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Staying Connected on Location
        by David Wells, CEO, Moving Picture

Verizon EV-DO card in an Apple PowerBook

It's become a fact life, here in the 21st Century, that when we're not all jaunting about in our flying cars, we want, no, we need to be connected to the internet. And as much as we might be able to depend on our Crackberries, er, Blackberries, Sidekicks, and Treos, nothing really beats the experience of using a real browser or email program on our laptop (be it a Mac or PC).

In this month's Cheatsheet, we're going to show you a variety of ways to stay connected and in touch, even when you're on location. Unfortunately, there's no such thing as a free lunch, in most cases. You're going to need to PAY someone for your connection. Well, almost always...

Tip 1 - Wardriving: Depending on where you're shooting or working, you may be able to actually find an open wireless access point. Sometimes people or businesses leave them open on purpose. Sometimes, well, they're not vigilant enough to secure their base station. The current thinking is that if an access point is open for you to connect to, well, it's fair game. (DISCLAIMER: MPES does not support or condone the theft of internet access services. Proceed at your own peril!) There are some clever programs for scanning for open access points, like MacStumbler for Mac OS X and NetStumbler for Windows.

As an offshoot of Wardriving, you may be able to find a "pay by use" access point, if you're near a Starbucks, Borders, or many coffee shops or cafes. Connection is usually very reasonable, running about $6 for 24 hours. You may also be able to get a monthly rate, if you travel a lot, and are near these types of hotspots.

Tip 2 - Play your cards right: The methods we've discussed so far are good for the occasional field producer, but what if your jobs take you out into the field on a daily basis?Well fear not - Verizon and Kyocera have teamed up for a solution to your woes. Verizon offers a service called "BroadbandAccess" which provides you with a card from Kyocera that will slip into the PC-Card slot in your laptop (sorry, MacBook Pro users... but Kyocera and Novatel tell us that cards for the new ExpressCard/34 slot is in development, and should be arriving soon.)

While this offers you an always-on, use-anywhere wireless connection with pretty decent speed, it doesn't come cheap. Expect to pay between $150-$200 for the card (after "rebate"), and about $70/month for the service. But from our experience using this in our PowerBooks on location, it's a winning solution, if you're not going to be near a hotspot.

Get the details of Verizon's plan at their website. A good site for EVDO card information is http://www.evdoinfo.com/

EXTRA COOL TIP : Sharing your EVDO connection on location!
So. You've got your snazzy EVDO card set up in your PowerBook, and you're on location with other Producers, Clients, and Crew that may have their wireless-enabled laptops, but aren't all EVDO-connected like you. Well, seeing as you have a Mac, YOU can share your EVDO goodness with many users on site.

Mac OS X has a built-in Internet Sharing feature, that works just like the Airport Base Station or Linksys access point you probably already have in your home or office. Here's how to set it up so you can share your EVDO connection to everyone else on site.

1. Once you've set up your on-the road internet connection, go to System Preferences (in the Dock or under the Apple menu) and select the Sharing Pref Pane.
   
    
   Click on the Sharing Preference (above) to open the sharing pane (below)
   
    
2. Click on the Internet Tab
   
    
3. Choose the device that will be providing the internet connection. In this case it's our EVDO card, though you can see your Bluetooth modem connection to your phone would appear here as well.
   
    
4. Click on the way that you'd like to share your connection. Most likely, it will be via Airport (wireless), but you can allow others to connect via Ethernet as well.
   
   WARNING: Be very careful when sharing network access. It is possible to create problems on a network by sharing that access back to the same port. That is, if you get your access from Airport/Wifi, and then share it via Airport, you will likely wreak havoc upon the other users of the original wireless network!
    
5. For Airport, you'll want to name your network, set security, and provide a password (well, you don't want EVERYONE that drives by to be able to use it, just those on the shoot!).
   
6. Once you have your access point information set up, and saved, all that remains is to start Internet Sharing. Click the Start button back on the Internet Pane.
   
   Mac OS X will ask you if you're sure, because if you do this on your home or office network, it may disturb the network, as mentioned above. Out here on location, we're sure.
   
    
7. You should now see a status similar to this, confirming it's working. Others on location can now connect to your wireless network and use your EVDO card connection.
   
    
8. It's not a bad idea to remember to shut off this sharing (click "Stop") when you are getting ready to leave location, so you don't have issues when you return to your home or office network.

Now you can go on location and still stay connected to your email and your business. And we all know connectivity = productivity = money!

Since 1987, Moving Picture Electronic Services has been a leader in the rental and support of Location Audio, Video Assist, Broadcast equipment, Avid rentals, Avid training, as well as Film and Video Camera Crews.

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