Coffee Break — GigaOM

Coffee Break

When Starbucks first made their deal to switch from T-Mobile hotspots to AT&T I saw some strange things in a few of their stores.  The presence of two separate WiFi hotspots in a single Starbucks sometimes gave my PC pause as it tried to connect to… Read More »

Starbucks is doing what they can to combat lower sales and a new program kicking off today might be a good way for the coffee giant.  Go to a Starbucks location for your coffee in the morning, save the receipt and bring it with you to… Read More »

 
 

This morning I am sitting in a new Starbucks and listening to the latest episode of MobileTechRoundup on the iPhone.  This is a new SBUX not too far from… Read More »

We all like to go where everybody knows our name: Unusually I am the only person here with a computer even though the place is hopping.  I am not happy that Outlook… Read More »

I mentioned a while back how depressing Starbucks stores have become since the coffee giant has announced they were closing 600 stores soon.  The employees I have been… Read More »

So I sit down in the neighborhood coffee shop, not that big chain but a small independent one.  I pull my laptop out of the bag and fire it… Read More »

I’m in my neighborhood Starbucks and if it’s not my imagination it seems a little down in here.  I’ve noticed that in a number of the coffee shops since… Read More »

I sure love my job but you’ve probably figured that out by now.  Not my "real" job, no the job I really love is this blogging job.  Sure it… Read More »

Ahhh.  It’s so refreshing sitting here in the local Starbucks sipping the WiFi.  Nice thirst-quenching broadband.  It’s like a breath of fresh air after 3G only for a few… Read More »

I’m trying a new WiFi venue today, here at the Panera Bread in Wayne, PA with Mari Silbey. She’s enjoying one of the comfy chairs while I have a small… Read More »

I’m sitting here in the mega-corporate coffee house with sadness in my heart.  My intention was to be sitting in one of the small neighborhood coffee houses but alas it seems… Read More »

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I’m taking a break and working on battery power on the Lenovo IdeaPad U110 notebook and with the power management set to Power Saver and the extended battery in place Vista is reporting the following battery life remaining at near 100%: Not too shabby.  :) Read More »

The replacement v740 modem arrived half an hour ago from Verizon and I wasted no time in getting my caffeine-less butt to the local coffee house.  High-speed EVDO Rev A is back, baby: Read More »

This morning I had to run an errand and after that I was going to drop by the coffee house and have some caffeine.  I threw the Lenovo IdeaPad U110 into my bag and headed out the door.  The U110 was in Sleep mode when I… Read More »

I just hung up from a conference call with Kevin and one other person that was pretty cool.  Firstly, I was sitting outside the local coffee shop in the bright sun with… Read More »

I finally have a few minutes to kick back in the coffee shop and share a few thoughts about the Lenovo IdeaPad U110 notebook.  Today I brought just the U110 with me… Read More »

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