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The intrepid Mobileman is always on call to help us stay on top of our computing life when we're on the move. Mobileman loves gadgets and he's always ready to tackle a problem that lets him play with his toys.

In today's installment, he gives tips on how to get around a hotel's pesky PBX when you're having trouble getting online with your portable. Be sure to watch and Mobileman will show you how it's done.

So how many of you knew that PBX stands for "private branch exchange?" A handy definition provided by the Free Online Dictionary of Computing states that it is "a telephone exchange local to a particular organization who use, rather than provide, telephone services."