The great thing about public wifi hotspots is that there’s any number of directories that you can use to find the nearest one. The downside is that you generally need to be online in order to use the directory, hence something of a Catch-22.
Now someone’s made the obvious step and produced an offline database – the Jiwire Hotspot Locator. It comes in PC, Mac, Linux, AvantGo and WAP formats, and seems to be pretty comprehensive and up-to-date. Much simpler than wandering around with an open Powerbook sniffing for a signal…
