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Firefox 1.5.0.9 and 2.0.0.1 (and Thunderbird 1.5.0.9) have been released. All include security fixes. But why are Firefox 1.5.0.8 users being offered 1.5.0.9? "If you already have Firefox 1.5.x, you will receive an offer to upgrade to Firefox 2.0 over the next several weeks", we were told almost two months ago. Yes, we can manually install 2.0; but where's the automated 2.0 upgrade for our less technical friends?

The order I made on December 12 will probably arrive at its destination (my nephews' house) in time for Christmas.

The order I made on December 13 will not arrive until December 24 at the earliest. (Which is a problem, because it's being shipped to my office, which is closed on Christmas Eve.)

"Difficulties at the warehouse," they say. "Cancel my order and I'll take my chances at the brick-and-mortar store," I reply.

Geez.

Okay, I'm going wireless at home. I really, really want wireless 'net access for my work laptop when I bring it home. It'd be nice for the family laptop, too. Someday I may even make it easier for the Tivo to call home (far easier than running an Ethernet cable from the cable modem to that part of the house).

The question is, should I buy 802.11b gear, or "invest in the future" and go with 802.11g? "g" is faster than "b", but even "b" is faster than my cable modem. I'm not running servers or anything interesting on the home LAN.

Thoughts? Experience?

Do not go to someone with a master's degree and twenty years of industry experience, and say, "Gosh, I'm sorry you lost your job, but we've got a heck of a good retraining program at the local community college."

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