So, you’re on the road and you want to stay connected to your e-mail, your online accounts, or maybe just browse the Internet. But, you want to do it on your own computer, without the hassles of wires or cables. Well, it’s getting easier and easier for you to do this. If you have a laptop computer and a wireless Internet card (explained in the article, “What is WiFi?") all you have to do is find out where to go to log on. No matter where you are across the country, there’s a way to find the nearby WiFi hotspots:

Here are some websites that we found. Just click on the link, plug in the city, state, or zip code of your current location and you’ll get a list of hotspots. Not all of the lists have the same information, so you might want to check out a few to get the most complete information:

http://www.jiwire.com

http://www.80211hotspots.com

http://www.hotspothaven.com

http://www.hotspot-locations.com

Some hotspots offer wireless Internet access free of charge. Others charge a fee (about $5-10/day). When you connect to a public network, you may have to follow on-screen instructions to connect. This is often true at airports. At other hotspots, you can just pull up your Internet browser and start surfing.