Here’s a little tip for the security conscious. Over time, you will undoubtedly connect to various networks a couple of times or maybe even just once. But if you’re like me, you probably habitually check (or fail to uncheck) the box that saves the wireless network connection settings.
This can be an accident waiting to happen because let’s say you were living in a hotel for a week like I was while waiting for settlement on a new house. I had connected to an encryption-free wireless network called "lodgenet" which was how this particular hotel’s wireless was set up. Since there was no key, it wouldn’t be difficult for a hacker on a train to set up a fake access point called "lodgenet" and once I’m connected, well then it’s anyone’s guess what would happen next.
But where it’s particularly troublesome is when you connect to an open network called "linksys" or something that an out-of-the-box, unsecured access point defaults to. There’s so many of these that you may find your tablet, iPhone, or what not connecting to all kinds of unscrupulous networks. Hacking issues aside, some people have been *sued* over this crap believe it or not.
Anyway, from time to time, you should go into Network and Sharing Center, click Manage Wireless Networks link on the left, and delete any that you don’t want to automatically connect to.
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