Peter Cochrane: Seamless connectivity - if only!

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Peter Cochane: Seamless connectivity - if only! Source: SparkFun Electronics, Flickr
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Peter Cochane: Seamless connectivity - if only! Source: SparkFun Electronics, Flickr

How hard can it be for systems to default to the optimum choice?

As a nascent 1980s road warrior, the frequency of my travels accelerated in 1993 along with the acquisition of an Apple PowerBook 180. Almost in concert, my luggage was augmented with a tool kit, R...

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