A Day In Vienna
The snow began just after arriving at the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Vienna. It was the first snowfall of the year and at least some of the citizens were happy about it. After reaching my room I looked out the window and saw many people enjoying the ice skating rink. After an interview with Format […]
Browsing At 30,000 Feet
Opera Software is turning out to be a high flyer. The company just announced an agreement with Thales in-flight entertainment systems to include the Opera browser in one of their new products. TopSeries, the Thales in-flight entertainment system will allow airline passengers to enjoy a full-featured and fast Internet experience nearly all Boeing and Airbus […]
Cash or Plastic
At some point most of the world will be cashless — all transactions will be digital in some form. In addition to debit and credit cards we will soon be able to use our mobile phone to authenticate and authorize payments — even to vending machines. From my perspective, the sooner the better. Cashless transactions […]
Train Travel
Thanks to Wayne Jonas Bealer from Reading, Pennsylvania for forwarding a link to a very interesting study by the Christian Science Monitor about Amtrak. If you have any interest in train travel or the economics of train travel, you will find a lot of information on this site. You can click on a train route […]
Trains
The train station in Zaragoza was quite impressive — modern, clean, well organized, international signage, and easy to read information. There was a security screening station with passport check and luggage scanning just before going down the escalator to board the train. First class assigned seating was just 10% more than eoncomy. The train left […]
