Includes index.

Introduction to Wireless Computing -- Why Go Wireless? -- Connecting Without Wires -- Wireless Hardware -- Bluetooth -- Wireless Software -- Wi-Fi in Your Mac -- About 802.11b and 802.11g -- AirPort Cards -- Installing AirPort Cards -- Third-Party Connection Solutions -- Setting Up Your Mac to Use Wi-Fi -- Extending the Titanium PowerBook's Range -- Making the Wi-Fi Connection -- Setting Up a Wireless Network -- Networking Principles -- AirPort Base Stations -- Using the AirPort Admin Utility -- Roaming Networks -- Internet Sharing (Software Base Stations) -- Computer to Computer Networks -- Third-Party Base Stations -- Wi-Fi on the Road -- Finding a Hotspot -- Ethics and Legalities of Open Networks -- Security -- Secure Wireless Computing -- Virtual Private Networks -- Secure Shell (SSH) -- Firewalls -- Wi-Fi Security -- Are 802.11 Networks Really Secure? -- Bluetooth -- Choosing and Installing a Bluetooth Adapter -- Connecting Cellular Phones -- Connecting a PDA -- Using iSync -- Bluetooth Security -- Troubleshooting Bluetooth -- Cellular Connectivity -- Cellular Networking Price and Performance -- GPRS -- SMS Messaging -- CDMA -- Acceleration -- Tips for Road Warriors -- Rendezvous -- Setting Up Peer-to-Peer Networking -- Using Rendezvous with iChat AV -- Using Rendezvous with Safari -- Using Rendezvous with Camino -- Sharing Files Using Rendezvous -- Remote Login -- Collaborative Editing with SubEthaEdit -- Using Rendezvous with iTunes to Share Music -- RF and Infrared.

This handbook explains the rationale for going wireless, as well as differentscenarios where wireless can be beneficial.