Comments on: Borrowing WiFi Leo Laporte's Tech Guy Show http://www.pctechbytes.com/viral-videos/borrowing-wifi-leo-laportes-tech-guy-show/ computer repair by pctechbytes Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:57:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: HiltonT http://www.pctechbytes.com/viral-videos/borrowing-wifi-leo-laportes-tech-guy-show/#comment-759 HiltonT Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:30:36 +0000 http://www.pctechbytes.com/?p=1266#comment-759 I've seen *so many* open Wi-Fi Access Points (APs) in residential areas that it is quite scary and the number of people who happen to use a neighbor's unencrypted AP would most definitely not be insignificant. Using an open Wi-Fi AP (as Leo mentions) is not good (serious understatement) as you're often connecting to sites such as Facebook and such using the http: protocol (instead of https) and sending your password over the air in cleartext. I've even seen an open Wi-Fi AP in a Queensland Government office. I've no doubt it wasn't even authorised to be connected to their LAN, but there it was! People just don't understand the security issues with open Wi-Fi APs. Many home users buy a box, have some nephew who knows Xbox or Wii get it working somehow, then go blindly about their day not even thinking about the gateway they just opened to their lives (and, more importantly, their children's lives). I’ve seen *so many* open Wi-Fi Access Points (APs) in residential areas that it is quite scary and the number of people who happen to use a neighbor’s unencrypted AP would most definitely not be insignificant. Using an open Wi-Fi AP (as Leo mentions) is not good (serious understatement) as you’re often connecting to sites such as Facebook and such using the http: protocol (instead of https) and sending your password over the air in cleartext.

I’ve even seen an open Wi-Fi AP in a Queensland Government office. I’ve no doubt it wasn’t even authorised to be connected to their LAN, but there it was!

People just don’t understand the security issues with open Wi-Fi APs. Many home users buy a box, have some nephew who knows Xbox or Wii get it working somehow, then go blindly about their day not even thinking about the gateway they just opened to their lives (and, more importantly, their children’s lives).

]]> By: Dave http://www.pctechbytes.com/viral-videos/borrowing-wifi-leo-laportes-tech-guy-show/#comment-758 Dave Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:36:38 +0000 http://www.pctechbytes.com/?p=1266#comment-758 A Mac is a different Operating System, so I will only compare the PCs. Out of the three, I like the Dell computers the best--but Acer is a strong third behind HP. You will often get the most value out of an Acer, as these are cheaper machines but the quality is still very good. No matter what you get, you'll want to put as much RAM in them as you can afford. 4GB is a sweet spot. A Mac is a different Operating System, so I will only compare the PCs. Out of the three, I like the Dell computers the best–but Acer is a strong third behind HP. You will often get the most value out of an Acer, as these are cheaper machines but the quality is still very good. No matter what you get, you’ll want to put as much RAM in them as you can afford. 4GB is a sweet spot.

]]> By: BILL PARKER http://www.pctechbytes.com/viral-videos/borrowing-wifi-leo-laportes-tech-guy-show/#comment-757 BILL PARKER Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:32:10 +0000 http://www.pctechbytes.com/?p=1266#comment-757 HOW WOULD YOU RATE ACER PC'S VS. DELL, MACK OR HP? I KNOW HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD DELL, DIMENSION E510 RUNNING MICROSOFT XP. LOOKING FOR A FASTER MACHINE AND STATESIDE TROUBLE SHOOTING. REGARDS. HOW WOULD YOU RATE ACER PC’S VS. DELL, MACK OR HP? I KNOW HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD DELL, DIMENSION E510 RUNNING MICROSOFT XP. LOOKING FOR A FASTER MACHINE AND STATESIDE TROUBLE SHOOTING.
REGARDS.

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