Michael Sieburg

I recently began to notice that there aren’t nearly as many internet cafes here nowadays. I thought maybe it just seemed that way because I have wireless at home, so I’m not searching for them and thus not finding them. Yet, for over a week now, I’ve kept an eye out and there just aren’t as many, not even in the alleyways off of main roads, a once common place to find rooms packed full of chain-smoking teenagers hooked up to video games and chatting on Yahoo.

Likewise, I’ve also been happy to see that many cafes, restaurants, and bars offer wireless service, meaning that laptops are becoming increasingly common. As one would expect, supply is meeting demand, with new computer stores opening up. My favorite one cleverly announces, “Stupid Price for Smart Laptops:”