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...officer was dispatched to take a report of a stolen laptop computer at Baker Library...
...Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) officer filed a report of a stolen laptop computer at Matthews Hall...
...hardly the only provider in town. There are so many Wi-Fi networks in San Francisco these days that I was able to drive through most of the city without ever going out of range (the whole time with a souped-up Pringles can attached to my laptop; more on that later). The practice is called war driving--after the old hacker game of war dialing, which is what Matthew Broderick was doing in War Games but with far fewer unintended consequences. Indeed, many of your neighbors will happily post the location of their network on the Web--effectively inviting...
Unless your laptop comes with Windows XP, which automatically detects and logs you onto any wireless network, you will need detection software. Wardriving.com has one-stop downloading for the most popular free programs: Net Stumbler or Aerosol for PCs, AP Scanner for Macintosh. You don't need street addresses with these; just drive around a busy part of town, and networks will pop up on the screen. A lock symbol means a network is encrypted and its owner is not feeling neighborly. Tapping into it could get you in big trouble...
ROLL 'EM UP Laptop computers are practical tools--especially for business travelers--but pecking at their shrunken keyboards can be a pain. Enter the Manhattan True-Touch Roll-Up keyboard ($35). This laptop accessory is the same size as a full-fledged desktop keyboard but is encased in New Age flexible plastic that can be rolled up like a newspaper. Now if they could only perfect those roll-up screens...