Thursday, December 17, 2009

Free McDonald’s Wi-Fi

You Want Wi-Fi with That? McDonald's To Make Wi-Fi Free

McDonald's will make Wi-Fi free at 11,000 of its U.S. restaurants in January, with or without a purchase, in partnership with AT&T. Currently, McDonald's charges $2.95 for two hours of wireless Internet for non-AT&T customers. The McDonald's move is part of a trend toward offering free Wi-Fi to attract customers and promote goodwill.

Obscure Win7 tools can save you time and trouble

Somehow, the new tools in Windows 7 have been lost in all the Windows 7 hype. That's a shame, because they can increase your productivity tremendously. Unfortunately, finding them is often like hunting for snipes. Here's a quick review of my favorite, little-known Win7 features.

Windows 7 Tips

Microsoft TechNet offers a daily tip on using Windows 7. Here is a collection of past tips that is updated daily. You can also subscribe to a daily RSS feed to have them delivered to you.

Web sites that do mobile right

Apps are great, but they tie you to a specific device. These sites work well for any modern smartphone

Take This Test To See If You Are Addicted To The Internet

Over at the web site netaddiction.com they offer a self-test to determine your addiction to the Internet. I took the test and I scored 35. Not bad, since the score seems to indicate that I am an average user.

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