[Rhodes22-list] Another Computer Question

[Slim]

Bill,

I take it that your neighbor does not have a firewall.  I think all the
newish Macs come with firewalls if I'm not mistaken.

Slim

On 9/12/05 12:19 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> Slim,
> 
> You can use any open hot spot.  Some you have to pay for, others you
> don't.  Your computer will tell you when you've got one.  There are
> little hand held detectors that also work.  My wife has discovered she
> gets a better signal from our neighbor's wifi than she gets from ours,
> and frequently she goes out over their system.  They don't know.  I have
> the ability to screw around with their computer, should I ever choose to
> do so--this is one of the dangers of WiFi.  You must protect your own
> system.
> 
> Next new word:  "Firewall" -- Definition to come from others.
> 
> Bill Effros
> 
> Slim wrote:
> 
>> Thanks to all for your help.  For WiFi, I take it I need to be in a "hot
>> spot" like a Starbucks or something.  Do they (Starbucks) charge for that?
>> Are most airports and hotels (including Canada) in hot spots?  How about my
>> home in Minneapolis?  How does one go about finding these hot spots?
>> 
>> Slim
>> 
>> On 9/11/05 12:41 PM, "Jim Bunnell" <jbunnell at mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>> Slim
>>> 
>>> No one has asked your travel plans. If you stay mainly in the States
>>> at motels and hotels, I think you'll find broadband internet access
>>> common, and more often than not, wireless. It doesn't matter at all
>>> if you are Apple or Windows; wireless standards are the same for
>>> both. I travel with a Powerbook, and normally I just open it and it
>>> asks if I want to connect to the hotel network. If it is wired, then
>>> it is more work, I have to plug in the ethernet wire first. :) I
>>> would stay with the platform you are familiar with - and besides, it
>>> seems that most of the "Windows first" programs I hear about are
>>> viruses or other malware.
>>> On Sep 10, 2005, at 9:52 PM, Slim wrote:
>>> 
>>>    
>>> 
>>>> I have a question too.  (Slim raising his hand.)
>>>> 
>>>> I expect to be traveling more in the near future and I figger I
>>>> oughtta get
>>>> me one of them there whachacall laptops.  First of all, I'm
>>>> strictly a Mac
>>>> guy.  But I don't know anything about Wi Fi or whatever it's
>>>> called.  Or Air
>>>> Port.  Or is it easier to just plug in somewhere.
>>>> 
>>>> Can somebody explain this to me using small words?  What are my
>>>> options/limitations, costs, etc.?
>>>> 
>>>> Slim
>>>> 
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