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July 18, 2005
The Magic of Technology
I'm sitting in the living room working on THPON (secret acronym for the company I'm researching). Through the magic of technology, I am able to stay connected to the internet with my wireless router. Natural light, comfy couches, less shrieking from the 4-year old. It's marvelous, I tell you. No more basement for me!
All this got me thinking, from where else could I work? I'm not willing to shell out money to pay for an hourly account to T-Mobile (damn their expensive hot spots!), and I haven't seen that many places offering free internet access. But a quick search on Google shows the following locales:
Bethesda
Quartermaine's Coffee Roasters - 4817 Bethesda Ave - (301) 718-2853
Saphire Cafe - 7940 Wisconsin Avenue - (301) 986-9708
Mayorga Coffee - 8201 Wisconsin Avenue - 301-907-3081
Apple Store, Montgomery Mall - 7101 Democracy Blvd, Space 2044
Bethesda Library - 7400 Arlington Rd - 240-777-0970
Chevy Chase
Panera Bread - 4459 Willard Avenue
Rockville
Options Korean Restaurant - 4870 Boiling Brook Pkwy - 301-230-0600
Mayorga Coffee - 801 Pleasant Dr - 301-990-8722
Amada Amante Italian Restaurant - bar area - 9755 Traville Gateway Drive
Panera Bread - 1780 Jefferson Street
Panera Bread - 14921 Shady Grove Road
Montgomery County Library - 99 Maryland Avenue - 240-777-0140
Silver Spring
Mayorga Coffee - 8040 Georgia Avenue - 301-562-9090
redDog Café - 8301-A Grubb Road
Panera Bread - 8541 Georgia Ave - (301) 495-0860
Montgomery County Library - 8901 Colesville Road - 301-565-7689
So once Janie discovers that she can "entertain" me in the living room too, I may start exploring my other options.
Comments
Has your book come in?
Posted by: La at July 18, 2005 02:32 PM
And Tryst in Adams Morgan! That place is ALWAYS full of people working on the quirky sofas or oversized dining room tables, wirelessly (on the free provided internet!) Actually, they usually bother me, since I suspect they camp out there early in the day while I'm at work with a cup of coffee, and since they are happily working away, they never give any turnover for me to snatch a prized spot...
Posted by: red at July 18, 2005 06:03 PM
With free WiFi comes some serious security worries, since those networks are essentially wide-open with no protection against other people also on that network from trying to intercept your connection's traffic for nefarious purposes. I'd recommend that you protect yourself by signing up with a VPN provider. Using a VPN will allow you to encrypt your WiFi connection, making it secure against someone who's trying to scan your network traffic to pick up passwords or other information.
Two providers of public VPN services that I know of are HotSpot VPN and
Public VPN.com.
Posted by: Flounder at July 18, 2005 09:11 PM
What about places in Dupont/Logan?! Come down and WiFi this weekend with me!
Posted by: Mr. Bad Apologies at July 20, 2005 01:19 PM
