Computer Arts  Hotspot heaven  With so many wifi hotspots within
a few miles of your home and 3G coverage improving - Britain is
quickly adopting wireless ways of working.  Most PowerBook
owners will have bought their machine with a built-in AirPort
card as standard. With one of these you can connect to the
internet by simply being in the immediate vicinity of a wireless
transmitter, inside what's known as a hotspot. It's easy to see
why Wi-Fi hotspots are so popular. After all, there's no need to
scrabble around to find a phone line to plug into and you don't
need to wait to get all the way back to the office to access the
network. Wireless hotspots are springing up faster than reality
TV shows - you'll find them in bars, hotels, restaurants or
service stations and you might be surprised to find that even
your local pub is Wi-Fi-enabled. Just take a look at the
Totalhotspots website ( to find your nearest hotspot. The
chances are that unless you live in the Wi-Fi desert that is
Wales, you'll be amazed at how