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This is McDonald's McGuide to Getting on McWi-Fi

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Three steps for Big Mac users.

Are you looking for some free Wi-Fi? Your local café is a good bet, especially if it's a Starbucks. But if you're not the coffee type or maybe you're just in need of some McNuggets, then McDonald's "restaurants" now offers free Wi-Fi too.

While most people should know by now how to connect to free, commercial hotspots, McDonald's has made a quick startup guide for connecting to its Wi-Fi.

With all the different versions of Windows and some (unnecessary to tweak) settings, the Mac OS X instructions look downright straightforward and simple. More time for Apple users to enjoy their Big "Mac", I suppose.

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    boiler1990 , July 27, 2011 11:01 AM
    Gamer-girlWindows 7 is so easy they don't need to print instructions?


    Remember, they have to include instructions for people who don't know how to use their computers. Probably not your average Tom's member.
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    Gamer-girl , July 27, 2011 10:20 AM
    Windows 7 is so easy they don't need to print instructions?
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    getochkn , July 27, 2011 1:14 PM
    99.9% of people will be able to connect as easy with the mac. Who uses a static IP or custom DNS server on their laptop's wifi network controller.

    And for Toms site, really, I have to click on the picture to enlarge, which just opens it again in a page and then clicking that opens it in a new window, not even sized to the picture or anything. all Tom's photo enlarges are like that, and its the stupidest design for an enlarge.
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    Gamer-girl , July 27, 2011 10:20 AM
    Windows 7 is so easy they don't need to print instructions?
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    Anonymous , July 27, 2011 10:21 AM
    I'd rather not patronize a restaurant that serves ground hog balls.
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    boiler1990 , July 27, 2011 11:01 AM
    Gamer-girlWindows 7 is so easy they don't need to print instructions?


    Remember, they have to include instructions for people who don't know how to use their computers. Probably not your average Tom's member.
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    amdfangirl , July 27, 2011 11:10 AM
    More importantly, why don't they make it a little easier to connect?
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    Marco925 , July 27, 2011 11:48 AM
    By the time i am done connecting, i'd have already finished my hamburger!
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    roleki , July 27, 2011 12:21 PM
    ReggieRayFirst off I'm surprised it is not in Spanish too. With said, Wal-Mart and McDonald's patrons are basically the same group of people (Obama voters) and I doubt half of them could even read the instructions.

    And you nutjobs say liberals are the elitists.
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    nebun , July 27, 2011 12:22 PM
    free wifi is an invitation for trouble.....don't use it...no wonder there are so many people with hacked accounts these days
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    Miharu , July 27, 2011 12:31 PM
    No idea why it's a news.
    I see this... 2-3 years ago.

    It's a 2008 pictures if you get the real article and the real image
    http://twitpic.com/5vbvf9/full


    Toms stop copying BetaNews false news.
    Thank.
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    soo-nah-mee , July 27, 2011 12:36 PM
    An under-informed Windows 7 user may think that their laptop won't work with McWifi. How long has it been since Windows 7's release (rhetorical; the answer is about 2 years), and why is it that the guide only offers instructions for Vista users?
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    adaman2576 , July 27, 2011 12:45 PM
    post a pic big enough to read.
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    thrasher32 , July 27, 2011 12:58 PM
    ReggieRayFirst off I'm surprised it is not in Spanish too. With said, Wal-Mart and McDonald's patrons are basically the same group of people (Obama voters) and I doubt half of them could even read the instructions.


    How does it feel to be a jackass bigot?
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    getochkn , July 27, 2011 1:14 PM
    99.9% of people will be able to connect as easy with the mac. Who uses a static IP or custom DNS server on their laptop's wifi network controller.

    And for Toms site, really, I have to click on the picture to enlarge, which just opens it again in a page and then clicking that opens it in a new window, not even sized to the picture or anything. all Tom's photo enlarges are like that, and its the stupidest design for an enlarge.
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    sgtopmobile , July 27, 2011 1:26 PM
    waste of paper, only retarded people need this.
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    ojas , July 27, 2011 1:29 PM
    TheCapuletWhy is this news?


    Because you're not
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    ojas , July 27, 2011 1:32 PM
    getochknAnd for Toms site, really, I have to click on the picture to enlarge, which just opens it again in a page and then clicking that opens it in a new window, not even sized to the picture or anything. all Tom's photo enlarges are like that, and its the stupidest design for an enlarge.


    Couldn't agree more...
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    redhotbd , July 27, 2011 2:47 PM
    ReggieRayFirst off I'm surprised it is not in Spanish too. With said, Wal-Mart and McDonald's patrons are basically the same group of people (Obama voters) and I doubt half of them could even read the instructions.


    lmao, this is maybe the 3rd shot I've seen this guy take on a political standpoint, what's a matter RayRay, why you always be hatin'?
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    mchuf , July 27, 2011 3:17 PM
    Kind of funny they have Mac instructions. Unless McDonalds has become an elitest and overpriced brand, Mac users will never be seen there.
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    RazberyBandit , July 27, 2011 3:19 PM
    RedHotBDlmao, this is maybe the 3rd shot I've seen this guy take on a political standpoint, what's a matter RayRay, why you always be hatin'?

    3rd? It's been WAY more than that... Most people seem to have learned to just ignore him, though.
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    zak_mckraken , July 27, 2011 3:31 PM
    Putting restaurants in quotation marks is really unnessecary. Furthermore, the coffee at McDonald's is great (at any rate, better than the food)! I prefer it to Tim Horton's in Canada. They even added a lot of products to their selection lately.

    I'm not defending McDonald's, I'm just a coffee enthusiast! ;) 
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