Cafes

Computing

How To Safeguard Your Computer At A Coffee Shop

1:00PM March 9, 2011 | Adrian Covert

So you’re doing some work on your computer at a coffee shop and you realise you need to use the bathroom. You don’t want to leave your lifeline unattended, but you don’t want to give up your seat either. Asking the stranger next to you to keep an eye on things seems like a hassle and toting a lock seems too logical. So what do you do? You get our own Sam Biddle to babysit your laptop for you using Facetime. He’s available on weekends, and on weeknights between 5-10pm, provided he’s finished his homework.

Microsoft Now Serving Cappuccinos At The Windows Cafe In Paris

4:57AM October 23, 2009 | Sean Fallon

If you live in Paris, you can head on over to 47 Boulevard Sebastopol and enjoy coffee and pastry served up by Microsoft. Their Windows 7 Cafe is now open for business. More »

Software

Microsoft Opening Windows Cafe In Paris

5:20AM September 25, 2009 | Sean Fallon

How do you get the French excited about Windows 7? Apparently, the sales pitch goes down better with some coffee and pastry. That’s why they’re building a full-on cafe in the heart of Paris (47 Boulevard Sebastopol). More »

Online

Beijing Gets Tougher On Net Cafes With Mandatory Photos

6:50AM October 18, 2008 | Jason Chen

All internet cafes in the main 14 city districts of Beijing have been mandated to install cameras to take pics of people as they enter the store, which are they uploaded to a city-wide database under watch of the Cultural Law Enforcement Taskforce. Shop owners have apparently said that their customers don’t care, but apparently an online version of the People’s Daily showed 72% respondents opposing it because it violated their rights.

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