By this point in my life, I should have determined that technology, like everything else, is fallible. In fact, probably more so than most things.

As an app junky and frequent traveler, I was excited by the glowing recommendation given to me by a cab driver one morning:

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So I downloaded it, opened up a RideCharge account, and decided to give it a try the next time I had a non-vital (read: not late for an airplane) cab trip to reserve. The application works by finding the nearest cab to your location and sending your request directly to their dispatch computer. You then authorize payment via the app as well, which should immediately show up on the cabs computer system as soon as it goes through.
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