In the event there may be no perfect scores during the Austin visit .. this is what it would look like on the Ping-o-tron score card.  But … I am hopeful.  Any suggestions?  Have you found Wi-Fi nirvana and cafeine goodness while in Austin?  Suggestioins welcome.

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Early on, the editorial board of this blog decided not to post comments on the fly, from all readers.  However, all are invited to send in comments for our consideration. For example, I received a nice note from the people at The Garden District coffee shop on in Austin, after my tongue-in-cheek remarks earlier in […]

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Austin is way too cool to sit in a room full of bloggers (for very long), so I slipped away to go “Keep Austin Weird” in my own way.  As you well know, 6th Street is the place to be (although there are some pretty cool things popping up on South Congress …).  And, overlooking […]

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On this fine Saturday morning, PingWi-Fi is doing “speed dating.”  What I mean is, my first venue shuts off the free Wi-Fi at 10 a.m. I stormed through the doors of The Garden District at 9:30.  I grabbed a great cup of joe, fairly quickly, in spite of the family of tourists who recited their […]

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I have an idea for an upcoming blog regarding the rash of cover songs there are these days.  Devo’s regurgitation of The Stones’ “Satisfaction” will not be on the list.  It will forever be in a class of its own. (“Babybabybabybabybabybaby …”) This just in … one of the more enjoyable news releases I have […]

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When I arrived in Eastern Standard Time a couple of weeks ago, I took note that my Blackberry didn’t adjust itself to the new time zone. Easy fix. I was glad to help out a handheld. Well, last night as I remembered Daylight Saving Time (for once), I prodded the Blackberry forward 60 minutes. Guess […]

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As I prepare for the twice-a-year confusion/ritual known as Daylight Saving Time — how in the world is “spring forward” supposed to help me? — I am checking out Wi-Fi at hotel chain that is new to me. Comfort Suites. in Exton, Penn.  Suites, inns … lots of hotel chains are lumped together in my […]

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If you have read along, you know that I have a new side gig … not unlike Dirty Jobs on TV.  If you don’t know what I mean, scroll down a few posts.

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“What a small world” is not a cliche.  It is a truism that applies pretty much every day … seems like.  This morning, I was standing in line at an American Airlines gate, checking a bag to Cleveland.  (I am going there for some Wi-Fi and also a little “Dirty Jobs”-like action.) I heard a […]

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If for no other reason than my membership expires in a week, today I rushed over to The Modern art museum in Fort Worth to check out the Wi-Fi.  And of course, while I was there, I sampled the “decor” in Tadao Ando’s architectural showpiece. Actually, there was another reason.  As of late, PingWi-Fi is […]

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