Word: fi
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...Finding the Net Turndown service is nice, but wireless is even nicer. To supplement old-fashioned amenities, some hotels are trumpeting free high-speed Net access that lets you log in without worrying about wiring. For a list of such hot spots, check wififreespot.com Surf in Bed No wi-fi? No problem. This portable Netgear Travel Router converts your hotel Web access into a wireless connection so you can manage work from anywhere in your room. Plugging In Tumi is known more for luggage than electronics, but its new travel kit features a handy electric adapter that works for laptops...
...Harvard’s World Model United Nations and International Business Club—which share the same office—will join forces to embezzle profits from a model Oil-for-Food program. The Society for Creative Anachronism shares space with Harvard’s anime and sci-fi clubs, a fact that is funny only when one learns that the Society is dedicated to re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th century civilizations. Neon Genesis Evangelion, Battlestar Galactica, and the ancient Phoenicians—what a combo!Maybe unforeseen synergies will indeed arise from these student...
...mainstream is learning to respect that. Soon after their unsanctioned VW spot hit the Net, viral admen Ford and Brooks were hired for a series of spoof political spots for Britain's Channel 4, and they've gone on to work for McDonald's and the Sci Fi Channel Europe, among others. Says Brooks...
...Hard-Fi Stars of CCTV (Atlantic) 1.5 of 5 Stars Pop quiz: Hard-Fi, Kaiser Chiefs, and the Bravery—which of these bands is not like the others? Trick question: they’re all absolutely identical. While Hard-Fi may be the British buzz band of the moment, they don’t add anything new to an iPod that already contains the Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, and Franz Ferdinand. In fact, as the album progresses, it becomes clear that “Stars of CCTV” is nothing more than a catalogue of pre-fabricated...
...Rolf focused on becoming the best English speaker he could." That single-mindedness was parlayed to filmmaking when De Heer was accepted into the Australian Film Television and Radio School in Sydney. After graduating, he found the going tough. An early children's feature was followed by a sci-fi thriller, and then, after an aborted film in Indonesia, De Heer began living in Canberra. It was there he received a phone call from his loyal sound designer, offering him a permanent office in Adelaide. "It's off the center a bit," admits Currie, "but he has everything...