Each year Christmas seems to be getting a bit earlier.  Just yesterday I saw a Facebook status by a former schoolmate proclaiming how great her new Christmas tree looked in her house.  What happened to Christmas in Decemeber?  And, more importantly, why the eight weeks of non-stop Christmas music on the radio?  Last weekend it was 70 degrees in Baltimore.  I’m still walking around without a jacket.  Where’s winter?   Perhaps we are over-compensating with more Christmas.

Enough of that tangent.  Happy Holidays from Google! For all you holiday travelers (like me), you can now pick up FREE wi-fi in airports from now until January 15, 2010.  Google has worked with Boingo Wireless, Time Warner Cable, among others to make this possible, and those that are stuck in the airport due to delays or layovers will most likely appreciate this.

In addition to the free wi-fi, you can also donate to a few charities that Google is supporting this season, including Engineers Without Borders,  the One Economy Corporation and the Climate Savers Computing.

There are very few “catches” with this promotion, and the security protection is about the same as if you were using any other wi-fi network.   In addition, you must accept TOS, which is the same as if you were using the paid airport wireless.   Not a lot of downsides to gift!  (Read more here.)

Free internet (fast enough to stream your favorite YouTube videos) AND have an easy way to donate to charity.  Happy Holidays indeed.