"By adding Wayport-enabled McDonald's restaurants to their already-large list of sites, iPass has made it easier for users to be productive wherever they roam, while simplifying billing, security and service management for the enterprise," said Craig Mathias, a principal with the wireless and mobile advisory firm Farpoint Group (Ashland, MA).

"We want to make getting connected on the road as convenient as if you were at your desk, and that means being in the places that people recognize and trust," said Anurag Lal, chief business development and sales officer, iPass. "Through this expansion of our relationship with Wayport, iPass now offers Wi-Fi at over 70,000 locations, 30,000 more than any other Wi-Fi service, so that as our customers roam they are seldom far from an enterprise-ready broadband connection." Full Story...
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Corpus Christi was one of only five U.S. cities to be named a Smart21 Community of 2007. Kabul, Afghanistan; Tallinn, Estonia; and Hong Kong, China, also were recognized for economic development in the 21st century.

"It underscores the fact that among a worldwide group of people, this is a worthwhile endeavor," said Ogilvie Gericke, city director of municipal information systems. "If you look at the United States, we are the community with the largest working network. Other people are working, but we have the network."

The city began its wireless network in 2004 to automate its meter-reading system in a 20-square-mile pilot area. The network, which allows people to access the Internet from wireless devices such as laptops, can handle much more than that, and the city hopes to sign up as many people as possible. Its use has since been expanded to provide data services for police officers and firefighters in their vehicles, and could be expanded to ambulances and learning programs in public schools, Gericke said. Full Story...
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When people read out a phone number, they use "phone rhythm." No one has to explain "phone rhythm," we all just seem to do it automatically, "... 713...555...12...34". Similarly, when we answer a phone call we all say, "Hello." No one taught us to do that, but somehow we all seemed to pick it up.

So why is it that when it comes to emails, there are no accepted standards? Even though 6 billion emails are sent every day, almost no one agrees about simple things like email etiquette, how to organize a note, or whether emails are considered private or not.

The 99 tips in this article make up the best in email practices. From how to ethically use the 'BCC:' to what attachments will make your mobile emailing compatible with everyone else's, this list covers everything you need to know about emailing. Full Story...
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Wireless Internet access is up-and-running and making the D-River Wayside in Lincoln City quite the hotspot.

From Oct. 1 to Oct. 30, the wayside logged 126 hours of Internet usage... greatly exceeding expectations, according to Craig Tutor, development and marketing manager for the Oregon Travel Information Council, which installed the access at D-River.

The travel council is the state agency responsible for putting travel information kiosks and the blue food-and-gas signs near highway exits. The council also runs the state welcome centers.

Wireless access went live at the D-River at the end of September.

With people growing accustomed to being able to communicate with one another in far-flung locations with a flick of a keyboard or cell phone... providing services, such as Wi-Fi hot spots, is becoming critical, Tutor says.

Visitors to the wayside can access select Web sites, such as tripcheck.com, for free. To check e-mail or access other Web sites, users will be charged $1.99 for 20 minutes, $3.99 for the day and $7.99 for a week.

However, Tutor believes eventually access to most sites and e-mail will be free, with the cost of operating the Wi-Fi site paid by advertising revenue. Full Story...
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