I use air travel as a chance to catch up on technologies that look interesting, but aren't at the center of my day job. Ideal airplane reading is

• engaging and well-written
• organized in digestible chunks
• very small in my carry-on

I am finding that the Pragmatic Fridays fit the bill nicely. Today I read Google Maps API, V2 by Scott Davis. GMAV2 provides just enough information to help me decide to explore more deeply, in a light format that I could enjoy even after a long day. Now if I could only persuade the Prags to offer a universal subscription...