[Rhodes22-list] Another Computer Question

[Bill Effros]

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