New Computer! Yippy!

[LuvMyMan]

I have finally made the purchase of a new computer. What a real blessing! My old one was so slow, you could take a nap waiting for a page to simply load. Now maybe when I go to post a picture, it will not lock up while in photobucket!

Now I am wondering if I should use a wireless connection, like wifi or no? Any opinions?

Thanks,
Cindy

 

[stevew443]

Cindy, if you use wifi, make sure you lock it down. It is easy enough to do, and it prevents certain intrusions that would be unwelcome. I have always enjoyed getting a new computer. I have not had many. I usually grab an old one from a flea market and clean it up and when I am finished with it find some kid who has none and give it away to them.

 

[HudsonHawk]

Wifi is great...it's nice to be able to sit out on the patio in the morning with a cup of coffe doing your computer thing. But as Steve says, just be sure to encrypt your signal. It's easy to do, and many ISPs these days will provide routers that come already set up.

 

[Edward]

Yip. My ISP-provided wifi box came already set up encrypted. I think that's the norm now, but always best to check. It really is tremendously convenient to be able to hook up online anywhere in the house. Should you have or come into possession of other wifi-enabled devices, like a kindle, tablet, or smartphone, it allows them to be easily connected too. A further thought.... if you have houseguests whom you can trust, it lets them hook their technology up as well, which is nice as niether party needs to feel their privacy compromised as can happen when a home computer is 'shared'.