Since my house has been Ethernetted for years, I've never been tempted to go wireless. But, I just got a new iBook (14/700), and an AirPort card, so I decided to take the plunge and get a wireless base station.
The Apple AirPort base station is outrageously expensive at $300, so I started looking around. I decided to take a chance on the NetGear MR314 that's available all over the 'Net for about $100. I bought it from Circuit City on Shelbyville road for $99, after a couple of rebates. It works perfectly with the iBook and the Insight cable broadband, and it was really easy to set up. I have it in a temporary location in a far corner of the basement--probably the worst location I could have found outside of the refrigerator--and I can wander all over the house with a strong signal everywhere. If it ever stops raining, I'll see how far out in the yard I can go. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be October 22 For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
