While many computers come standard with a wireless card built into them, do you really need a wireless internet option with your computer? If you have a portable computer or laptop the answer is probably yes. Once built only for travellers, lap tops are the most popular type of computer being sold and represent the future of computing.

With a laptop computer and a wireless network in your home or office, you can work or surf the net and check email anywhere you feel like in your home or office. If you want to read the internet news while you eat breakfast you can. You can check stocks while you brush your teeth or read some emails while you blow dry your hair and you don't need a blackberry to do it.

Wireless connectivity may not be mandatory at this point for the average computer user, but it is fast becoming the standard for most homes. In generations past, people would gather around the television after dinner and

Now after dinner family members grab their laptops, curl up in their favourite chair, and check the game scores, email, and update their MySpace page or Facebook profile. This is not really possible without wireless technology although you could run long cables for the outlet to your favourite chair.

Wireless networking cards are also available through cell phone companies allowing you to connect wirelessly to the internet from anywhere which gives you even more freedom than wireless networking at your home or office.