Curbing the laptop camper: Some restaurants would rather not be guest workspaces.

The article discusses how some restaurant operators in North America have taken a stand to create a more comfortable environment for guests by prohibiting or discouraging the use of laptops and other electronic devices inside the restaurant. Among of the restaurants cited are August First cafe, which incurred sales increases after it banned laptop use, and Kibbitznest Books, Brews & Blarney which discourages the use of electronic devices by being a Wi-Fi free zone.