Free Airport WiFi

Most FBO’s (Fixed Base Operators are the service stations for corporate aircraft) which are located at almost all airports large and small are offering unrestricted WIFI service in their facilities. Go to the general aviation facility for any airport ask where corporate aircraft arrive and depart go into the facility and ask them if you can use the WIFI capability. Most of these FBO’s have waiting areas and some provide separate computer rooms (like a large phone booth) as well as the ability to print.

Here's a partial list of airports that provide Free Wireless Access. (continued...)

United States

Continental Airlines offers Free wireless high speed internet access to members in 22 Presidents Club locations in major airports around the USA.

Alabama
Huntsville Airport - Huntsville
Madison County Executive Airport - Huntsville

Alaska
Aero Services - KTN - Ketchikan
Ketchikan International Airport - Ketchikan

Arizona
America West Clubs - members only -Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

California
Hayward Airport - Hayward
Livermore Airport - Livermore
Long Beach Airport - Long Beach
Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge - LAX
Ontario Int. Airport - UA Terminal and Southwest Terminal - Ontario
BSAir at the Reedley Muni Airport - Reedley
John Wayne Airport - Santa Ana
Santa Maria Airport - Santa Maria

Colorado
Centennial Airport - Centennial Colorado Springs Airport - Colorado Springs

Connecticut
Bradley International Airport - Windsor Locks

Georgia
Fulton County Airport (FTY) - Raytheon Aircraft Services Terminal

Florida
Panama City Airport - Bay County
Daytona Beach Airport - signal availability reported in Ticketing Area - Daytona Beach
Southwest Florida International Airport - Fort Myers
Ft. Lauderdale Airport - all terminals - Ft. Lauderdale
Gainesville Regional Airport - Gainesville
Orlando International Airport - East Hall area in front of the Hyatt (rest of airport coming soon) - Orlando
Pensacola Int. Airport - Pensacola
Tallahassee Airport - Tallahassee
Tampa International - Airside C by April, rest by Sept. - Tampa
Palm Beach International Airport - West Palm Beach

Idaho
Boise Airport - Boise
Idaho Falls Airport - Idaho Falls
Nez Perce County Regional Airport - Lewiston

Illinois
Central Illinois Regional Airport - Bloomington/Normal
Moline Airport - Moline
Peoria Airport - Peoria
Rockford Airport - Rockford
Capital Airport - Springfield

Indiana
Fort Wayne International Airport - Fort Wayne
Smith Field Airport - Fort Wayne

Iowa
Dubuque Regional Airport - Dubuque
Sioux City Airport - business center - Sioux City
Waterloo Airport - Waterloo

Kansas
Wichita Mid-Continent Airport - Wichita

Kentucky
Bluegrass Airport - Lexington

Louisiana
Lafayette Regional Airport - Lafayette
Lake Charles Airport - Lake Charles

Maryland
Hagerstown Municipal Airport - Hagerstown

Michigan
Capital City Airport - Lansing

Minnesota
Beltrami County Airport - Bemidji
Rochester International Airport - Rochester

Mississippi
Hattiesburg-Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport - no commercial flights - Hattiesburg
Tupelo Regional Airport - Tupelo

Missouri
Springfield-Branson Airport - Springfield

Montana
Great Falls International Airport - Great Falls
Helena Regional Airport - Helena

Nevada
McCarran Airport - Las Vegas Henderson Executive Airport - Las Vegas
North Las Vegas Airport

New Mexico
Albuquerque International Sunport/Airport - Albuquerque

New York
Binghamton Airport - Binghamton
JetBlue Airways - Terminal 6 - JFK Airport - Jamaica, Queens
Rochester Airport - business lounge and food court - Rochester

North Carolina
Asheville Regional Airport - Fletcher
Wilmington International Airport - Wilmington

North Dakota
Bismarck Airport - Bismarck
Hector International Airport - Fargo
Grand Forks Airport - Grand Forks

Ohio
Ohio State University Airport - Columbus
Port Columbus International Airport - Columbus
Dayton International Airport - Dayton
Toledo Express Airport - Toledo

Oklahoma
Tulsa Airport - Tulsa

Oregon
Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport - Medford
Portland International Airport - Portland
Redmond Airport - Redmond

Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley International Airport - Allentown
Erie Airport - Erie
Harrisburg International Airport - Harrisburg
Pittsburgh Airport - Pittsburgh
Brandywine Airport - West Chester
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

South Carolina
Columbia International Airport - Columbia
Greenville/Spartanburg Airport
Myrtle Beach Airport - Myrtle Beach

South Dakota
Rapid City Airport - Rapid City

Tennessee
Tri-Cities Regional Airport - Blountville
KnoxAir at TYS - McGee-Tyson Airport and DKX - Island Home Airport - Knoxville

Texas
Harrison Aviation - Arlington Municipal Airport - Arlington
Corpus Christi International Airport - Corpus Christi
El Paso Airport - El Paso
Valley International Airport - Harlingen
Lubbock International Airport - Lubbock
McAllen-Miller International Airport - McAllen
Midland-Odessa Airport - Midland

Virginia
Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport - Charlottesville
Leesburg Executive Airport - Leesburg
Newport News/Williamsburg Airport - Newport News
Richmond Airport - Richmond
Roanoke Airport - Roanoke

