outSSIDer 0.8 - sound guided WiFi scanner

 Version 0.8 - 19-Sep-2009: Fixed the "Low signal" problem on Windows XP. You may need Wireless LAN API on XP
Version 0.7 - 08-Sep-2009: Verifies the connection around 1 second faster. Also more detailed status bar text
Version 0.6 - 23-Aug-2009: Starts scanning at startup. Auto detects WiFi adapter and timeouts. New user interface
Version 0.5 - 15-Aug-2009: Tests networks with best signal strength first
  outSSIDer scans for open WiFi networks and automatically tries to connect to them.

Sound instructions let you close the laptop lid while walking down the streets hunting for WiFi. But outSSIDer is also useful at airports, conferences, hotels, cafes, etc, where you just start the program and lean back and wait for connection.

The connection is verified by trying to fetch www.google.com/favicon.ico to exclude payment hotspots and closed networks.
 
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Windows XP needs Wireless LAN API if outSSIDer fails to connect and .NET 2.5 if it fails to launch. Both are lighweight on a netbook. outSSIDer costs $6. It uses a new concept where it never expires, has no nag screens, serial numbers, adware or affiliate marketing and has full functionality! We rely only on your honesty. Please pay to make this new software economy idea work :-)

          

We are also trying to start a new trend: Please append " O" to your SSID if you voluntarily and intentionally want to share your WiFi with others:
 

Intentionally shared network   

 

This could end the countless moral and legal debates about "stealing WiFi. However, remember never to send confidential data over these unencrypted networks, and be kind not to use excessive bandwidth.