You know, one of the things I’m always thinking about when trapped under London’s concrete jungle is “Why the hell can’t I browse the interwebs”. Ok, no it isn’t. Hell, I’ve never even left the county — U.S. But that doesn’t matter. I’m a nerd at heart and can surely appreciate the open web being gifted upon a new geographical region of this fine planet. In this case, it’s the tube, several feet below...

In order to start Monday with some good news, we’ll get the bad out of the way early tonight. Plenty of mass transit commuters in big cities know that riding taxis, buses, and trains to work results in a fair amount of lost productivity. But a recent wave of tech madness has been sweeping trains and buses, with WiFi access becoming almost common place. Focusing on trains/subway rail lines in particular, the task of getting an outside connection can be quite the...

We always hear of smart cars and smart buildings — able to garner/create/give their own energy back to the system — though one important piece of daily life isn’t talked about as often. Roadways are obviously something we’re not going to get away from anytime soon. Until we all start flying or levitating away, our feet or wheels are going to have to touch the ground at some point. Since we’re spending so much time connected to this piece of...

It’s kind of unfitting for a tech guru such as myself, one who loves all kinds of lights, sounds, gadgets, and gizmos to live in a land full of nothing but corn and cattle. In short: it sucks. To get my digital/big city fix I have to venture roughly 85 miles west to Chicago. Not really that long of a commute, but still enough to make me want to move. There is however one small issue with big cities — cellphone service/reception isn’t always the...