Nearly every laptop these days has built in WiFi, but most people only use them at home, school or the office. Need to get out of the office for lunch or away from everyone for a while, perhaps going going on vacation yet still have a need to surf the web? Check out these directories of free WiFi access points, you’d be amazed how many local coffee bars, restaurants and hotel lobbies have free access.

• http://www.wififreespot.com/
• http://auscillate.com/wireless/austin/ (default is Austin but many other cities are listed in the drop down menu)
• http://anchorfree.com/
• http://www.gwifi.net/
• http://www.jiwire.com/search-hotspot-locations.htm

As always, make sure you do not have anything shared on your computer before accessing a public WiFi. Here is a great article explaining the risks of public WiFi and how you can make your computer more secure and safe.