Hi Dave - I have a MacBook laptop, OS X, 10.5.6 I brought my laptop to work (3 blocks from my apt.) and I wanted to get onto the internet. I found a couple of wireless networks using my built in AirPort that did not require a password. The connections are unreliable and slow, and probably not secure, (it doesnt matter because I'm not doing my banking or anything - just surfing), but I got...

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I don't know what the story is, but sometimes I go to places and my Mac automatically connects to the wireless network, but other times it requires that I select the network. The password to the network is in my "keychain", but something's still missing... ?...

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Dave, I follow all your steps on how to get to the Internet on my PSP, but every time I try it says no access point detected. What does that mean, and how do I solve it??...

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I travel to a lot of conferences and often find myself in hotel rooms that have Internet connectivity, but it's hardwired only. If I have a colleague or friend sharing my room, we end up having to pay for each computer that hooks up to the network, which stinks. Stay at a place for a week and it's an extra $70-$100 so we can both be plugged in. Surely there's a better solution?...

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A bunch of buddies and I want to set up a wireless network for our apartment building, but the wifi systems we've experimented with seem not to have sufficient range. We'd like to have it cover a few blocks, rather than just a few rooms in the building. I've heard about WiMAX but know nothing about it. Can you enlighten me?...

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