I'm borrowing a colleague's tiny little Verizon wireless cell modem gizmo, the MiFi 2200, and I'm totally impressed with it, except for one huge thing: what the heck do the lights mean?...

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I'm sick of tapping into wifi signals where I can find them and being stuck without any Internet access when there isn't one, or when it's password protected. So I sprung for a Verizon Mifi2200 device that they tell me will met me connect from my MacBook Pro to the Internet anywhere, any time. But how do I get it all set up on my Mac?...

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Starbucks makes a big deal out of the fact that if you get a Starbucks Card you also get free wireless Internet access at Starbucks stores throughout the United States. Nice, but how do you *do it*? When I connect it says I already need an AT&T or T-Mobile account?...

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