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June 9th, 2005

Hey kids, guess what?

This post is brought to you courtesy of my BRAND SPANKING NEW 12″ POWERBOOK.

Heeee!!! I’m almost manic over it all! It’s smal and shiny and SOOOOO pretty.

This post is also being brought to you courtesy of someone with an open wireless network. Mr. Angst is going to have to set up ours so this computer can connect. Until then, thank you anonymous neighbor; it is because of your (ignorance, kindness) that I was able to install some necessary updates and post this entry.

Lah dee dah dee dah. More playing. Ta!

posted by k at 5:08 pm | tech |

comments

cool. congrats.

posted by TP, June 9th, 2005 at 5:56 pm

Got my Dell laptop early May and since then we’ve been inseparable. Now I can’t live without wireless internet and this trusty ole laptop.

posted by shell, June 9th, 2005 at 6:52 pm

Wow. Congrats on the new machine! Yes, I am jealous.

May you have many years of trouble-free powerbooking!

posted by ambimb, June 9th, 2005 at 9:03 pm

Umm…shiny, new, and wireless. Blessed are those with silly neighbors and unsecured wireless routers.

posted by Brian D., June 9th, 2005 at 10:51 pm

Damn, I am green with envy! Enjoy!! :)

posted by -Dave!, June 10th, 2005 at 9:22 am

Way cool!

As an aside, I’ve never bothered to password protect (secure) my wireless router. I suppose it opens me up to some measure of potential danger, but I’ve never experienced anything negative and if the worst thing that happens is that my neighbors get free wireless, cool.

posted by Denise, June 11th, 2005 at 8:55 am

Although I am sure Mr. Angst would correct me on this, I don’t think there’s a terrific deal of danger for you in having an unsecured wireless network—no more danger than being directly connected to the internet or not using a firewall, for instance.

What always concerns me is the legal issues. (Yeah, I guess law school is for me.) Theoretically, a neighbor or wardriver could use your unsecured network for illegal activities (like downloading copywright protected material) and the RIAA could get your ISP to reveal whose network it was. Although you could probably show you weren’t engaging in the illegal behavior, you could still be liable for not properly securing your network—or for passively “allowing” such actions to occur, if you knew it was unsecured and you deliberately left it unsecured because you figured your neighbors would appreciate the access.

I’ve seen some articles and posts about this stuff out there; it’s an interesting concept, if nothing else.

posted by kristine, June 11th, 2005 at 11:51 am