I’m still not quite sure why they require web-based password authentication on the wireless network at the Myrtle Beach State Park.
Seriously…what’s the point?
They change it once a week, they post the password in plain view for anyone to see, and there is no other type of security method in place (including encryption for MY protection). So why not just ditch the password and keep it open?
Oh well. I still have to appreciate the fact that they offer free wireless. They’d be better off ditching the password and implementing WAP2 though…just my 2ยข…
I love this campground! There’s on-site washing machines and dryers, a nice little store in case you forget something at home, and a beautiful beach. The cherry on top? Free wifi for geeks like me! Woohoo!
Unfortunately, the wifi area is full of teenage girls on the armpit of the internet (MySpace) at all times. Such bandwidth hogs…Ugh! Luckily there are ways of “throttling” this type of misbehavior… 
>From Slashdot:
“It turns out the Pre periodically uploads detailed information about the user to Palm, including the names of installed apps, application usage (and crashes), as well as GPS coordinates. This, of course, is without user consent or control. The only way he found to disable the uploads was to modify system files.”
This is very disturbing, and very unfortunate news. Blackberry has always been the “king” of smartphones and accepted for business use just about everywhere. Personally I love my Palm Treo and have been shopping around everywhere looking to upgrade. It was down to the Palm Pre, the Blackberry Curve, and the Blackberry Storm.
I’m actually glad this story broke when it did. Unfortunately, it looks like I’m about to become another Crackberry user.
Shame on you Palm…
I happened to be traveling through Scottsdale, Arizona today and came across a sign I had never seen before. It makes one wonder… Do they really put cars worth stealing (or breaking in to) in their parking lot or is it a security theater? With times being tough like they are, is it *really* in the budget to park cars that tempt would-be thieves to break into them? I highly doubt it.
If you’ve been to any store with a bottle return, chances are you’ve seen these before.
About a year ago, I had noticed that most Meijer stores leave the front doors of these bottle returns unlocked. This means anyone can open up the door, cause damage to the machine, or even steal the paper used for bottle returns to create their own slips at home. Most Wal-Mart locations are also guilty of leaving the front door open. When I had asked an employee why they would leave them unlocked, the answer was disappointing. It was so they didn’t have to “find a key” in their “back room”. What’s the point of even having a lock then?
The employee also stated that they have had issues in the past regarding forged bottle return slips. Nice eh?
