Communicating in a networked world
I wrote about the open wi-fi network in central London - back when I was just “hoping” that it would give us coverage while in London. Indeed it looks the network is around and that there are many wireless hotspots. I don't know yet how pervasive the … [Continue reading]
In a stroke of Alice Through the Looking Glass, I arrived in London after an overnight flight, took the Heathrow Express (fast train - 15 minutes from the airpor to central London), then switched to the tube (subway) for a short ride to my hotel. (JD … [Continue reading]
Howard Rheingold, who I’ve known casually for a few years, is one of my heroes. Not only does he write well, about current social media topics (Smart Mobs) but he is an artist at heart and like me a child of the 1960s. Though Howard paints (and wears … [Continue reading]
Tom Foremski is the Silicon Valley Watcher. We met up at Green's in Fort Mason, San Francisco, to get phones working and try out some tiny Internet-enabled portable devices. Here’s what Tom is looking forward to learning on the London trip. Why is … [Continue reading]
I've just spent 48 hours “beating myself up” over the Comcast (cable) high-speed Internet system here in San Francisco. I say beating myself up because I was so convinced the problem was Comcast that I spent hours on the phone with them, but … [Continue reading]