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Wi-Fi the right way

Tips for getting the most out of your wireless notebook - how to easily find an available network and once found, how you can extend it with an antenna.

• Promiscuous laptops

  Laptops now outsell desktops, and more and more locations are offering free public Wi-Fi networks. Yet there are no formal recommendations on how one should secure a laptop on a public wireless network. Here's an attempt to formalise some best practices.

• Keep hot-spot hackers at bay

  Wi-Fi access is a great convenience, but frankly, it's beginning to worry me.