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Wi-Fi while you fly

Imagine sending e-mails, browsing blogs, and booking your next trip with ease while soaring above the clouds. CNET's Kara Tsuboi tests out Virgin America's new in-flight Wi-Fi service and concludes that we'll no longer be able to slack off during a business trip again.

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless, News, kara tsuboi, virgin airlines, wi-fi, internet, cell phones, laptops, sfo, flying

Videos 2008-11-25

Macworld Expo Las Vegas 2009!

Macworld Expo Las Vegas 2009!No Way!Between CES and other big tradeshows that are going on in January, there is no way that Macworld will ever set foot in Vegas. SF is closer to Apple, and I think that the city makes deals with IDG and Apple to promote their...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Macworld, Macworld Expo, Apple Inc., Consumer Electronics Show, Vega, SFO, Las Vegas 2009

Discussion threads 2008-01-08

SFO's security strategy

San Francisco International Airport CIO, John Payne explains his security role at SFO airport and how the airport responds to hacker attacks and terrorist threats. by Andrew Mager

Tags: Security Strategy, Airport, SFO, Security, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2007-08-21

SFO's security strategy

San Francisco International Airport CIO, John Payne explains his security role at SFO airport and how the airport responds to hacker attacks and terrorist threats.

Tags: Hacking, Andrew Mager, SFO, security, security strategy

Blog posts 2007-08-21

Green initiatives take off at SFO

San Francisco International Airport CIO, John Payne discusses SFO's energy reduction initiatives including buying energy compliant computers and recycling older equipment.

Tags: Andrew Mager, SFO

Blog posts 2007-08-21

Big news for mobile folk who travel to SFO

On the edge of topicality but big news for anyone who, like me, finds themselves traveling to San Francisco on a regular basis. I just received a notice from the folks at Southwest Airlines that they will be resuming service to SFO this fall. Although Ive become accustomed to flying...

Tags: Mobility, SFO

Blog posts 2007-02-09

First MyDoom. Then Microsoft. No breaks for Google.

MyDoom isn't the only problem that starts with an "M" that Google is dealing with this week.  If you have Google's news site bookmarked, there's a new game in town: Microsoft.  Given the meteoric success of companies like Google and Yahoo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted that the company underestimated the business...

Tags: Google Inc.

Blog posts 2004-07-27

Additional Resources

CLEAR Airport Verified Identity Pass calls it Quits

CLEAR Airport Verified Identity Pass calls it QuitsUseless business model#1- Only a very small number of airports supported the program in the US. For the international traveler, it was useless.#2- In the very few that supported it, it only saved about 5 minutes or less of wait time.#3- Too expensive...

Tags: Clear

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

CLEAR Airport Verified Identity Pass calls it Quits (UPDATED)

In a brief email sent to customers at 10:45PM EST, Verified Identity Pass notified its 250,000 customers that the CLEAR service was no more click on photo to enlarge Well I can't say that it was unexpected, but it's definitely a...

Tags: Clear, Identity, Steven Brill, Security, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Mr. airline CEO, meet telepresence (or else)

Mr. airline CEO, meet telepresence or elseLarry...let me give you a little advice.Having spent 25+ years in the airline business...stick to writing about the Tech industry.Larry - Good Job! Airlines need to wake up.Larry - Thanks for writing the article. You are right - Aitlines need to wake up...

Tags: wake up

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

True Knowledge API lies at the heart of real business model

Semantically powered question answering start-up True Knowledge today made its Semantic Search API available for public consumption, taking the next step on the company's journey out of beta and providing a clear steer as to the way in which they intend to generate revenue. As the company's...

Tags: Knowledge, Knowledge Base, True Knowledge, Query API, True Knowledge Home Page, Strategy, Management, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2009-04-13

Clash of the Touch Titans: iPhone 3.0 3G vs RIM BlackBerry Storm

Clash of the Touch Titans: iPhone 3.0 3G vs RIM BlackBerry StormClash of the Titans?How could anyone consider the Storm to be a titan? A titan is a a person of exceptional importance and reputation the storm has neither. RE: Clash of the Touch Titans: iPhone 3.0 3G...

Tags: Handhelds, Cellular phones, Keyboards, Wireless and Mobility, I-phone, Omnia, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry Storm, Touch Titans, Research In Motion Ltd., iPhone 3.0 3G, iPhone 3.0, RIM BlackBerry, 3G

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Google becoming all about location, location, location

  Google is going ga-ga for location--locating you, telling folks where you are and broadcasting your whereabouts to people in your network.  Traditionally, three items make a trend, but why wait? Google is telegraphing that its future tools are all about location.  ...

Tags: Google Inc., Location, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-11

News to know: LinuxWorld; Cisco; Microsoft; Yahoo

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'? Sam Diaz: LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest. Larry Dignan: IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista A new data center?...

Tags: Apple iPhone, LinuxWorld, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Cloud Computing, Help Desk, Data Centers, Corporate Communications, It Operations, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-08-06

TSA is failing us, let my associated ranting begin thusly

TSA is failing us, let my associated ranting begin thuslyHand Sanitizer Bombinterestingly enough, it's probably completely possible to build a bomb out of a can of hand sanitizer and a lighter. well... maybe not a bomb persee... but enough of a distraction i'm sure.i know i'm not giving away...

Tags: Transportation Security Administration, F'ing

Discussion threads 2008-06-09

CIO Sessions: 1-800 Flowers blossoms with new technologies

In a CIO Vision Series interview, Steve Bozzo, CIO of 1-800 Flowers talks with me about what it takes to run the company’s daily IT operations, across a network of more than 9,000 florists. Today, about 75 percent of 1-800 Flowers transactions are...

Tags: CIO, Environment, 1-800-FLOWERS, Web 2.0, Internet, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-10-04

San Francisco International Airport CIO - Transcript

Dan Farber: John, Thanks for joining me. John Payne: Thank you very much for having me. Dan Farber: Now we’re at the San Francisco International Airport and you’ve been the CIO here since 2001. What’s the scope of your responsibilities at the airport?...

Tags: Security, San Francisco International Airport, Airport, Transportation, Wireless LANs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Wi-Fi, Wireless, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2007-08-21

San Francisco International Airport CIO: John Payne

In a CIO Vision Series interview, John Payne, CIO of San Francisco International Airport talks to ZDNet editor-in-chief, Dan Farber about the day to day security challenges he faces running IT for the airport. He also discusses the airport's green strategy, deploying SOA and the tech innovationsSFO is developing to...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Strategy, Andrew Mager, John Payne, San Francisco International Airport

Blog posts 2007-08-21

San Francisco International Airport CIO: John Payne

In a CIO Vision Series interview, John Payne, CIO of San Francisco International Airport talks to ZDNet editor-in-chief, Dan Farber about the day to day security challenges he faces running IT for the airport. He also discusses the airport's green strategy, deploying SOA and the tech innovations SFO is developing...

Tags: CIO, San Francisco International Airport, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Strategy, Leadership, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2007-08-21

JetBlue cancellations strands thousands in New York

Trying to fly out of New York these last few days has been a hellish experience. JetBlue was hit especially hard and they ended up cancelling dozens of flights on Wednesday and Thursday and I was one of the unfortunate flyers that were stuck in New York after covering...

Tags: News

Blog posts 2007-06-29