[Rhodes22-list] Another Computer Question

[Slim]

Sheeeesh!  Now I'm all confused.  What does a firewall block that I might
not want it to?

Sorry so dumb,
Slim

On 9/12/05 2:02 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> My neighbor has a Mac.  The firewalls sometimes block out things people
> want to come in, so they take them down.
> 
> Bill Effros
> 
> Slim wrote:
> 
>> 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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