Wireless is here and is going strong. About a year ago I decided that it was time to get a wireless router even though I didn’t have a notebook. You my ask why and the reason was very simple. First is that I had the money and secondly was that I didn’t want to run my cable cord all the way around the apartment just to hook up my computer. So I purchased a D-Link wireless router and a Wireless PCI card. Things work great. Ever since I moved to Florida I find that unsecured wireless hubs are popping up more and more when I try to find a network to connect to on my new notebook. In fact this weekend Jen and I are in Tampa attending her cousins wedding and staying at her grandmothers new condo. I booted up my notebook and wa-la 7 wireless connections 3 of which are unsecured and 1 of which I am writing this post on. It’s quite amazing that people just plug there routers into there modem and then into the outlet. In fact it is very easy now to find default usernames and IP addresses to log onto the router which someone who knows what they are doing can do some serious damage and even lock the owner out of gaining a connection. Believe me it’s not just the normal average user that is doing this. In fact if you look at all my available connections one is listed as ClearWater Mattress which is the company on the main street just behind the condo, and yes it’s unsecured. So with the advent of wireless data communication there comes responsibility both from the borrower, and the owner. If you are using someone’s connection be responsible and use the connection in a good manor, and as an owner take the time to read up on securing your connection. It’s only your fault if the RIAA comes along and says that you are stealing music when you don’t even do it. Beware it could be someone else borrowing your connection.

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