Tag: wifi

Do We Really Need WIFI While Donating Blood?

Maybe this is a Seattle thing, but everywhere I go I see this obsession with constantly being connected to the Internet. It is getting out of hand. I donate blood every 8 weeks and if you have an appointment it … [continue reading]

Starbucks Shrugged and Zoka Fights Back

Starbucks threw in the towel and announced that they will start offering free WiFi starting July 1st. From Starbucks: Free Wi-fi at 6,700 U.S. sites by Ashley M. Heher:

Starbucks Corp. will begin offering unlimited free Wi-Fi at all of

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Coffee Shops Fight Back Against Laptop Abusers

Today’s Wall Street Journal has a story listing the growing number of coffee shops that have decided to end the always on and always free access to WIFI broadband. The story is No More Perks: Coffee Shops Pull the Plug … [continue reading]

Bad Behavior at a Seattle Coffee House

It wasn’t just any Sunday. It was Easter Sunday. The Coffee Club of Seattle was at a coffee house in the Ballard area of Seattle. I turned to my left and saw some members whispering, giggling and then looking over … [continue reading]