Will you be on the road traveling this holiday season? If so, you could take advantage of a gift of free wi-fi from Google in 47 of the nation’s airports this Christmas season. Everything is in partnership with the Climate Savers Computing organization and is an effort to raise money for their cause.

Those travelers that have the opportunity to take advantage of a free wi-fi connection will also be able to donate money to the Climate Savers Computing efforts to move toward a clean, sustainable economy through energy-efficient computing.
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I had a client ask me recently how she could know she was safe while surfing the Internet on the free wi-fi networks available in the various coffee shops around the city. I went through the general comments of a good firewall, malware and virus protection, but also offered a few other ideas for her to think about.

One of the things that immediately makes me start wondering about whether a wi-fi network at an establishment is legit, is whether or not the name of the wi-fi network being broadcast matches or at least is similar to the business name.
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