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Google Makes Holiday Travel More Tolerable With Free WiFi

GeekSugar — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:43:08 -0800

Here's one holiday stress relieved: Google recently announced they'd be sponsoring free WiFi in airports across the country this holiday season, from now through January 15. Google VP, search and user experience, Marissa Mayer says, "We're very happy to extend our Holiday WiFi gift to the millions of people who will spend time in airports over the next few months."

Which I translate to, "Happy Holidays, here is something to keep you sane when your flight is delayed for the third time. Love, Google."

Plus, they're spreading the cheer. Once you log in using the free wireless, you're given the option to donate to one of three non-profit organizations. At the end of the promotion, Google will match all donations up to $250,000. A full list of airports with free WiFi is available at freeholidaywifi.com.

What will you do with free airport WiFi?

Daily Tech: Microsoft Offers Free WiFi at Hotspots Nationwide

GeekSugar — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:20 -0800

Did you know that if you make one Bing search in many airports and hotels across the country, you can get free WiFi access? - Download Squad
Canon's new semipro DSLR gets taken for a test drive - Gizmodo
Here are some gift suggestions all the geeky dads out there - Wired
Starting today, Yahoo and the Times Square Alliance have teamed up to provide free WiFi service to the public - The Silicon Alley Insider
The popular website Elf Yourself is back for another year - TechCrunch
Esquire's December issue, featuring augmented reality, hits newsstands today - Engadget

Daily Tech: BlackBerry Announces a TiVo App

GeekSugar — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:35:46 -0700

BlackBerry users with a TiVo box can now record their favorite shows remotely with the TiVo app - The Boy Genius Report
Borders will be rolling out free WiFi in 500 store locations across the country - CrunchGear
Wired chats with Felicia Day about the Guild and what it's like to be a geek in Hollywood - Wired
A BlackBerry desktop manager for Macs is said to be coming out on Oct. 2 - Engadget
Zipcar releases a pretty sweet iPhone app that will even unlock your car for you - USA Today
The Motorola Cliq android handset is coming to stores on Nov. 2 and will cost $200 - Gizmodo
It's giveaway and game time on GeekSugar! Be sure to log in and play our Best Video Game Ever bracket! - GeekSugar

New York Coffee Shops Begin Banning Laptop Users

GeekSugar — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:33:59 -0700

Love to spend all day using the free WiFi in your local coffee shop? You might have to say sayonara to this, if your beanery is one of the many in New York that are starting to ban laptop users from hanging out.

The restrictions are for peak hours and only discourage those who aren't eating while typing or surfing; downing coffee won't save your seat, sadly. I get it: nobody likes a mooch.

Add the sucking of electricity out of the shops' outlets for laptop cords, and you've made yourself an unwelcome customer - though ironically, many of these shops added free WiFi to attract customers. I guess they attract them a little too well, huh?

In any case, the daylong laptop visit is a tradition I enjoy carrying out, but next time, I think I'll to order more and make myself a little less conspicuous.

What would you do if your favorite coffee shop banned laptop usage?

Some Tech Freebies Worth Knowing About

GeekSugar — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:50:07 -0700

Surprisingly, there are plenty of ways to enjoy modern technology and its many facets, without spending a single cent. OK, so you might need the laptop or cell phone to actually access the goods, but these goods are free, and there really just isn't anything that compares with that. From locating free WiFi, to finding free movies on iTunes, I'll hook you up with the tell-all freebie secrets.

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Barnes & Noble to Provide Free AT&T WiFi

GeekSugar — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:01:28 -0700

Just one week after unveiling a new eReader and eBooks Store, Barnes & Noble continues to impress by announcing today that they will offer complimentary WiFi access in stores across the country.

What this means is customers can easily download and preview any of the 700,000 eBook titles and opt in to receive personal Barnes & Noble messages, which include coupons to the in-store café, author book signing notifications or where to find a new books in the store. They had me at free.

iPhone App You Need: WiFi Finder

GeekSugar — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:06:20 -0700

I've done the old, desperate WiFi hunt, and it is not cool. I appreciate and try to seek out any tips on finding free WiFi, so if an iPhone app can do it - for free, no less - then I am downloading that sucker immediately.

WiFi Finder is a free iPhone App that finds the nearest available WiFi, but it's not just limited to finding free connections, because sometimes you're in such need that you don't care if you have to pay.

But if you do only want to see the free WiFi, just tap the "Free Only" button and you'll see all your gratis options. Be it apps or WiFi, free is generally always a good thing.

Find Free WiFi Hotspots and Internet Cafes in Your Area

GeekSugar — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:33:45 -0800

I know I have a tendency to go on about beautiful new devices and hot new Nintendo DSi colors, but at the end of the day, I know that we are all in this financial crisis together.

Yesterday I created a list of six websites to help you better manage your finances, and today I wanted to share some more useful tools and sites that will help job seekers search for employment opportunities.

If you don't have Internet access, but you do have a laptop or cell phone with WiFi connectivity, OpenWiFiSpots provides a directory of over 24,647 free WiFi hotspots in the US.

The Internet Cafe Guide is great if you don't have a computer or laptop and you need to use the Internet. This guide provides a list of cities across the US (on left-side of page), where you will find the name, address, and phone number of Internet Cafes.

And just announced yesterday, the One-Stop Career Link Center in San Francisco will now offer free support and the use of computers for job seekers. To find a career center in your area, visit Service Locator.

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Daily Tech: The Helio 2 Is New and Improved

GeekSugar — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:55:11 -0800

After a thorough review, the Helio Ocean 2 gets two big thumbs up. You can now pick one up from Virgin Mobile for $149. - Crave
TechCrunch's Michael Arrington chatted with 28-year-old Etsy founder Rober Kalin at the World Economic Forum at Davos. - TechCrunch
What is with exploding cell phones? Another incident has been reported in China where a man was killed when his phone exploded in his chest pocket. - Switched
WiFi Rail has finally reached a deal to provide high-speed WiFi to Bay Area BART transit system and on all BART commuter trains by the end of 2010. - Engadget
Talk about putting the "on" in Monday! MC Hammer has just released a free iPhone App called the HammerTime app. - Gizmodo
Find out what the best sites are for uploading HD footage. - Unplggd

Do You Still Rely on Free WiFi?

GeekSugar — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:00:37 -0800

Ahh, I remember the good ol' days of searching for hot spots so I could log onto the Internet when I was away from home. Nowadays, I just use my 3G network on my iPhone to get me to where I need to go in cyberspace. But for those of you who don't have the wonderkid of cell phones (or a strong "legal" Internet connection at your house), you still may be left out in the cold.

Thankfully for you, there's WeFi - an online directory of wireless hotspots. This is great and all since it helps you find places to access the Internet, but what if you're on the go and, you know, can't get online? You can text WeFi your location and it will find a list of WiFi-enabled spots in your phone's inbox posthaste. It's genius, and totally free.

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