And now for a retro gadget - Moleskine

The world of gadgets is not always built around the latest technology. One of my favorite gadgets is a simple little pocket notebook from an Italian company - the Moleskine notebook. These notebooks have been around for centuries. They've been used by world famous artists (Van Gogh) and writers (Hemingway) and by people like you and me. They are starting to be widely available at booksellers such as Border's and Barnes and Noble.

You can check them out on line via the U.S. distributor Kikkerland or an independent MoleskineUS or the Italian manufacturers site.

My favorite is the pocket size "squared notebook". There are also ruled notebooks, sketch books, and more including pocket calendars. One of the features I especially like is the elastic band that holds the book shut. There is also a page marker built in.

Megafon Moscow in the Metro

Megafon has coverage in the following Moscow Metro stations:

• Александровский сад
• Арбатская
• Библиотека им. Ленина
• Боровицкая
• Охотный Ряд
• Площадь революции
• Театральная
• Комсомольская (кольцевая)
• Комсомольская (радиальная)
• Пушкинская
• Тверская
• Чеховская
• Новокузнецкая
• Третьяковская (Калининская линия)
• Третьяковская (Калужско-рижская линия)
• Таганская (кольцевая)
• Таганская (радиальная)
• Марксистская

Stations of the Moscow underground on which the network "Megaphone-Moscow" will work in the near future (up to the end of August, 2005):

* Kursk (ring)
* Kursk (radial)
* Чкаловская
* Belarus (ring)
* Belarus (radial)

For up-to-date information check the Megafon Moscow web site here.

Map of the Metro System