More and more places are popping up for people to merge recreation and social interaction with work. The ever present laptop, blackberry and pda are going places they never designed to be. I wish my laptop and cellphone were water proof so I could check the fishing reports while on the boat. If anyone knows how to get bluefish blood out of the keyboard of my MBP let me know.

Ocean City, New Jersey is investing in Wi-Fi and RFID. There are websites devoted to mapping out Wi-Fi zones. New York City Parks has a map of all their free Wifi. The email lists I belong to are always discussing the best places to meet, but interestingly wireless connection is not the top reason a spot is deemed usable. it is access to power outlets. I just heard that a very popular spot in Manhattan, South Street Seaport Pier is no longer usable because all the power outlets were covered over after a lawsuit happy cleaning person tripped over a laptop cord -- what happened to personal responsibility?

A new emerging trend for work at home computer professionals is coworking. Here you have the ability to meet like minded people who are working on similar projects, and not have to have the overhead of a full blown office. The range of services vary as does the price. A brand new coworking location opened recently in Manhattan called cooperBricolage, where you can have high speed Internet and all the power you need for $20 per day. Although I haven't gotten down there yet myself I do expect to frequent it often once I finalize which start-up I'll be working with.