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FUDBusters: Wi-Fi: Not Just for Internet Access Anymore

FUDBust: If you're supporting home users--or if your business has any means of exploiting home networks--you must make way for Wi-Fi. A broad range of companies is working on applications for that home Wi-Fi network, and you're likely to run into those applications more frequently as home users and telecommuters become more savvy. We're seeing the availability of technologies that let homeowners use Wi-Fi to connect PCs or MP3 players to stereos or use their PCs to play videos on their TVs. Kodak is working on Wi-Fi-enabled cameras that let you load photos directly to online printing services. If you're dealing with in-home Wi-Fi systems, hold on--the ride's about to get wild.