Old Economy companies, for the most part, haven't learned to surf.
"People don't have to channel surf anymore, but they still have to shop at Costco, " says Van de Bunt, 48.
When I wasn't sleeping or submerged in the surf becoming one with a seahorse, I was facedown on a massage table covered in orchid petals with only the slight rumble of my own stomach to awaken me.
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Furthermore, fliers can't even use their laptops for the first and last half-hour of flights, so unless you're flying coast-to-coast, you may assume that only having an hour or so to surf just isn't worth the hassle.
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To use the browser, you'll have to turn on the WiFi, even on 3G devices -- Amazon will pay for you to download all the books you want, but it ain't shelling out for you to surf the web.
But among all the memories I have of our years in the Hamptons, some of my strongest don't have to do with sand, surf or even food.
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The device won't let you make voice calls or surf the Web, but it does offer a host of safety features: It can map a bread-crumb trail of your coordinates so that people back home can track your whereabouts from any Web browser.
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"Quaint" doesn't begin to describe the settings:pounding surf, rugged cliffs, splendid isolation, sites of historic rescues and damp derring-do.
It's made for a customer who doesn't need or want to use a handheld device and surf the Internet.
He said the closure at this point is to give surf lifesavers a break and he doesn't fear a repeat attack.
Fired by headlong glee, "Learned to Surf" sounds like McCaughan and company didn't give up what made them appealing as youths.
Two out of three of those tasks would be a natural fit for a small device, while the need to surf and play games would ensure the smartphone doesn't become obsolete.
"People who used to love to shop now surf the net to find the best deal, " says Mike Moriarity, leader of A.T.
Microsoft is tinkering with a technology called Stuff I've Seen that will pull results from the Web along with one's own computer and its network. (Microsoft claims this won't make personal files viewable by the public.) Google's Internet Explorer toolbar tracks the sites users surf and relays the addresses back to headquarters.
Many beach-home owners like to decorate with objects or art that offer a nod to the sand and surf but there's a way to do that stylishly, so the home doesn't look like a chintzy souvenir shop, Mr. Aram believes.
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