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Wireless All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers))

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For the raw beginner in wireless computing, Carter offers quick and easy education. He describes the main modes of usage. This is mostly a hardware book, because you have to decide what types of devices you need to buy, to enable your wireless interaction. The text is pitched towards someone on her own; doing personal computing in her home or small office, and without a tech staff to ask for help.

Significant space is also devoted to using your laptop in a wireless mode when travelling. Be careful about exposing your communications as clear text, that can easily be evesdropped by anyone nearby. But Carter shows how if you drive about a typical American city, you can often find WiFi hotspots that are free to connect to. (Though sometimes this might be inadvertant on the part of their owners!)

I just recently purchased this book from an Amazon seller. Not knowing much about the wireless world this one sounded perfect. I enjoyed it. Picked up a lot of insights I'd no clue of before I read it. Admittedly, it's a little bit long in the tooth (copyright 2005) still, for us clueless, it's a big help. Parts really don't relate to my interests (wireless entertainment hookup and a few others) but it is a real help both in understanding what's going on in the wireless world as well as a big help in setting up a wireless, secured network in your own home.

Its a great introduction and we still use it as a basic reference tool, but there are more recent works on the subject.....

Publishing date was 2005. It's 2008. 'Nuf said? Got it for half price thru an Amazon vendor, but it's so old technically that its hardly worth that price.