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Wi-Fi Pricing Droping in U.K.--Debatable

Wi-Fi Pricing Droping in U.K.--Debatable 11/13/2003 01:34 PM
This article points only to anecdotal evidence from a journalist to claim that the price of using public hot spots in the U.K. is dropping: In any developing market, service providers walk a tight rope between charging enough to cover their startup costs and failing to attract customers because of sky high prices. At the moment, the price of a subscription for Wi-Fi services is too high for most except the serious traveler, especially because there aren't yet enough hot spots. Hopefully a greater number of hot spots will attract more customers, which will in turn lead to lower prices. Maybe that's already starting to happen in the U.K. Interestingly, this intrepid traveler rants about how insanely high the cost of Wi-Fi is in Europe. He visited nine cities in the U.S. and had Wi-Fi access in eight. Just one of those charged a mere $9 a day for access. He then stayed in seven hotels in Europe and one offered Wi-Fi, for $60 a day and it never worked. Two of the hotels in Europe didn't have phones so no Internet connection was available from the room. To be fair, this traveler doesn't mention which cities he stayed in so maybe he was pretty far off the beaten path. Still, I've stayed in decent hotels in Europe that have these ancient phone systems through which you can't even dial up. By contrast, just last week I took a road trip from Seattle to northern California and even cheap hotels in tiny towns at least had dial up while some had broadband wired access. Since the wired access in European hotels is generally poor, hotel managers there might see a great opportunity in Wi-Fi. Wireless networks will be much easier for them to deploy in a building that isn’t already wired....

"Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves
Town"

"Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves
Town" 06/22/2005 02:21 AM

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves
Town

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves
Town 02/17/2004 01:12 PM
uh oh. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town: Cory's coming to London. Then, starting on April 1, I'll be heading off to London, England, to work for Creative Commons and EFF on a variety of projects: • Responding to...

This old town will never be the same.

This old town will never be the same. 08/27/2004 01:51 PM
Utica Club, Utica Club. This Friday, enjoy the strains of the Utica Club Natural Carbonation Beer Drinking Song.

Parents in Town

Parents in Town 06/08/2004 06:51 PM
I picked 'em up from SJC early this afternoon. Tomorrow we head to Napa for a ride on the Wine Train and then up to Redding for a few days near Mt. Shasta. I'll have the computer with me and will post some pictures this weekend....

When the circus came to town...

When the circus came to town... 06/16/2004 10:18 AM
Defunct amusement parks. It has postca rds and historical photos. It also has relatively current photos of parks in various states of disr epair. A great site for fans of entropy, like myself. (via Linkfilter)

The all-seeing eyes of Chi-town

The all-seeing eyes of Chi-town 09/21/2004 01:11 PM
I saw over at Defensetech.org that Chicago's mayor (Richard Daley) has decided to add 250 surveillance cameras to the city's already extensive network of 2,000 such cameras that monitor high-crime areas in the city.

Ghost town

Ghost town 04/10/2004 08:27 PM
Although not a work of art or design, Elana aka "Kid of speed" from Kiev has made a very thought provoking website called Ghost town...

Dutch Town Gets Wi-Fi

Dutch Town Gets Wi-Fi 12/02/2003 02:31 PM
WinQ, a European WISP, has been working on a city-wide Wi-Fi zone in Kenniswijk Eindhoven in the Netherlands since July. The network uses Proxim APs and the Nomadix Universal Subscriber Gateway which enables customer acquisition and service provisioning. The city center, cafes, hotels and the railway station are already connected. The city council uses the network to broadcast live city council meetings over the Web. The city and WinQ are looking at the project as an experiment to see how people will use the network. It's a great idea to use a wireless network to allow people to be more involved in city government. These large Wi-Fi networks will be used more with useful applications like the city council broadcasts. The announcement isn't online yet but should be up here eventually....

Around Town: The Different District

Around Town: The Different District 09/24/2004 04:14 PM

Around Town: Macteens

Around Town: Macteens 09/17/2004 12:09 PM

My kind of town.....

My kind of town..... 07/11/2004 10:47 AM

David Weinberger asks....

My wife and I are taking 3 days of vacation in Chicago, starting tomorrow. I've been there many times on business, which means I'm very familiar with the airport and am fully qualified to operate the remote in the hotel rooms, and my wife hasn't been there in 30 years or so.

So, we're going to do the tourist thing. Outside of the obvious, any recommendations? (Three notes: Second City is closed the days we're there, we don't eat meat and we don't much care for the blues.)

