--Tom Brady has been sighted, sans boot. Phew. [AP/Boston Herald] --Today's Herald headline, which reads "Vrabel Unafraid to Bare All," is mighty misleading. [Boston Herald] --WiFi starts this week on the Worcester-Framingham commuter-rail line. [AP/Boston Globe] --Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg has endorsed Barack Obama. Could an endorsement from Teddy Kennedy be far behind? [WBZ] --A man from Auburn died while snowboarding in Colorado on Friday. Jared Daniel "may have suffocated after falling headfirst into a......

With Thanksgiving and the holiday season approaching, the time has come to focus on travel options. Vamoose buses now offer WiFi access and guaranteed seating, but perhaps it is time to take another look at its oft-maligned competitor, the Fung Wah Bus. Established ten years ago, Fung Wah, which is Cantonese for “magnificent wind,” has gained notoriety for buses slamming into guard rails and getting stuck in a toll booth. But even with these occasional......

On a day in which some genuine environmental innovation took place in Boston (see below), our local papers were fixated upon one celebrity's solution for environmental waste. Singer Sheryl Crow said that people should use only one square of toilet paper when going to the bathroom. And, yes, the sh*t hit the fan. (We use the asterisk because we don't want the city Wi-Fi blocking us, too!) The Fox Morning News crew latched onto this......

Reports came in yesterday that BoingBoing, the directory of wonderful things, had been banned by the City of Boston's free WiFi network. Once again we became the brunt of ridicule for the nation. Banned in Boston and the great Mooninite scare of 2007 were both invoked. Along with mother-ship BoingBoing, Universal Hub, Gizmodo, and Slashdot were among those hot on the case. While many pointed the finger at Mumbles as his name popped up with......

Tweeter started as a Massachusetts store. Some 35 years ago when HiFi was the rage and WiFi was wasn't even on the radar, the electronics chain got its start here in Boston. They opened their first store on Commonwealth Ave next to BU's campus(technically maybe Brookline). The store grew, they expanded to more stores across New England, then went national. Now the retreat begins with the closing of a slew of stores. Tweeter has been......

It's not that you're downloading too much, you're just downloading too much. Huh? The Boston Globe reported this morning that some high bandwith users of Comcast's Cable Internet service have been informed by the company that they're using too much bandwith and service will be turned off if they don't reduce. Some users have already been severed from service. Comcast doesn't actually impose a specific bandwith limit on users in their terms and conditions, it's......

Spring appears to have, er, sprung, at least temporarily, in most of the Ist-A-Verse, so naturally, we're all feeling pretty good. (Yes, we know that spring doesn't officially start till later this month. Just let us enjoy our weather!) And that makes us that much more eager to share all of the nifty things we're up to... Over at Sampaist, spring has more than sprung: it's sweltering! But, as everyone knows, museums are an ideal......

This was not a very happy week for the -ist network as one of our own, Phillyist co-editor Star C. Foster, passed away early in the week. Her wit, intelligence, and good nature shone through the site, making Phillyist an immensely fun read. She was loved by many and will be missed by all. Phillyist paid tribute to her this week with a heartfelt letter to her and an obituary. And now, the awkward......

The City-wide WiFi network plans continue to develop for Boston. Ever. So. Slowly. The task force report over the summer offered some hope for the initiative's future, but nothing that has had real action so far. Brookline has approved plans that would provide WiFi to official services such as fire and police, free access in public areas, and low cost connectivity for residents. Framingham is also looking to implement a plan to provide WiFi access......

Since Labor Day the Roomba creators at iRobot in Burlington have been hard at work. They’ve released two new versions of the popular vacuuming robot in as many weeks. The first release was a vacuum specifically designed for dealing with pets. Specifically their hair. The second Roomba was released today to HSN shoppers and will be available in the iRobot store starting tomorrow. The DirtDog is a shop-vac, that isn't even really a vac. They've......

Torontoist throws down the gauntlet and challenges all comers: pillow fight, bitch. They also stand up for a fellow blogger taking heat from the TTC and welcome city-wide WiFi. SFist can finally admit it: It's possible that Bary Bonds juiced. Is Bay Area artist (tempted to put quotes around that) Thomas Kinkaid "kinda crappy" or "explosively crappy" or does he just like marking territory? SFist wonders. Technology comes in the form of new Mac goodness......