While I may not be a digital nomad in the strict sense of the term, I still like to dream as I move between bases in Sydney, the NSW Central Coast, and wherever else I may go.
And sometimes it seems that my laptop (together with a wireless internet connection), and a mobile phone – probably [...]

British town Swindon is to offer its 186,000 residents free wireless internet access, in what is said to be a first. While basic access will be cost-free, users looking for a decent data allocation would need to start paying however.
Local authorities will set up 1,400 secure access points around town to create a “wi-fi [...]

The days of spending as long as you please working from your laptop, at a cafe, seem to be numbered if an apparently growing trend in the US is anything to go by.
“Good luck staying open when you’re turning half your clientele out on a Friday night,” Hannah Moots, 23, wrote about Cocoa Bar on [...]

An Amsterdam cafe chain, CoffeeCompany, frustrated by customers who were using their free Wi-Fi internet connection, but not buying much (or any) coffee decided to incorporate portions of their menu into the wireless network list customers would see on their computers.
They wanted to attract more students. So it installed WiFi in some of [...]

It’s been a while since I updated my list of recommended cafes in Randwick, so here’s a quick rundown of the places, in no particular order, where I’ve been seeking out caffeine fixes lately.
Cafe 105 (Cnr King and Church)
Home of the local art wall. Changed owners and reinvented last June. Cafe by day, restaurant and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]