts of networks and support for Growl notifications and alert sounds.

[via Lifehacker]


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