Pay-Cut Cities

From Forbes by Joshua Zumbrun: It's not the best time to make a new start of it in New York state. Although the state's unemployment rate is better than much of the country's, a recent study shows that average wages are falling more rapidly in New York cities than metropolitan areas elsewhere in the country...

Wi-Fi Bus Crosses the Border

From Wired by Cyrus Farivar: At first glance, Hansa Buss' new coach seems like any ordinary bus -- it's got big, not-yet-sticky rubber steps leading inside to row after row of seats. Curiously, some of the seats have electrical outlets mounted in the sidewalls of the bus. Farther down the aisle, in the midsection of the bus, is a kitchenette, complete with an espresso machine, a microwave and a small pantry area. Way in the back, there's even two wall-mounted flat-screen televisions. But the real coup de grace is the fact that the entire bus has Wi-Fi during the entire five-hour journey between Tallinn, Estonia, to Riga, Latvia. That makes this rig likely the first international cross-border Wi-Fi-enabled bus line. Better still, the cost of connecting to the internet is included in the $40 one-way ticket...

More cities offer Wi-Fi on buses

From USA TODAY by Lori Kurtzman: Tim Harrington sits aboard the express bus from Mason, Ohio, to Cincinnati, his computer propped in his lap. He logs on, picks through his e-mail and begins his workday during the 30-to-40-minute rush-hour trip. His commuter bus and buses in more than 20 other cities now offer wireless Internet, according to an informal survey by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA)...