[Joho the blog]

I was born and raised in Chi-town Il. Here's a few highlights:
- Watertower = on Michigan Ave.
- Navy Pier = at Navy Pier
- Michigan Ave = the Miracle Mile
- Home of the Blues = Checkboard Lounge
- Ribs = Robinson's
- Italian Beef = Al's Beef (on Harrison, out by U of IL, Chicago Circle campus)
- City Beaches = North Beach
- Zoo = Lincoln Park Zoo
- Museum = the Art Institute of Chicago (I went to school there)
- Grant Park = symphony
- Museum of Natural History = dinosaurs

That aught to keep you bust. I HIGHLY suggest an Al's Beef, hot peppers - with provolone.

Oh yah during the summer, there's KILLER Italian Ice right across the street from Al's - on Harrison. Over 30 flavors - totally uniqiue - like nothing you've had before (even in Venice when you went to dinner with Paolo.)

But Chicago doesn't have black squid ink.

And Maxwell St. is gone.....

And the steel mills.

:-(

Hey here's some research for you! Find out who Cap Streeter is and why it's called Streeterville. He was an early revolutionary who declared a seperate state - maybe it was even a seperate country.

Thne research Mayor Daley and bow your head and pray to the history of poltiics in America. Without Mayor Daley we wouldn't have - Mayor Daley, nepotism and George W.

Oh yah and look up the Chagall Mosaic at 1st National Bank. I videotaped teh unveiling - in 1972. My first editing project.

Around Town: Applelinks

Around Town: Applelinks 12/19/2004 02:51 PM
Applelinks is a Macintosh portal site that covers the news and adds its own opinions, "giving it more flavor and personality." "We feel it's the Mac community that makes us important. We don't see ourselves as a stopping point for Mac users, but as a channel to other Mac sites," Kirk Hiner, senior editor of Applelinks told Spymac. "Our news coverage, reviews, feature columns and even how-tos and such all take this approach: 'Here's what we think, and here's where you can go to determine if you agree or disagree.' This exposes our readers to the wealth of knowledge and opinions within the Mac community, and hopefully increases the readership of the other sites." Applelinks is on Spymac's list of sites in the Around Town Tracker (that can be found on the right side of Spymac). To add Applelinks to your tracking list go to "Options" in the top right corner and then click on the button beside "News Tracks." You'll then be able to select Applelinks by checking the box next to the name (don't forget to press "Submit" after you've checked the box!).

Vt. Town Wants to Secede to New
Hampshire (AP)

Vt. Town Wants to Secede to New
Hampshire (AP) 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
AP - Officials in the popular ski resort area of Killington want the town to secede from Vermont and join neighboring New Hampshire in a dispute over taxes.

Downtrodden Pa. Town Gets Pep Talk (AP)

Downtrodden Pa. Town Gets Pep Talk (AP) 06/24/2005 09:58 PM
AP - People here were buzzing for days over a cryptic announcement from the mayor's office that promised, "Something UNBELIEVABLE is about to happen in Wilkes-Barre."

Dry Town Tries to Overturn Alcohol Ban
(AP)

Dry Town Tries to Overturn Alcohol Ban
(AP) 09/21/2004 08:26 AM
AP - Residents of this tourist village where alcohol has been banned for nearly 150 years have asked the Legislature to take the first step toward allowing some sales of booze.

Around Town: Macsimum Perspective

Around Town: Macsimum Perspective 09/10/2004 03:09 PM

Haitian Rebels Take Over Another Town
(AP)

Haitian Rebels Take Over Another Town
(AP) 02/14/2004 12:11 PM
AP - Haitian rebels forced police out of another northern town and blocked a main road leading to the Dominican Republic, witnesses said Saturday as aid workers warned food was running out in northern cities and towns.

Ohio Town Aims to Have More Fun (AP)

Ohio Town Aims to Have More Fun (AP) 08/17/2004 05:22 PM
AP - You won't hear merry songs spilling from an ice cream truck or smell burgers sizzling at a park picnic.

Town Won't Change Name to Veggieville
(AP)

Town Won't Change Name to Veggieville
(AP) 02/18/2004 10:52 AM
AP - A truckload of veggie burgers wasn't enough to get a small Oklahoma town to change its name to Veggieville.

Family Coming to Town

Family Coming to Town 08/13/2004 09:22 PM
It's family visit time again. My sister and brother in-law are arriving at SJC on Saturday morning and return to Ohio on the 26th (that's a 12 day stay in case you're wondering). On the tentative agenda for their first visit to California are: Alcatraz Yosemite National Park (2 days) Sequoia National Park (2 days) Glider rides (woohoo! I get to fly!) Lick Observatory Winchester Mystery House Monterey Bay and the Aquarium Muir Woods Hearst Castle San Fransciso for a...

