I don't know if McDonalds is an open network or not, but if it is you should be able to connect automatically. If you don't get a connections, again if open, McD may have some log-on requirement, most do, something to say you agree to be on an open, no security, network Seems I sometimes have to click: Start -> connect to -> Show all connections -> Click on the "Wireless" Icon and ask to "see all networks". This may be enough to get you connected, if necessary at all.

and since it mentions b/g/n it means it can use all of those technologies with n being the most current. So should you want or need a new wireless router any of those would work but you really want would be best with an N for latest technology and longest distance. I have my modem and router right on the desk beside my desktop so I actually prefer to simply use cables to connect. Just use the wireless for my portable devices.

I am using Parrot Flower Powers extensively and find them very helpful. It's a good way to gain a better understanding of light, moisture, and soil. This kind of thing isn't for everyone... as I see from the comments above. Many commercial growers are using tools like these to increase their yields. Concepts such as 'watering the day before your plant needs it' becomes trivial along with the knowledge to maximize your growth. Of course, it still takes quite a bit of effort and learning to get the most out of it (like most things). My focus is more on the measurements rather than automatic recommendations from a tool. Most important is understanding what exactly is being measured and how. For example, I really don't find the nutrient/EC measurements useful because I prefer to have levels at the very bottom of the sensor's measurement range. For that I use a separate EC meter. Here are just a few of my graphs over the past year, since I am running multiple sensors. Temperatures over the past year including a cold spell outside in May: For light, I have been measuring in different places with this sensor throughout the year. Measurements are in PAR DLI: For watering, the cycles change throughout the year according to temperature. Early this year I arranged to have a good friend water my plants just enough to sustain them (it took her several hours each time as I have over two hundred plants with different needs). Overall, I think tools like these are fantastic and getting the data and trends are incredibly useful. I wish they were much cheaper and readily available, but right now it's a step in the right direction. Commercial measurement tools cost hundreds of dollars and close to a thousand if you include multiple sensors and logging capabilities.

"Elmer, as far as I know, Sonos cannot stream high resolution files - it's limited to CD quality. " Yes, mostly right. CD is 44.1kHz. This page says Sonos will handle 48 kHz too, a minor difference better but still limited. Sonos file compatibilities But unless your using Sonos Connect and plugging it in to a capable component system with good speakers, the little Sonos speakers and systems most people use will have little chance of producing the dynamic ranges the higher quality files can produce. "but nowhere on HDtracks website was the analog source they used disclosed." I believe (75% certainty) that the tracks they sell come from the master copies. Older masters will be analog, newer ones will be in the majority digital. All distributed music, whether vinyl, digital, or whatever, needs to be "mastered", a process that takes the master copy and processes the signal to produce the sound in a format compatible with the media to be used and with adjusted audio settings that are mindful of the limitations and idiosyncrasies of the particular media itself. For any given album, if you have a question about the source, I'd contact them and ask. Many recording artists over the years, especially with CDs, are unhappy with how far from the "studio recordings" the distributed copies are. It's why many continue to release their work in vinyl form. Neil Young has been especially vocal and active in this area. He's been releasing high quality digital files and vinyl for a number of years now. " I am enjoying this discussion with you." Thanks! Me too! As a longtime music fanboy and relatively early adopter of digital music and wifi transport, I've learned a lot over the years and am happy to share what I know.