Washington
Grant County Airport - Moses Lake
Tri-Cities Airport - Pasco
Pullman Moscow Airport- Pullman
Walla`Walla Regional Airport - Walla Walla

West Virginia
Yeager Airport - Charleston

Wisconson
Austin Straubel Airport - Green Bay

International

Aruba
Aruba Airport terminal - Aruba

Austria
Austrian Airlines lounges at Vienna International Airport

Botswana
Maun International Airport - edge of the Okavango Delta - designed for clients of Moremi Air Services and Kwando Safaris who use Maun airport as an operational base for their safari business

Brazil
Congonhas Airport - Sao Paulo

Canada
Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges - Bell Wi-Fi Access Zone - Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Saint John's
Dryden Regional Airport - Dryden, Ontario
Fredericton Airport - Fredericton, New Brunswick

Costa Rica
Juan Santamaria International Airport - San Jose

Hungary
Budapest Ferihegy Int'l Airport - Terminals 2A and 2B - free network is Pannongsm - Budapest

Israel
Terminal 3 at Ben Gurion International Airport - Tel Aviv

Japan
Narita Int'l Airport, Terminal 2 - Narita
Kansai Airport - Osaka

Kuwait
Kuwait International Airport

Luxembourg
Luxembourg International Airport

Island of Madeira
Funchal Airport

Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Int. Airport

Mexico
Puerto Vallarta Airport - Puerto Vallarta

Portugal
Faial Island Airport - bar area - Horta -Azores
Madeira Island Airport - Madeira Island

Qutar
Quatar Airways Lounges - Doha International Airport

Russia
Sheremetyevo-2 (SVO) Airport - departure terminal, waiting hall, cafes and vip-halls - Moscow

Singapore
Changi Airport

Spain Madrid International - Iberia Airlines area - Madrid

Taiwan
Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport - Terminal 2

Thailand
Bangkok Airport - Cathay Pacific Lounge area - Bangkok

Trinidad
Piarco International Airport

Turkey
Ataturk Airport - Millenium Lounge access for several airline Club members - Istanbul

United Kingdom
Ronaldsway Airport - Isle of Man

Source: The Wi-Fi-FreeSpot Directory

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Two Essential Accessories For Notebook Computers

A Good Notebook Bag
Forget those that are bundled with your notebook computer. Get yourself a good notebook bag that is well-padded both on its load-bearing straps, and 100% around the notebook itself.

Aren't all notebook bags built the same? The answer is NO. There are countless bag types and variations. Not all of them have your comfort and protection of the notebook itself in mind. Most of them sacrifice style for substance, which is worse than not having a notebook bag in the first place. (continued...)

The best way to determine which notebook bag is the one for you is to bring along your notebook while shopping. Put it in the bag and ensure that it doesn't slip and slide around. Generous spaces do not mean better protection! You want it to be snug.

Carry the bag with your notebook in it. Simulate a light jog. Why? Experience tells me that's how you'll most likely travel through the gates of airport hell. If the straps start digging in those shoulders, start looking for alternatives. A good strap should cushion those shocks as the bag bounces off your shoulders while doing your airport jog.

Note also how the notebook bag opens up for main access. Again, if you're a frequent traveler you'll want to have one that's easy to retrieve and store your notebook for security checkpoint purposes. The best are usually top-loading ones secured by either a zipper or a flap. We recommend the flap versions because they usually have an additional layer of cushioning right around the top for the notebook, and secure well but open fast with magnetic snaps/buttons.

The zipper types have none, and your poor notebook will get whacked full-force if the bag topples head-long off an airport luggage cart. Trust me on this bit: I've had enough times my notebook took a tumble that way, and seen many other helpless souls literally spill their notebook's guts across airport gates.

A good alternative to those shoulder-loading bags are the rolling pilot cases. They are typically bigger than any shoulder-bearing bags including backpacks, but offer solid protection with a padded hinge-top opening similar to actual pilot cases. Roller bags are also less taxing physically, and the generous compartments in the bag means less luggage pieces to carry while traveling.

A Heat Dissipating Cooler Or Pad
Heat is the number one notebook computer killer. Today's notebooks are little thermal generators, with internal temperatures that rise up to 150 degrees even with built-in cooling fans.

Those internal fans and heat-dissipating systems work full time more often than you think. That’s why they are usually the first components in a notebook to die on you. When that happens, you'd better not fire up that notebook, as it'll fry even before you see the start screen.

So help out your hardest working notebook component and extend its lifespan. Invest in a notebook cooler or a cooling pad. Notebook coolers typically are low-rise, plastic or metal-faced pedestals on which your notebook sits. They are equipped with a fan or two inside, which serves to draw hot air away from under your notebook, and thus promote a cooler operating environment. Usually efficient enough to drop up to 15 degrees the operating temperature, notebook coolers however require power for its fans and would typically draw its power off your notebook's USB ports. This could somewhat decrease your notebook's battery operating time, but so far have proven to be negligible for many users.

Cooling pads normally do not have the fans, and are constructed from some type of heat-dissipating material or designed a way that your notebook would have extra clearance at the bottom to promote natural air circulation. Despite the lack of fans, these cooling pads do a surprisingly good job of cooling your notebook. They are also much easier to carry with your notebook because they are slimmer, lighter, and do not require power to do its job therefore highly recommended.

Lynn Chan helps new owners learn about proper notebook care and use. To learn more, visit http://www.notebook-computer-infocenter.com

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