Archives for the 'Travel Tips' Category
Fresh Gear: How about a Monster power up? [Genuine Curiosity]
When you’re traveling with a notebook computer or other electronic essentials, a power outlet is like an oasis in the dessert (and you can usually spot them by looking for clusters of tethered travelers huddled nearby, drinking up the precious current). When you’re low on juice, it can be frustrating when you’re in an airport [...]
Blackberry: 1-800-Whatever [Genuine Curiosity]
I’ve been using a Blackberry with a full keyboard for quite a while, and have always been frustrated about dialing letters or words since the Blackberry doesn’t have any kind of indicator what letters go with which numbers. For example, when I want to dial by name on an company phone system, I have [...]
Yapta gets foxy [Genuine Curiosity]
I’ve written about Yapta a couple of times in the past (see “Related items” following this post) and how it’s useful for today’s airfare climate. As a refresher, you use Yapta’s browser add-on to track airfares by “tagging” (or “bookmarking”) the exact flight itineraries that you want while searching on airline websites. Once a trip [...]
Learning from the site of a Trucking Accident [Genuine Curiosity]
What the heck does the title of this post mean? Well, I’m referring to the TruckingAccident.org Blog where I found a great resource for the road warrior in a post called “The Mobile Productivity Toolbox: 100 Resources to Keep You Productive When on the Move.”
Some of the new finds (for me, anyway) from this list [...]
What’s in your wallet? [Genuine Curiosity]
Want a quick and easy way to keep track of what’s in your wallet in case it gets lost or stolen?
I’ve scanned my credit cards, drivers license, etc. (front and back) into a PDF file that I have encrypted into a self-extracting ZIP file (with 256-bit AES encryption and a complex passphrase). I have [...]
Pre-trip planning lists [Genuine Curiosity]
Leaving town for the holidays? Make a list. Actually, many people have some of the more common lists covered (who’s naughty and nice, who to send cards to, etc.) A list that is particularly valuable for me is my “don’t forget to do this stuff.”
Some things on my list include the following:
Arrange [...]
Yapta helped me get cheaper flights [Genuine Curiosity]
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a free service called Yapta, which stands for “Your Amazing Personal Travel Assistant” (get Yapta now, or read my previous post about Yapta). Shortly after I started using Yapta, I bought a couple of plane tickets for a family trip and used it to watch the fares to [...]
Sit on your luggage? [Genuine Curiosity]
I know from personal experience that sitting on top of your rollaboard luggage is generally not good for it. Most rollaboards are just not made to support the weight of a human.
I found out that a local company (they’re based in Oregon area where I live) has decided to change all that. The [...]
Learning in a different context [Genuine Curiosity]
Last week, I had the privilege of being a chaperone for my daughter’s sixth grade class as they went to “Outdoor School.” I wasn’t familiar with this concept until we moved to Oregon but, apparently, it’s pretty common up here. Basically, the whole class goes to an outdoor location (some classes go to the coast, [...]
Put your friends on the radar [Genuine Curiosity]
If you’re like me, the number of “social networking” invitations you receive seems endless (I’m a long-time LinkedIn user, but have been invited to join Facebook, Quechup, Xing, and a ton of others). While it’s nice to be asked, I haven’t been joining all of these other networks because I don’t feel that I [...]