One of the golden rules of being a good road warrior who wants to be able to work anywhere is to never, ever, not ever check a bag, especially if you are changing planes. This is becoming a growing problem and one which only got worse this past week at JFK with American Airlines snafu. … Read more
When I first read about NetShare, an application for the iPhone, it actually gave me a reason to want to buy a 3G Apple iPhone to add to my collection. Instead of pulling the app, Apple and the carriers should simply come up with a pricing model for tethering. The problem though is not as … Read more
If you’re heading to China for the Olympics, or just for some really good Peking Duck, the folks at PhoneFusion have added a web based calling feature that lets you bridge your calls to a local Chinese cell phone number. Simply purchase a local SIM and point your PhoneFusion account to the number and your … Read more
As someone who once lost a cellphone, my Nokia E61i in the airport lounge of now defunct EOS Airlines at JFK nothing is more unsettling. A new service from client YouGetItBack.com helps put the worry and fear associated with the unexpected loss out of your mind. Dubbed Mobile SuperHero, the service provides for your data … Read more
I checked in where I’ll be for a few days of work and meetings and the London NYC so far is on par with what I like in a hotel for the business guy on the go. Great size suite, with a real work area and a sleeping area. Spacious bathroom with a full size … Read more
Airports offer places to work. The new Southwest work stations are not as private as airline clubs but do provide power and a place to work.
Pal Luca has come up with a way to drive users towards Hictu. Start using Hictu and you become eligible to win a new unlocked 3G iphone. It’s like Hictu. That simple.
When I read the Network World story about Polycom and look at the prices for their video conferencing solution, which is room based and not really portable, I lose interest. Given the video conferencing capabilities within Skype, SightSpeed and others, one would think IT managers and CFO’s would look to see how people are using … Read more
Mark McLeod is a serial CFO and thank God, someone else sees what I’ve been saying. Ad model based businesses are not the panacea that many think it is. You need a real revenue model, which means you need to cultivate paying customers. The people who like FREE will abandon you the minute they have … Read more
Apple usually is at the forefront of wireless so it took me by surprise that Apple didn’t have the 3G Bluetooth tethering feature in the new iPhone. Let’s look at their “wireless” history. They were the first to embed Bluetooth into desktop and laptop computers with any consistency where access and connectivity was made easy. … Read more
