washingtonpost.com - Get ConnectedGet Connected'Browser Hijacking' Is Only the Latest Threat- April 24, 2005 Two of the biggest security flaws behind the problem can be fixed with a pair of quick downloads. -Rob Pegorarohttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14264-2004Feb28.html?nav=rss_technology/per... Broadband on the Go- April 24, 2005 For too many people, getting broadband access in their homes is somewhere between difficult, expensive and impossible. Last week, though, I had broadband anywhere I took a laptop -- in my living room, at my desk, in a deli and on a speeding Metro train. -Rob Pegorarohttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55026-2004Mar13.html?nav=rss_technology/per... Getting Connected With the Hot Spots- April 24, 2005 If you know you'll need to jump online only once or twice on a weekend trip -- or if you just want to scout out places in your neighborhood that offer wireless access -- a little research at the following Web sites can save you money:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38668-2004Apr24.html?nav=rss_technology/per... Proxyconn Accelerator- April 24, 2005 If you can't get high-speed Internet or you just don't want to pay for it, this $5.95-a-month service ($47.88 on a yearly term) can inject a little life in your dial-up connection.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20565-2004Mar1.html?nav=rss_technology/pers... Share the Word . . .- April 24, 2005 My WiFi baptism came at the University of North Carolina's business school. And after spending a couple of years on UNC's wireless campus, I had to spread the gospel -- when I briefly moved back in with my parents, I persuaded them to get a digital subscriber line (DSL) connection and set up a WiFi router.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38647-2004Apr24.html?nav=rss_technology/per... Fast Forward: Annual Guide to ISPs- April 24, 2005 Personal tech columnist Rob Pegoraro was online to talk about The Post's annual guide to Internet service providers.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9700-2004Feb3.html?nav=rss_technology/perso... Murky Was Clear Choice- April 24, 2005 The Internet provider I chose last summer has some definite quirks. I can't get online after 8 p.m., and on weekends there may not be enough capacity for everyone who wants to log on. In return, though, it does provide me with a high-speed connection for free. My provider is a coffee shop, Murky Coffee, two blocks from my Capitol Hill abode.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38648-2004Apr24.html?nav=rss_technology/per... Adding to The Menu- April 24, 2005 Internet subscribers are starting to find a few more freebies in their subscriptions these days. -The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20842-2004Feb7.html?nav=rss_technology/pers... Nice Presents, but Some Assembly Required- April 24, 2005 It seemed the ideal tag-team Christmas present: My wife bought me a Microsoft wireless adapter to plug my Xbox into our home network, while her brother bought me a one-year subscription to Microsoft's Xbox Live online gaming service.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38649-2004Apr24.html?nav=rss_technology/per... Getting Online, On the Road- April 24, 2005 There are numerous options out there, from coffeehouses to hotels to schools to restaurants -- but many of these WiFi-blessed establishments don't advertise this amenity, or note it only by slapping a tiny sticker on their window. -The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38667-2004Apr24.html?nav=rss_technology/per... |