The other day I decided to go get a wireless PCMCIA card and see if I could find a cafe with free wireless... Well, upon installing it in the car outside CompUSA, I noticed that I could see the store's network and tried to load CNN's page -- when it loaded, I was so surprised. The feeling of being totally free from any physical connection, yet having access to the vast resources of the net is amazing. I know it's been around for a while, but I've never needed to use it until now, so this is the first time I've really experienced it...
So I'm in a cafe now where the net is free, and I just can't describe how cool it is.. :) I just chatted on IM with a friend in Florida... sometimes, you just have to sit back and let it blow your mind. ;)
You know, I feel really stupid after reading that. I've had a wireless card with my laptop for over a year now and I've never even plugged it in. It's probably going to end up a waste of money if I don't use it, but I've never really had the opportunity. Or never perceived myself to have had. And I guess I've wondered about security too. But I should at least try it out, and so I'm going to this weekend. The weather's sunny, and I have all of London at my disposal. Someone, somewhere must want to give me a little free ride on their invisible bandwidth ...
Hehe... ;) Cool, man. I'm sure there are a ton of cool cafes in London.
Actually, the tickets from D.C. round-trip are pretty cheap now. Maybe I'll be able to get over there sometime and hang out. ;)
Posted by: Trevor Hill at March 15, 2003 12:30 PM
Wicked ... let me know before you do and we'll hook up.
Posted by: dan at March 16, 2003 09:59 AM
Posted by: dan at March 15, 2003 03:08 AM