Okay Percy, here's the scoop that I've found out. I went to one link that has good information that covers the 802.11a, b, and g standards. That's CNET's Wireless Networking 101. Essentially, these are IEEE (engineering) standards of networking. The current standard is the 11b. Most people use these kinds of networks. The 11g is a newer standard that is backwards compatible with 11b, but provides better transfer rates. This was just approved by IEEE in June.

Of course, those cover only the 11 Mbps speeds. There are also the 54 Mbps ones. These are "5 times faster." Of course, this is theoretical speed. Whether or not you will notice this difference, I'm not sure. I don't want to be like Gates was way back when ("Who could possibly need more than 640k?"), but I'm not sure if, at present, you would notice a difference. Effectively, from my experience, the 11 standard works at a similar rate at good old network cable (I haven't noticed a difference.) Here's another link that details the 54g techonology:
PC-Food

If you're willing to spend the money, you will be on the cutting edge. If not, you won't be too far behind, so I'm not sure that it matters. My only piece of advice to you regarding wireless networking is make sure that it's secure. Broadcasting an unsecured gateway into your computers and to the internet is not the most brilliant of plans.

Good luck.

Yea, fight fight fight

Wait! There's no room for more than one Stick Ninja. It's time for a free for all duke out! Every Stick Ninja that has the guts to claim Ninja hood will have to come out for a battle royale. The last one standing keeps their name and vanquishes the pathetic! Yes...battle royale.

Tanks P.

Hypothetically, if you were to shop around for wireless network routers, what would you be looking for? Would 54 mbps be good or average? G or B type? Any particular brand have any exceptional qualities? I'm leaning on this G type, which happens to be 54 mbps, but I've come across these cheaper 11mbps ones.

Actually, crazy is that someone will actually stumble on this site. I mean, you would have to be searching for "paras and sale of surplus gay deceptacons." I don't want to know who's looking for that.

On an unrelated note, I was unable to sell my surplus of gay deceptacons. Perhaps I overestimated the popularity of 80s classics like these.

hey guys check this out!

http://www.ualberta.ca/htbin/lwgate/SURPLUS-MAILING-LIST/

it's the surplus sale mailing list website! so we can find out when we all can get sweet $30 computers.

in another note, when I was searching for this I discovered if you type something like "Paras" or "the WEBSITE" or "surplus sale" or "deceptacons are gay" odds are, this site will come up on the search engine. pretty crazy huh? I guess that means this isn't as private as I once thought.

and in other news, I've come to the conclusion that the deceptacons are gay. and not the happy will and grace kind, the scary closet kind that'll shoot you if happen to menition it to them even if some of them do transform into items that could be interpreted as phallic.

So yeah, if anyone is at all interested, the boys of summer, Lime, will be playing at the Hawrelak Park at 1:30 pm this Saturday. tickets are 10 dollars in advance and 15 at the door. contact any one of the Lime boys if you're interested in purchasing tickets. thank you, and hope to see you there.

hey cool, it's "Hom Sars runner!" Hommie Sars. good one Par, word up.

Remember that dog from duck hunt that would always laugh at you? In classic Duck Hunt style, you can give that dog what's coming to him:

Kill the Dog from Duck Hunt