Sams Teach Yourself the Internet in 24 Hours, Sixth Edition

Chapter 20. Going Wireless

This is a dangerous chapter to write, for a couple of reasons. First, wireless technology is the fastest-evolving technology related to the Internet today. So, because things are changing so quickly, there’s a very real chance that the stuff you read about in this hour won’t be the latest and greatest technologies any more.

Also, there are a lot of different options for how you access the Internet wirelessly. Web-ready cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptops equipped with wireless technology, Pocket PCs, pagers, wireless email devices—the list goes on and on.

Within each of the above types, too, there is a wide variety of options from which to choose.

So this hour serves as an overview for how to benefit ...