Wi-Fi (and Gotham) Certified

Whether I’m traveling or just idle in between things, and I have my laptop with me, there is nothing more pleasant than finding an open Wi-Fi spot. Open or not, Wi-Fi has become not just essential but an expected feature of today’s living and working environments, so it’s easy to overlook that this connectivity is made possible by the efforts of the Wi-Fi Alliance — who, and I sheepishly was unaware of this, own the trademark to Wi-Fi®. The term is to air-bound internet connections what Kleenex is to tissues. Established in 1999 by six companies — 3Com, Aironet, Intersil, Lucent Technologies, Nokia and Symbol Technologies — as a consortium whose vision is to be “the center of seamless connectivity, providing the best connected experience across