LucidLink Releases Free Client for Win XP, 2000

“LucidLink has released a free Wi-Fi client that solves some configuration, security hassles: In an interesting move, wireless security software vendor Interlink has released LucidLink Wireless Client at no cost for all Windows XP and 2000 users. The client software aids in supporting secure configurations by detecting a network's settings--Mac OS X does this built-in--and secures against evil twin and related attacks by not automatically switching to networks named the same but with different attributes. The client incorporates several security elements, meaning it can serve as a single entry point for Wi-Fi network connection, as opposed to Microsoft's broken-up approach.” [Wi-Fi Networking News]

This is the kind of information that comes to my mind when Aaron encourages librarians to lead their communities in some areas of technology and educate patrons. It’s also the kind of information I like to see on library blogs (librarian blogs, too).