Inside the ghost town

Inside the ghost town 04/14/2004 07:43 AM
The silent streets of Baghdad tell an ominous tale: A year after Saddam's fall, the hope and optimism that followed the American invasion are dead.

N.J. Town Trying to End Geese Feeding
(AP)

N.J. Town Trying to End Geese Feeding
(AP) 04/14/2004 09:13 AM
AP - Authorities in Wayne are trying to discourage a certain waterfowl resident — geese — from staying in the northern New Jersey town.

Your town. Your Neighbors. Your
Newspaper.

Your town. Your Neighbors. Your
Newspaper. 01/18/2004 08:17 PM
Instead of buying ad space on Amazon.com or Google, which many companies think is the only way to advertise their product, go to where the market is and sell ...

Five Town CSD Says Yes To Laptops For
Freshmen

Five Town CSD Says Yes To Laptops For
Freshmen 07/29/2004 03:12 AM
The Five Town CSD board agreed to participate in a state-promoted program to provide laptops to the high school's 185 incoming freshmen. By Lynda Clancy, VillageSoup.com (via MyAppleMenu)

The convention comes to town, but The
Duke is odd man out

The convention comes to town, but The
Duke is odd man out 07/25/2004 09:12 PM

Sweater Town about to warm up

Sweater Town about to warm up 01/03/2005 03:07 AM
Chicagotribune.com - Fri Dec 31, 12:56 pm GMT

Loic's coming to town

Loic's coming to town 05/15/2004 09:39 PM

Hey Loic!  Sacre Bleu  let's get together when you're here.

OK?

Off to San Francisco all next week. I am joining our second international meeting at Six Apart (Asia, Europe and the US will gather there), small company, already global. Of course, we'll discuss the MT3 launch. We are preparing the launch of MT3 in Europe, too, and... [Loic Le Meur Blog]

Practical RDF Town Hall

Practical RDF Town Hall 12/13/2003 04:10 PM
Around 30 people attended the Practical RDF Town Hall at the XML 2003 conference this week, watching demos and asking questions.

The TAG's Town Hall

The TAG's Town Hall 12/10/2003 04:14 PM
Kendall Clark reports from the public question and answer session with the W3C's Technical Architecture Group, which took place as part of the XML 2003 conference.

Peru town hit by further unrest

Peru town hit by further unrest 05/24/2004 02:35 PM
Ten people are injured in clashes with police in a town where a mob lynched the mayor last month.

Gallagher is coming to town

Gallagher is coming to town 02/08/2003 09:33 PM
After far too long, I get to see Gallagher live tomorrow at 7pm. He's coming to the Marin Center. Now I just need to figure out where, exactly, that is so I can find it tomorrow night. (I bought a...

Florida town changes MLK street name

Florida town changes MLK street name 05/11/2004 09:01 PM
Florida town changes MLK street name What's in a name, asked Shakespeare. Everything, it seems.

Paint the Town Fluorescent Red

Paint the Town Fluorescent Red 02/05/2005 09:44 PM
Filthadelphia documents the "prolific, rare, and unique art form of Philadelphia's graffiti" and the ongoing effort to cover every surfac e in town.

biggest asshole in town

biggest asshole in town 05/10/2004 04:13 PM
NIMBY

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The New Yorker: The Talk of the Town

The New Yorker: The Talk of the Town 11/11/2003 05:55 AM
Remember the banjo boy in the 1972 film "Deliverance"? .. soon be in a theater near you

newyorker.com/talk/content/?031117ta_talk_friend
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Biotechs come to town to see what's for
sale

Biotechs come to town to see what's for
sale 06/23/2004 07:35 AM
San Jose Mercury News Jun 23 2004 11:45AM GMT

Kangaroo on the Loose Near W. Va. Town
(AP)

Kangaroo on the Loose Near W. Va. Town
(AP) 06/17/2005 05:05 PM
AP - A kangaroo has been on the loose for the last several months outside Charleston, perplexing authorities who have had problems catching it.

Ghost town, sponsored by Google

Ghost town, sponsored by Google 03/06/2004 02:01 AM

Via Boing Boing, this fascin ating and utterly chilling photographic journey through the abandoned ruins of the Chernobyl dead zone.

As an aside, the free hosting provide used by the site appears to be inserting Google ads. Make sure you look out for them as you explore the site; the relevance algorithm gets stretched to the limit.

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