I'm on the road again, although this time mostly for pleasure, and I'm wired up to the hotel network. Interestingly, net access is free in the rooms, and through wireless in the rest of the hotel, also free. Compared to the $10-$20 per day charged by most hotels I've visited and I'm both surprised and pleased.

The wireless option is obviously great and lets me work pretty much anywhere, but in the room (I'm on the top floor, basically a converted attic) it's wired only.

I don't have a big issue with that, but why do they supply such short cables?

I know they expect me only to work at the desk, but there's also a bed and a small seating area (in an otherwise huge room), but the cable is probably just 3-4ft long and its barely long enough to reach the desk.