Wireless hacker, any advice?

Yesterday a strange SUV was parked in front of my neighbor's house, and the guy had a laptop up on the steering wheel. I finally got up the nerve to say hello and ask what he was doing, and he said, "I'm looking for a wireless internet connection." Then he added, "Hey, if they're not smart enough to put a password on it..." I asked him to go somewhere else. So... this has me reviewing our wireless security. We have an Airport Express base station v6.3 connecting an iBook running 10.3, a Win XP and a Canon printer. Currently with WPA password. I read through some posts and see that I should probably change a setting to WPA2, yes? What else in the Airport Admin Utility should I check or uncheck for security? In System Preferences>Sharing I made sure the Mac OS Firewall is on. Though we have Personal File Sharing, Windows File Sharing, and Printer Sharing checked. We do share files between the XP PC and iBook sometimes. Do I need Personal File Sharing checked? Should I leave the file sharing options unchecked until I need to share a file? Any other applications or utilities I should make sure I have configured on the Mac? And I know this is the Apple forum, but any advice on apps or utilities to configure on the PC?
Whew. Thanks for any advice about how to make our home wireless network safe, Dianne
oh also - does anyone know if this is technically against the law and if I should have called the police? we're in Austin.

You are safe using WPA with a non-dictionary password.
Sure WPA2 is better, but WPA is secure.
Should I leave the file sharing options unchecked until I need to share a file?
That would be the most secure.

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