It would be hard to imagine a world without the internet. Now,
with only a few clicks of the mouse you can book a show,
download music, pay bills and search for hours on the most
trivial subjects imaginable. However, until recently you would
have been confined to one room in the house, usually the study
or living room, by your physical phone or cable connection.
Wireless networking changes the way the internet is used,
allowing access to the web anywhere in the home. Please note:
this information was current as of May 2009 but is still a
useful guide to today's market. What is Wi-Fi? Wi-Fi is a
wireless networking technology that allows your laptop, internet
radio or other wireless product to connect to a network in your
home at data transfer speeds fast enough for you to enjoy music
and video downloaded from the internet. There are several
versions of Wi-Fi, and any devices you have, such as an iTouch
or wireless MP3, will indicate its transfer speed as either
802.11a, b, g or n – this is usually specified o