I just saw a Google Alert — “code word” Wi-Fi — about everyone’s favorite … the iPhone.  The article in the alert questions whether or not people are experiencing problems getting on Wi-Fi networks with the iPhone.

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IF you find yourself stuck in an airport, and you have a Boingo membership for Wi-Fi … or T-Mobile … or whatever, I encourage you to spend some time with us and look through this site.  There is much more than meets the eye, buried deep in the back pages.

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The road between Jacksonville and Orlando was quite a drive. For the first 45 minutes, I took the A1 highway with the Atlantic Ocean on the left, until I hit St. Augustine and then veered off to the right, and hopped on I-95 headed for Orlando. It was pretty tempting to pull over and get […]

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Before I left the Five Points area of Jacksonville, I was drawn to the freshly painted window of a little coffee shop called L@titudes, with the “at” sign in the name. Hmmm … you think they will have wireless Internet? I’m thinking yes. But, their sign also said “coming soon.” So, I may never know, […]

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Then I got to the heart of things … Jacksonville proper. First off, I followed a tip from Ashley at the Old Bridge ice cream shop in Ponte Vedra Beach. She highly recommended the Five Points area, around the bend in the river from downtown Jacksonville. (Old Bridge – new management. No Wi-Fi samples, although […]

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The next day, I fired up the Wi-Fi Ford 250 Diesel, 4-wheel-drive, King Ranch edition and rolled toward Jacksonville for some urban trucking. But first, I ran across what must be the shopping mecca of north Florida, St. Johns Town Center. As I like to say, there was more Wi-Fi than you could shake a […]

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The first portion of my Jacksonsville tour was marked by a combination of incognito yet in-your-face commuter-ism. The first time I traveled across the United States, I drove an SUV that was the subtle color of an orange safety-pylon – covered in sponsor logos. This trip, at least during the Jacksonville leg, I wanted something […]

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On the last stop in the heart of Las Vegas, N.M., I parked on the plaza and went inside what I think is a community center called Tapetes de Lana, where veterans and neophytes weave rugs on traditional Navajo looms. And the place also has a coffee shop tucked away in the back corner, with […]

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“What can I get started for you?” Am I the only one who hates it … no actually dislikes it, (hate is too strong) … when the Starbucks barista asks that question? I have heard the question in a few hundred Starbucks around the States … more on that in a moment. So … if […]

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I laughed my way through the office politics of a “real job” for more than two years while I planned this blog. So, tell me this isn’t a wonderful coincidence. Some 714 days into the planning process, the “Coming Soon” page for PingWi-Fi finally went up on the Internet. It was a small first step […]

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