Wireless Network Hacks & Mods for Dummies
Chapter One
Wireless Inside
Everything!
In This Chapter
* Understanding the wireless world around you
* Tapping into wireless at home ... and away
* Encountering wireless everywhere
* Getting a handle on the many uses of wireless
We recently read the following quote by a pundit commenting on the
sorry state of fast food in America: "You can have cheap, good, and
fast - pick any two." Up until very recently, you could say something similar
about the situation in the world of electronic devices: Cheap, portable, and
network-connected - pick any two.
The combination of inexpensive, small, and networked just didn't happen all
that often - devices that were portable usually required a cable to work (think
about a PDA that needs to be docked), or they cost a fortune but worked wirelessly
(think about early "smartphones").
Luckily, there's been a revolution. That's not just marketing-speak or
hyperbole - the world has gone mad for wireless, and now ... read full excerpt from Wireless Network Hacks & Mods For Dummies ebook
