The test flight of PingWi-Fi strategically wedged itself between two hurricanes on the Florida coast … “Hanna to the left of me and Ike to the right.” And we lived to tell about it, in our “goofy-foot” way. Those tales will be revealed in the next few days – including some “war driving” with the Hewlett-Packard laptop inside the Jacksonville Apple Store.
Surf’s Up!
Know what I sayin?
Aircell’s Gogo Goes International with Air Canada
Canada’s Largest Airline Selects Aircell’s Gogo Service for Inflight Wi-Fi
(Sept. 9, 2008 – WAEA Conference and Exhibition) – Aircell®, the world’s leading provider of airborne communications, and Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline, today announced that they have reached an agreement, whereby the airline intends to offer the Aircell mobile broadband service, Gogo™, to passengers on trans-border flights expanding Aircell’s North American footprint and making Air Canada the first Canadian airline to offer inflight Wi-Fi.
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 every latte you can imagine and YES … free Wi-Fi.
Rug weaving 101 and free Wi-Fi … take that Starbucks! Tapetes gets 5 pings.
Next stop, Las Vegas … no … not that Vegas – the older Vegas, Las Vegas, N.M.And I confess straight up.I had been there before, and I knew what to expect.I knew there is a great restaurant with Wi-Fi and an interesting name – Spic and Span, and I knew there is a university with cool t-shirts – New Mexico Highlands.
I am in training.
No, not because of the upcoming Winter Olympics, but you’d think. Actually, one of those hot dog eating contests was on TV, and it showed the rigorous training and the special techniques perfected by those competitive types.
What can I say? I was inspired. Eat Strong!
Yes, there are strange things indeed at work in this universe. Take a moment to ponder the Gilmore Girls phenomena with me, if you will.
You see, today I received some typically crucial information from FaceBook. It seems that one of my friends updated her profile, alerting the world that she had once checked out the music from The Gilmore Girls. Pretty heady stuff – important too, apparently. Because the TuneSocial function sent me an e-mail to keep me abreast of this development.
“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 you are like me, and that question drives you nuts, let’s do this thing. The next time you are asked “What can I get started for you?” … well … fire right back at them, “Actually, I prefer you complete the thing.”
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 on what promises to be a long winding road. But apparently it was meant to be – right down to the very day.
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