Give us the Hotspots in your area!

**Lyte** · 11-15-2005, 11:33 PM

We've started to expect wireless internet access at the airport, libraries, hotels, colleges... yup, even your local Starbucks. So, let's hear 'bout the more "unusual" hotspot areas in your town! Be sure to put your city's name in the title.

Lyte

**Lyte** · 11-15-2005, 11:43 PM

Bar of Soap
3615 Parry Ave
Dallas, TX 75226-2053
214. 823.6617

Description - Punk-music fans congregate at this Fair Park bar and laundromat to drink cold Buds and wash their duds.

Calypso Flavor
11722 Marsh Lane Suite 202
Dallas, TX, 75229
214.351.2201

Description - Caribbean restaurant, free access, with wall plugs for the low battery users.

NicoMoon · 12-12-2005, 09:02 AM

Probably my house! Before I encrypted I used to regularly see up to 8 connections running.

I still don't know if that was just me connecting to someone, or if I was being used! I'm a bit confused on the topic, but I don't see all those connections anymore since upgrading my router.

I even once noticed someone parked outside my house late at night for hours at a time.

What a world!!

Would someone be justified to run around the neighborhood with a baseball bat, demanding entrance to all homes in the vicinity to check their internet connections?

Notice, I have a volatile nature, so please be gentle in your responses!! :p

**Lyte** · 12-12-2005, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NicoMoon

I even once noticed someone parked outside my house late at night for hours at a time. What a world!!

OMG, that guy was totally riding your internet coat tails! LOL :p Yeah, I think the router cut him off. I need to get one!

Everyone should be careful with this WIFI stuff. The are not a whole lotta security currently in place... from the provider. From what I've read, there are people who will camp out at Starbucks or a park or where ever there's WIFI so they can get access to the computer of the person next to them! :mad: That's when they still whatever personal information they might have on their computer.

It's okay to use WIFI just be sure you don't keep account numbers, passwords, your social security number and the like on your computer!

You're right... what a world! :rolleyes:

Lyte

NicoMoon · 12-12-2005, 03:49 PM

Well gee Ed!

What I think is that we're all going to have to learn how to be more secure.

I did once start to try to figure out how to encrypyt my personal information, but I couldn't wrap my mind around it at the time. I have to be in a high state of paranoia before I can force myself to figure things out. The good news is that I read enough to work myself into a high state of paranioa quite frequently these days!

Little by little, I'm getting there!

The PC security thread should be a hit! There's a service for the PC 101 crowd!! It really is difficult for people who are new to the internet to figure all this out. Most of the tech discussions presume a fair amount of knowledge, so usually people find things out the hard way when it comes to security, I'm sad to say.

I haven't done too badly though. I've been on the net since before there were browsers, and so far I've only had one virus, and I fixed it all my my wee self!! Ok, not quite, I had a little bit of help, but mostly I did it all by myself. The good part of going through a mess like that is that it makes one quite determined to never suffer through it again!!:eek:

dr911 · 12-13-2005, 04:57 PM

Hey All,
I remember a way back...(um..1990 or so) when I got my 1st pc. It was a 100 mhz Pack Bell.with a 14.4 modem, a whole 16mb's of ram (win3.1...then 95). I use to surf the "net" without any "spywrae" or "anti-virus" or "firewalls". I had "cookies" and "active scripting" enabled also. Back then....there were about 3 major SE's. Those were the days.Hardly no-spam too. You could visit your local BBB's and feel safe on the "Net".

Now days......with all the evil people out there......who the h*ll can you trust.
What is this world comming too ??

I some times sit back & wonder....What in the h*ll are we headed into ?

:eek:

**Lyte** · 12-13-2005, 05:36 PM

Doc,

You are right about that! It's like the moment something new or different comes out their are these bozos sitting, waiting to see how they can corrupt it! Grr! :mad:

Lyte

allabout42 · 01-20-2006, 07:06 PM

Here's some:

