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Wi-Fi Web Guide
Sites to help you along with wireless in your home, office and on the road, plus career sites and wireless communities

By PAUL KATCHER Email this article to a friend

May 19, 2003
   Plenty of online help is available
  for questions about wireless
  Internet access
PHOTODISC
news
WIRED'S "UNWIRED NEWS"
The latest headlines and analysis dedicated to Wi-Fi, gadgets for on-the-go and other components of the wireless community

wardriving
WARDRIVING.COM
News and and how-to for people who drive around looking for Wi-Fi networks to piggyback on

hot spot locator
WI-FI ZONE
A starting point for finding reliable wireless network connections arround the world

overview
HOW WIRELESS NETWORKING WORKS
The experts at How Stuff Works explain the technology behind wireless networks, including the advantages and disadvantages

be an ISP
BUILD YOUR OWN HOT SPOT
CNET's five-step plan on plugging into an access point

events
WI-FI CONFERENCES AND EXPOS
Part of the Wi-Fi Alliance website, a listing and description of industry-related events

portal
THINKMOBILE
A place to read up on the latest news, features and events of the wireless community,

security
WIRELESS LAN SECURITY: A SHORT HISTORY
A 2002 primer from the O'Reilly Network

careers
WIRELESSRESUMES.COM
A site that serves as a full-service employment site for job-seekers and hiring managers of the wireless technology industry

charity
WIRELESS FOUNDATION
An organization that seeks donations of cellular phones to give to schools as a teaching tool and to victims of domestic abuse to enable them to call for assistance in dangerous situations

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