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The Threat of Free Public WiFi

by John P.

Folks, I was at the airport and I popped open my laptop to hop on the net and upon doing so I encountered a seriously sneaky bastard. Do you see anything wrong with the image below?

Free Public WiFi Threat

Well, hopefully you notice the little icon of a laptop beside the network entitled “Free Public WiFi”. This is NOT a free wireless access point, but instead a laptop computer that someone has configured to capture your personal data and rob you blind.
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Supercharge your Linksys Wireless Router

October 3, 2007

Greg, this one’s for you! Ok, so months ago I was talking to my buddy Greg about wireless routers, and I mentioned that you can get this upgraded firmware which will drastically improve your range and add features. Then, I totally forgot to send that information to him. But don’t worry, it’s not the only [...]

Review: Belkin N1 Vision Wireless-N Gigabit Router

August 1, 2007

I can’t think of the last time I fell in love with a piece of hardware so fast as I did the Belkin N1 Vision Wireless Gigabit Router (Model: F5D8232-4). I saw it on the shelf at Best Buy while looking to replace my crappy old Netgear router, and after reading some of the literature [...]

Review: Netgear WNR854T Wireless Gigabit Router

August 1, 2007

In two words, it sucks. Now, on to the detail. First of all, I paid $179 for this router earlier this year. I had upgraded to this router primarily for two reasons: I wanted more range, and I wanted Gigabit ports for my wired LAN. It turns out that I did get slightly better range [...]