It has come to my attention that I neglected to post a photo of one of my new favorite places in San Francisco.  I suppose in all of the hoopla surrounding the SFO press conference for PingWi-Fi.com, one ping was overlooked. Note the artwork (look closely … may be able to see) which features what […]

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Friday, I succumbed to a self-induced turkey stupor, dozing off with the laptop on my chest, pinned to the couch.  I was supposed to be monitoring KRLD Radio online.  Market analyst and business journalist David Johnson had interviewed me a couple of days earlier, and I didn’t know when the piece would air.  As I […]

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My visit to San Francisco began with a bang. San Francisco International Airport hosted a press conference, and then treated me to their T-Mobile HotSpot, one of the largest in the country. The press conference drew two TV stations, a radio reporter and several print journalists. Not bad. After someone finally took the microphone away […]

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It has been brought to my attention that some people are not familiar with the PingWi-Fi mission, so here is the news release distributed from San Francisco: Blogger Launches PingWi-Fi Tour At San Francisco International Airport; Huge T-Mobile HotSpot Is Irresistible Attraction For Wireless Explorer SAN FRANCISCO — PingWi-Fi will explore all things wireless — […]

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This just in from the “Texas Tech representin hotline” … Ha … My last day in San Francisco, I decided what the heck, why not wear the Red Raider shirt. I can say with some certainty that I was the only guy in San Francisco wearing the double T for Tech. But, the shirt is […]

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Just as easily as I hopped on Southwest Airlines to leave Phoenix for the press conference at San Francisco International Airport, I am now going to blog backward in time.  Yes … I had to leave paradise behind, to go do some self promotion at SFO.  Here is what I left behind, the previous day […]

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Blogging LIVE from San Francisco International Airport: My name is Kent Pingel … and I am a blogger. And yes, I am nervous … I’ll admit that, committing the cardinal sin of press conferences. AND I have not had my coffee … so that is a dangerous combination … So, let’s just start with an […]

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My colleague at PingWi-Fi tells me I am superstitious.  Not so … “just don’t want to take any chances” as my high school coach was prone to repeat. As I headed for the airport this morning, ready to load up for the press conference in San Francisco, there was a big sign.  A police car, […]

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Jokingly, for the final day of the Lone Star International Film Festival, I suggested to my colleague that I would wear my new, #2, Texas Tech jersey in honor of the most exciting football team in the country.  I mean, Tech graciously took a break in their schedule this week, allowing me to focus my […]

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Sundance Film Festival has its offshoots Slamdance and TromaDance.  Lone Star International Film Festival also has a derivative — “Disney Land.” Playing to a packed room, a series of short format pieces tagged “Webisodes” invited viewers into the curious mind of Fort Worth’s Andrew Disney, a video director whose “daytime job” entails more corporate messaging […]

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