Connection Issues

What gives. I tried to connect to a local hotspot today. I could not get any further than a local connection. A friend who was there at the same time was able to
access from his laptop. Maybe it was that he had an Apple machine and I have a Dell.
May be some other issue. I may never know.

We tried to figure out what was causing this to no avail. I know I can connect at home, so I doubt highly it's an issue with the WiFi card. May be the HotSpot likes only Apples and their OS and dislikes Windows based units. If that's the case, it should be noted.

Other than that little thing, I have beeen extreamly happy with the laptop.
Jen and I no longer need to "fight" over the need to use the computer.