I've caught the wireless bug
After toying with an 802.11b wireless connection from one PowerBook to another, which has allowed me to work anywhere in our house over the last couple of days, the temptation to jump fully into wireless computing has been too much to fight off. So today, after returning home from another book research trip, I pulled the trigger and ordered an SMC Barricade access point to get both Natalie and I up and running with wireless at home once it arrives in a couple of days. Meanwhile, I am still working with no wires and loving it.
I should mention that I decided to go with the SMC access point despite the well-documented technical support and documentation issues noted in places like the Macintouch reader reports. Why? Well, for about half the price, the SMC does just about everything that the AirPort Base Station does. And the SMC has four Ethernet ports - three for the LAN and one for the WAN - while the AirPort Base Station has two ports. I realize that the Apple product may be easier to set up and use, but I have futzed around with computer gear for ages and I doubt that anything I run into with the SMC, just so long as the unit is functional, will be a major headache for me.
4:41:11 PM 
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