I'm in Indianapolis for the Indy Tech Fest, having been talked into speaking by John M. He started emailing me last year, I begged off then, but he persisted and so I have a lunchtime session on green computing and energy tomorrow. In any case, Andy Warren and I met today for some brainstorming and now I'm back at the hotel, trying to get some work done tonight. Luckily it's two hours ahead here so I'm not too tired. Unluckily, the time difference will matter in the morning a lot more. 

We're staying at the Sheraton, in Indy, a large city with a few professional sports teams, a couple miles from the event, and a fairly new, modern, nice hotel in a tech center type area. It's a 10 or 11 story hotel and I found myself surprised by a couple things.

This is a fairly upscale hotel, so paying for Internet seems surprising to me. Especially in a business area, I'd expect most people would need access, so charging for it annoys me and honestly makes me reconsider ever booking at a Sheraton again.

The second is the lack of Wi-fi. Paying for Internet, while not a lot of money, is annoying. However then having to use a wired connection, unable to sit in bed and work, is doubly upsetting. In this relatively modern age, in a fairly large city, I'm surprised that wireless isn't pervasive in a hotel like this.

Geeks, beware of Sheraton hotels.