flight attendant

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

Flight attendants call for ban of WiFi porn in the skies.

Flight attendants call for ban of WiFi porn in the skies.I can see their concern but ...... movies on laptops have been commonplace for many years. There doesn't seem to have been rampant viewing of adult DVDs or downloaded videos on planes as a result. I think it's a non-issue...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WiFi porn, Flight Attendant, Wi-Fi, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-09-11

Flight Attendants Want Porn Banned from Wi-Fi Flights

Flight Attendants Want Porn Banned from Wi-Fi FlightsIm sure this will largely be a non-issue..Most decent people will not view this type of material in a small, confined space - especially since children would be present. For those that would disregard this fact a public reminder (IE>tapping them on the...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Flight Attendant, Wi-Fi flight, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2008-09-11

Our most-commented on post of year: a clueless flight attendant and iPhone's aircraft mode

Our most-commented on post of year: a clueless flight attendant and iPhone's aircraft modeSo flight attendentsneed to be able to recognize every phone out there, and know which has a 'safe' mode? Or is it just because it is the iPhone? What makes is so special?The world doesn't...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Flight Attendant, Apple iPhone, phone, headset, aircraft

Discussion threads 2007-12-31

Additional Resources

America's airways ready for NextGen

It's time – long past time – to upgrade the U.S. air traffic control system. The current system, designed during World War II, contributes mightily to flight delays, customer dissatisfaction and a massive energy wastefulness. But a GPS satellite-based system, on the drawing board for more than a decade, has...

Tags: FAA, Air Traffic Control, Greenhouse Gas, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-10

The Apple II is baaaaccckk (via emulator)

The Apple II is baaaaccckk via emulatorAt last! Now I can finally get rid of my Apple IIc. nt..RE: The Apple II is baaaaccckk via emulatorI think I will still use my Apple IIc. Theres something about putting that 5.25" disk in that external drive and pushing down the lever,...

Tags: Apple II, Apple Inc., emulator

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Medical tourism to Mexico gets more organized

Medical tourism to Mexico gets more organized"... your only hope."?Quoting:These groups are actively signing-up companies and insurers and soon, if you need an operation, they may be your only hope.[End quote]Not disagreeing, but wondering what you believe is soon to happen.RE: Medical tourism to Mexico gets more organizedHi Dana -...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Health Travel Guides, health care, tourism

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Does this make me a member of the mile-high club?

Now I can say I blogged from 35,000 feet. I knew American Airlines was testing GOGO's WiFi service on select flights between New York and San Francisco, but was still pleasantly surprised this morning to find out that my 7am flight out of Kennedy this morning was...

Tags: Flight, Wireless LANs, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Wi-Fi, Wireless, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Josh Taylor

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Pantech C610 (AT&T)

Pantech doesn't normally come to mind when we think of high-end feature phones, simply because most Pantech handsets we review are of the lower-end, basic variety. (See the Pantech Breeze, for example.) Pantech surprises us every once in awhile, though, as it did with the Pantech C610. At first...

Tags: Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Pantech C610, Pantech

Product reviews 2008-10-06

Using space robots to fix ailing satellites?

Using space robots to fix ailing satellites?This is not new ....... I worked on the project that was supposed to repair the Hubble, which was adapted from another "robotic satellite repair" project.In the end of the day, the cost of development and execution turned out to be more than double...

Tags: Robots, Network technology, satellite, robot

Discussion threads 2008-10-04

T-Mobile clarifies G1 Android pre-order availability and text messaging question

I was lucky enough to attend the T-Mobile G1 product announcement in New York a couple of weeks ago and actually pre-ordered my own G1 that day on the train back to the airport for my flight home and it turns out it was a good thing I did. I...

Tags: T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile, Text Messaging, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Amazon, open the Kindle before Apple eats your lunch!

Apple's iPhone is beating the Amazon Kindle at its own game -- what a shame. It doesn't have to be that way, though. Amazon could put the iPhone to shame if they'd make the Linux-based Kindle open to developers. According to Wired: Since the launch of...

Tags: Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, E-books, Sales Strategy, Games, Handhelds, Personal Technology, Sales, Hardware, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Denon AH-NC732

Bose has managed to persuade thousands of people to spend large sums of money on the company's QuietComfort 3 and QuietComfort 2 noise-canceling headphones. That has emboldened companies such as Denon--which can leverage its own highly respected brand--to come up with its own pair of $300 noise-canceling headphones. Alas, Denon...

Tags: AH-NC732s, headphone, Bose, Denon

Product reviews 2008-10-01

Cisco unveils collaboration lineup; Enterprise 2.0 on the move?

Cisco on Wednesday rolled out its collaboration portfolio as it targets the enterprise market--and notably the Microsoft SharePoint juggernaut. At least Cisco isn't alone--Oracle earlier this week unveiled Beehive, which is another collaboration effort. Oracle wouldn't say that Beehive is a direct competitor to SharePoint, but it...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Have an idea that can change the world?

Have an idea that can change the world?Trust this contest for what it isJust keep in mind that a company called Apple Computer held their "I Changed the World" contest back in '92 for the same reason. I know of one acknowledged/awarded idea that changed their entire platform to...

Tags: Google Inc., RFID

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

iPhone 3G experiences

I thought I'd stop after traveling from event to event, catch my breath and take a moment to review my experiences working with the iPhone for the last month or so. The following musings are in no particular order. The user interface is...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Device, 3G, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Marketing 101 for Tech Vendors

Satire For those of you who work for a technology firm, particularly you Marketing types, you will no doubt want to hold an "Analyst Day" to wow, dazzle and impress some influential types - like IT Research Analysts and the Enterprise Irregulars (disclosure - I'm an EI...

Tags: Analyst, Corporate Communications, Marketing Research, Marketing, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Americans Hate Flying - Consultants Must Really Loathe It

Americans Hate Flying - Consultants Must Really Loathe ItDelta doesn't seem all that bad......but maybe it's just in comparison with US Airways which held the franchise at the local airport just before them. They'll even let you bring food on the plane, and they have a real live flight...

Tags: Benefits, Food & Beverage, Americans Hate Flying

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

Americans Hate Flying - Consultants Must Really Loathe It

Can't We Have a More Civilized Flying World? c Several media outlets picked up on a study released by the Travel Industry Association last week that indicated that 41 million Americans are forgoing air travel due to the hassles involved in doing so today....

Tags: Security, Southwest Airlines Co., Beverage, Entertainment, Carrier, Food & Beverage, Advertising & Promotion, Manufacturing, Marketing, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Webmail providers can fix Palin hack-style problems

Webmail providers can fix Palin hack-style problemsWhile I do agreeMuch can be done to improve web mail security, your point of improving knowledge mechanisms to a person's email will only work for those who have to dig for information on a person. Aren't a large portion of hacks started...

Tags: E-mail, Social Security, Palin, WebMail

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

Robot gas stations in the sky

According to Aviation Week, U.S. engineers will soon demonstrate the first in-flight docking of two unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs while continuing the development of an autonomous aerial refueling system. Two specially designed UAVs, a tanker and a receiver, will perform their first test flights next month. 'One of the six-foot...

Tags: Basket, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Robots, GPS, Aerospace & Defense, Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Manufacturing, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-09-20