Seattle and you're internet addiction...

photo from Here.

Everyone has a couple of addictions; shopping; food; alcohol; the media; Internet in particular...  I know that almost everyone can sympathize with that last addiction.

The Internet is the go-to source for everything; amature car mechanics trying to learn their chops from YouTube; Community College students working last minute on their 10 page essay; and those of us just desperate to look at the latest kitten photos.

In Seattle, in general, there isn't too much of an Internet problem; it's usually pretty reliable.  However, on certain days when the weather is just way too bad, the Internet tends to fail, and you'll be required to seek out an alternate source (usually an Internet cafe...their Internet is always good, and it's a damn conspiracy, I tell you!).

So, when you go to Seattle, unless you'll be there for longer than a month or it's an obvious business trip, I have some obvious tips that people tend to over-look.

Rule #1: Do locate the closest Internet cafes near your hotel.  Most hotels in Seattle have free wifi now, but even their Internet connects can fail, and when this happens, I can guarantee you the cafe down the street will still be fully functioning.

Rule #2: Do leave your laptop at home: If you're spending your vacation hours surfing the net for cute kitten photos, you're either taking a well deserved break from an 18-hour day of adventure, excitement, and discovery in the heart of Seattle...or you're doing it wrong.  There should be no need for your laptop.  This is also another good excuse to go to the Internet cafe and grab a good cup of coffee and use one of their computers.

Rule #3: Do set up a drop-box account: On the distant possibility that you may actually take photos or such, you want to secure in an email or a file.  Drop box is excellent for storing documents, articles, and photos that you take on vacation and want to be able to save to a computer back at home.

Rule #4: Do avoid facebook for a few days: This has nothing to do with visiting Seattle, I just want people to spend less time on facebook...