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Those Google Street View Drivers Had No Idea What They Were In For [Humor]

By Nicolas On October 16, 2009 In Featured, mobility, places, travel With No Comments Permanent Link to Those Google Street View Drivers Had No Idea What They Were In For [Humor]Permalink

One great thing about using Google Street View is that you don’t get any more bad surprises when it comes to discovering for instance your new neighbourhood or the real face of the town in which you’ll spend the next month of your summer holiday you booked on line. Quite helpful actually. Personally, I’ve used it a couple of time when searching for a new apartment and to avoid a big disappointment when discovering on-site what the building actually looked like.

But who is behind this great initiative? Do you mean that there REAL people driving Google’s cars to picture-map the streets??

Apparently, those two Google Street View drivers had no idea what they were in for…

10 useful tools and tips to help you (better) work remotely!

By Nicolas On October 13, 2009 In Featured, Headline, How to, investigation/survey, mobility, Paris, technology, telework, wifi With 3 Comments Permanent Link to 10 useful tools and tips to help you (better) work remotely!Permalink

a happy teleworkerBeing able to work from (almost) anywhere is not a fiction any more. Technically speaking, we have the ability today to work from absolutely anywhere in the world and stay connected: should that be in the middle of a desert, somewhere over the ocean (or under its surface), or a hundred miles above, in a capsule orbiting around the earth. And as long as you can afford paying for your satellite communications, working from any of those places is not an issue. But in the real business life it would definitely be!

In my world, advertisers, software developers and programmers, PR consultants, lawyers, journalists, salesmen, photographers, analysts, and all those people who can work from anywhere just as much as their office, will use one day (if this has not be done yet) at least one of those technologies or their upgraded versions, to do their job. Once you’ll have managed to convince your boss that working from home is good for you, your productivity and his shareholders, then take a moment to review those 10 useful tips that will make your home working experience, unforgettable!

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Piano Stairs

By Nicolas On October 12, 2009 In trend, Vienna, weird With No Comments Permanent Link to Piano StairsPermalink

To encourage people to take the stairs instead of the escalator, regular stairs at the Odenplan subway station in Stockholm were turned into piano keys. Not surprisingly, after the piano stairs were installed, 66% more people than usual chose the stairs over the escalator.

(via ignant)

Understanding the Internet speed

By Nicolas On October 9, 2009 In Featured, Paris, technology, wifi With No Comments Permanent Link to Understanding the Internet speedPermalink

Internet traffic jam

What would be the life of a mobile worker without a decent Internet connection that enables him to work remotely? I’m telling you: a REAL nightmare.

For many years I’ve been working remotely from an incredible number of different places equipped with a WiFi access, should they be hotels, airports, coffee shops, fast foods, museums, streets, friends’ places, ships, etc. and all those experiences I lived taught me one thing: we can never be sure in advance of what we get in terms of Internet connexion speed. The only way to know how good a connexion is, is simply to try it. Continue Reading →

What happened on my twitter this week…

By Nicolas On October 9, 2009 In New York With No Comments Permanent Link to What happened on my twitter this week…Permalink

Picture of the week: Airlines – Who not to fly with?

By Nicolas On October 7, 2009 In mobility, Paris, picture of the week, travel With No Comments Permanent Link to Picture of the week: Airlines – Who not to fly with?Permalink

New Data: The 10 Worst Airlines in the US

seen in the news: happy like a gummibear in a microwave

By Nicolas On October 6, 2009 In New York, technology, wifi With 1 Comment Permanent Link to seen in the news: happy like a gummibear in a microwavePermalink

[singlepic id=137 w=150 h=150 float=right]I’m not sure what to think about this article I read today on BBC News. Even the title scared me:  “anti-Wi-Fi paint keeps your wireless signal to yourself“.  I’m myself a fan of technology and innovations which can help us improve our every day’s life. However I don’t know if this anti wi-fi paint really “offers security” as stated by the BBC. Continue Reading →

esPRESSivo. What else?

By Nicolas On October 2, 2009 In coffee break, Featured, travel, trend, Vienna With 3 Comments Permanent Link to esPRESSivo. What else?Permalink

George who elseWhat I often miss, when I’m travelling the world Europe, is the taste of a Nespresso-like coffee wherever I have one (I mean a coffee). Every time I’m sitting in a restaurant, the decision to try or not to try their “local” coffee turns into a real dilemma. So I often end-up drinking a coke or something I know that will always more or less have the same taste should I be in in Beijing, Vienna, Paris or a small village in Himancham Pradesh. Continue Reading →

What happened on my twitter this week…

By Nicolas On October 2, 2009 In New York With No Comments Permanent Link to What happened on my twitter this week…Permalink

Gizmodo Explains: How To Fix the Airlines’ Stupid Portable Gadget Rules (a must read!)

By Nicolas On October 1, 2009 In How to, mobility, Paris, travel With No Comments Permanent Link to Gizmodo Explains: How To Fix the Airlines’ Stupid Portable Gadget Rules (a must read!)Permalink

[singlepic id=102 w=480 h=360 float=center]By Wilson Rothman for Gizmodo

“If you’ve flown lately, you have probably noticed that the “portable electronics” rules are increasingly muddled. It’s time for the FAA and airlines to lift the electronics ban completely, or rewrite it to reflect modern gadgets.

The first problem is, nearly all electronics are lumped together, despite differences in their innards and the services they perform. The second problem is this constant generic request to turn them “off.” Until airlines can speak coherently about ebooks, smartphones, tablets and other traveler-friendly gadgets—and address the various states of rest between “on” and “off”—the system remains in a sphere of stupidity. Whether this is mildly annoying or potentially deadly remains to be seen.”

Read the full article on Gizmodo

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