In addition to 700 job losses, the pending closure of 61 Australian Starbucks cafes will also bring about a reduction of wi-fi hotspots in some Australian cities. Canberra may be left with no Starbucks wi-fi hotspots at all, should the company decide to close all three cafes providing wireless internet access in the Australian capital. Starbucks currently has 37 stores equipped with Telstra's wireless hotspot service, with 11 ... Read full entry

Miles Burke writes a handy guide to getting the best out of working away from your home or office base, especially at places like cafes. Choose a coffee establishment which isn't too busy at the time of day you are heading in, and not somewhere all your friends frequent, unless you feel that you need the social interaction. Somewhere with free parking and a view is good too. ... Read full entry

Our nomadic future Wireless technology is increasingly turning us into nomads, not quite the nomads our ancient ancestors were, but rather digital nomads, as there is no longer the need to base work, and even study, out of a particular physical location anymore. Ancient nomads went from place to place - and they had to take a lot of stuff with them (including their livelihoods and families). The emerging class of ... Read full entry

Facebookers net wi-fi A Sydney based Facebook group has managed to achieve what the NSW State Government has not; the creation of a free-to-use wi-fi network in Sydney. Project founder Jean-Jacques Halans says Free Sydney Wireless is based on an idea made in a presentation by Mark Pesce at the Web Directions conference in Sydney last year. The NSW Government's plan for free wi-fi ... Read full entry