San Francisco
111 Minna Gallery - 111 Minna
26mix - 3024 Mission - 415-826-7378
24 f.p.s. Internet Cafe - 608 Geary St. - (415) 440-3437
Bahia Cafe - 1901 Ocean Ave
Black Pearl Tea Zone - 1330 Ocean Avenue - 415-587-6868
Burma's House Restaurant - 720 Post Street
Cafe 16 - 3170 16th between Valencia and Guerrero
Cafe Evolution - free w/purchase - 1336 9th Ave.
Cafe La Onda - 3159 16th St - 415-431-7516
Cafe Lavender - 1610 Post St. #100
Café Luv A Java - 1300 Dolores St - 415-401-6444
Cafe Mama - 4754 Mission Street
Cafe Murano - 1777 Steiner St - 415-771-0888
Cafe Petra - 483 Guerrero Street - 415-626-9-626
Cafe XO - 1799 Church Street @ 30th Street, Noe Valley - 415-826-3535
Caffe Roma - 526 Columbus Ave. @ Union
Caffe Trieste - 609 Vallejo St
Cala Foods - 1245 S Van Ness - (415) 282-0514
California Grind (Cafe) - 5501 California St.
Canvas Gallery and Coffee Lounge - weekdays only - 9th and Lincoln
Civic Center Plaza
AnchorFree Hotzone - Castro Street - between Market and 19th Streets
Coffee Break - 4601 Geary Blvd.
AnchorFree Hotzone - Cow Hollow area - along Union Street between Fillmore and Octavia Streets
Cup A Joe - 896 Sutter Street
Cup A Joe - free with purchase - 1901 Hayes and Ashbury
Cup O Java Coffee Shop - 1600 Guerrero Street - 415-282-4423
Cybelle's Pizza - signal actually comes from a neighbor - 3782 24th Street
de Young Museum - main floor area near tower - Golden Gate Park
DNA Lounge - 375 Eleventh Street
Ferry Building
Fillmore Street between Sacramento and Bush
Gallery Cafe - 1200 Mason Street
Golden Gate Perk - Bush, near Kearny
H Cafe - 380 17th Street
Harvest & Rowe - 55 Second St - (415) 541-7771
Internet Wired Cafe - free w/purchase - 1392 9th Ave.
JavaCat Coffee - 5549 Geary Blvd. (corner of 20th Ave.)
Joey's laundry/cafe - 517 O'Farrell
Jumpin' Java Coffee House - free with purchase - 139 Noe, at 14th
King's Coffee Shop - 1901 Ocean Ave - (415) 333-9088
Loco Taco Taqueria - 292 Divisadero Street - 415-255-8225
MaggieMudd - 903 Cortland Ave.
AnchorFree Hotzone - Marina District, along a four-block area of Chestnut St. between Fillmore and Scott Streets
Mechanics Institute Library - for library members only - 57 Post Street - (415)-393-0101
Mission Cliffs - 2295 Harrison St. - 415-550-0515
Mission Creek Cafe - 968 Valencia St - (415) 641-0888
Mojito - 1337 Grant Ave
Nani's - 2739 Geary Blvd
Notes from the Underground Cafe - 2399 Van Ness - 415-775-7638
Oh!Java Cafe - 562 Central Ave - 415.776.5282
AnchorFree Hotzone - Pacific Heights District - along Fillmore Street between Sacramento and Bush Streets
Papa Toby's - 3248 22nd St.
Plaza at Union Square
Portsmouth Square
Puccini & Pinetti - 129 Ellis
Repastoria Satyricon - 2251 Market Street - 415-565-0733
Rincon Center - Food Court - 101 Spear Street
SBC Park - during Giant Home Games
Sunset Cafe - 1722 Taraval Street - (415) 283-7528
Sony Metreon - 101 Fourth St
Teavana - 2164 Polk St - 415-931-9301
The Hotel Utah Saloon - 500 Fourth Street - 415-546-6300
AnchorFree Hotzone - Union Square
Broadway Manor Inn - 2201 Van Ness Avenue - 415-776-7900
Edward II Inn and Suites - 3155 Scott St. - 415-922-3000
Francisco Bay Inn - 1501 Lombard Street - 415-474-3030
Hotel Triton - 342 Grant Ave - 415.394.0500
Nob Hill Lambourne Hotel - for guests only - 725 Pine St.
Omni San Francisco - 500 California St - 415-677-9494
Nob Hill Motor Inn - 1630 Pacific Avenue - 415-775-8160
Prescott Hotel - public space use OK for non-guests - 545 Post Street
The Orchard Hotel and Solea Restaurant - 665 Bush Street - (415) 362-8088
The Cartwright Hotel 524 Sutter St. - (415) 421-2865
Westin St. Francis - lobby area - 335 Powell St - 415-397-7000
Buena Vista Motor Inn - lobby area - 1599 Lombard St - (415) 923-9600
America's Best Inn - 2707 Lombard St - 415-567-2425
Taylor Hotel - 615 Taylor St
Best Western Civic Center Motor Inn - 364 Ninth St

**Lyte** · 01-20-2006, 09:46 PM

allabout42,

I take it you're in SF or the Bay Area??

That whole darn place should be wifi'd for as many users there are AND for how tightly everyone's cramped together.

Lyte