FRONT DESK

Sign of the Times It might just be a first. In the gift shop at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas, there's an unexpected item. In addition to tissues, gum, toothbrushes, pens, and other easy-to-forget sundries, visitors can pick up an Ethernet card for their laptop computer. The Four Seasons is one of the few hotels in the country to offer a T1 line--the gold standard for Internet connections--in each of its guest rooms, but travelers must have the right equipment to make it work. If