Get ready to tune in to wireless Net
Source: CNN.com
If it's not already there, it's probably coming soon to a local coffee shop, your favorite airport, the neighborhood park, a McDonald's around the corner and maybe your home.
Once the pride of computer geeks, wireless Internet access, known as WiFi, is one of the hottest technologies in years, catching on with millions of computer users and promising to change the way people get connected, industry analysts say.
Short for wireless fidelity, WiFi does away with cables dangling from the back of PCs by broadcasting Internet connections via radio waves. Then you just tune in from your computer.
This week, a slew of wireless networking initiatives are being announced aimed to make WiFi even more ubiquitous, building momentum by making it faster to connect and easier to find WiFi-enabled spots.
