I accidentally left Airport on when I got home from McDonald’s earlier and discovered that if I place my computer just so over the filing cabinet I have a pretty decent wifi signal! Tomorrow, I’ll try to find the source of the signal (it’s some sort of admin building) and get closer to it. If that works, I’ll be staying here all day to finish my taxes and send some more job applications.

Wifi on my new computer has been an absolute nightmare. Apple, who pioneered wifi technology, had the not-so-bright idea of encasing an antenna in aluminum!  I went to the Mac troubleshooting forums and discovered that I need two pieces of equipment to improve performance: an external antenna and an amplifier. Since I’ll be going back to cellular internet very soon and plan to get a similar setup for my next US adventure, I won’t be investing in wifi anytime soon.

I still think (know) that Macs are infinitely superior to PCs, but they are not infallible!