Well, if you are on a budget I would also suggest getting the 1.86, sell the RAM (if you can) and get 2x1GB sticks off crucial or newegg (seem like the places to go if you live in …

if i get the ram on crucial will that void the warranty?

nope...and neither will upgrading your hard drive. i gotta agree with the rest. if you dont need a superdrive...go with the low end.

Quote: Originally Posted by cavfan314 My original plan was to just go for the bottom of the line, 1.83 ghz macbook. However, my school recomends at least the 2.0 ghz mac w. in…

If you are an incoming freshman (sorry if I missed that) Get the Max you can. The book will then last you (until you break it - or it gets stolen) Vs. you running out of steam in …

^ Lousy advice!

Go low end, for sure. But you will want at least an 80 GB hard drive. You'd be surprised at how much space seemingly disappears.

Do not buy Apple's ram. Instead buy generic ram from NewEgg.com or OWC.com Do not buy Apple's ram. Instead buy generic ram from NewEgg.com or OWC.com Do not buy Apple's ram. In…

I saw somewhere that had a list of programs available for discovering wireless networks that don't broadcast their SSID and other tools to allow you to connect to wireless networks…

Quote: Originally Posted by nickw311 I saw somewhere that had a list of programs available for discovering wireless networks that don't broadcast their SSID and other tools to a…

The reason is because my workplace doesn't broadcast the SSID for the wireless network.

Can't you just ask the IT department what the SSID is?

Asking is embarressing for geeks like me

Kismac and Macstumbler. http://www.macstumbler.com/ http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17199

Quote: Originally Posted by imitchellg5 Asking is embarressing for geeks like me There's no way your IT department hid the SSID (and probably encrypted the connection... ri…

Yeah, there's a difference between asking "What's the SSID to connect to the network?" and asking "What's the cup holder on my computer for?"

I'm with Apfhex-if you're supposed to have access to the wieless network, your IT people should give you the SSID-and maybe collect your wireless card's MAC address to let it conne…

Quote: Originally Posted by Apfhex There's no way your IT department hid the SSID (and probably encrypted the connection... right?!?) expecting people to figure it out on their …

I'm allowed to be connected, and they told me the SSID. I just wanted to play around on the software for fun and also because I know there are more than one wireless networks here…

Im pretty sure it is a crime to connect to wireless networks when you dont have permission. Im not trying to be a prude or anything, I go wardriving all of the time, but I think it…

Quote: Originally Posted by Big Mac A crime? In what jurisdiction? I haven't heard of such a law in California. Actually, I may have been thinking of the unauthorized use of…

Quote: Originally Posted by ghporter I'm with Apfhex-if you're supposed to have access to the wieless network, your IT people should give you the SSID-and maybe collect your wir…

Quote: Originally Posted by CharlesS Actually, the real security isn't realized by MAC filtering at all, since it's not that hard to spoof a MAC address. The real security comes…

iStumbler is better than MacStumbler IMO. FWIW, it's useful just as a tool for monitoring your Wi-Fi signal as you can see how clean and persistent your signal is to a much finer d…

Quote: Originally Posted by Dark_Lotus And the encryption can be hacked also. It just takes alot of time and alot of packets being generated over the Wi-Fi network. Well of …