Tag Archives: ipad

Let’s face it.  Having tablets across a bar and at individual seats looks cool. I even ooo-ed over the DCA Terminal A renderings.  (which is the first time I’ve ever ooo-ed over anything Terminal A related). But I’m not actually a fan of the tablets overall. I was just at …

I was recently contacted to give some tips to USA Today‘s Road Warrior Voices, and found my suggestions among a multitude of great suggestions. The first article was how to avoid fees when flying.  I focused on low-cost carriers, but the other bloggers explored different ways of avoiding fees on …

One of my favorite iOS games has been Kingdom Rush–a tower defense game where you must protect villages from varying mythical creatures / fantasy characters. What I loved about this game was that the attacking hordes were so varied, you had to constantly think of how to upgrade towers for future types …

I have a large collection of apps I love to use in the air–both ones that require wi-fi and those that don’t. I ran into an interesting problem on a flight yesterday.  I brought my iPad with me and booted up my favorite apps. And whoops. It appears that May …

I’m really good at collecting postcards.  No, not intentionally.  I see postcards I think would be really great for someone and I…. never send them. I have a Chihuly postcard my sister would love.  That’s why I bought it for her.  But it is currently sitting on my dresser and has …

When I’m traveling around, I always love a good cocktail.  But when looking at the stretch of restaurants and bars before me, how do I know what option is the best? I use Happy Hour Anywhere. Available on both Droid and Apple This App uses your GPS location to identify exactly where you …

Canada will allow personal electronic devices during both the take-off and landing phases of flights, according to Ghetto IFE. This change would also include laptops, a departure from the US regulations-–so check out his post. Previously, the United States and Europe allowed electronic devices, but Canada and Mexico did not. …

A few of Anker’s iPad cases are marked down and can be combined with the coupon code ANKERPA5 to bring the price down to $6.50 from $29.99.   It works on the non-textured faux leather blue, orange or black ones. It works on the textured black one. The auto wake/sleep …

A few weeks ago, I got a Kensington Key Folio on Amazon’s deal of the day.  I didn’t post about it because I hadn’t tried it yet so could not vouch for it. A similar model has come up on Amazon.com today marked down to $59.99 from Amazon’s usual price …

One thing I haven’t really brought up here is that I play piano and guitar.  It’s a fun hobby, but with work and travel, I don’t have as much time to memorize sheet music–but I can still read! But I manage to find myself in situations where friends and family …