Should Airlines Ban Peanuts?
The US Department of Transportation is considering banning the nuts from airplanes, or perhaps creating a peanut-free zone on planes, much like there used to be a no smoking area on planes. Is this a […]
2010
Big Brother is Watching You in Australia
Australians living in the state of New South Wales are having their drivers license pictures scanned into a statewide database. The pictures are then analyzed and stored in terms of computerized facial recognition algorithms. This means that any
New iPhone/iPad AT&T Data Costs and Tethering – Better or Worse?
AT&T announced a change in the data plans associated with iPhones and iPads earlier this week which they say will save 98% of their customers money. Really? Read on to see how this ‘saving’ actually costs out. Until
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Scotland Tour Bargain
We just had one of the people on our Scotland tour cancel. I can apply half the amount she paid toward the cost of someone else now traveling in her place, so perhaps her misfortune could be
Wired Magazine’s iPad ePub – 6 times better than in print?
(Part 1 of a 3 part series – follow the links at the bottom of each article to the next part) Wired Magazine released its first ever iPad edition of its monthly magazine on Wednesday. But whereas
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User Review of Wired’s ePub
(This is the second part of our three part review – here is the first part) Wired Magazine has made a name for itself with its slightly edgy and forward-looking journalism and commentary on how technology affects culture, economy,
Portrait and Landscape samples from Wired’s ePub
(This is the third part of our three part review of the new Wired Magazine epublication for the iPad – click here to return to part one.) One of the clever things about the Wired ePub is that
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Cell Phones Are Redefining Themselves
A couple of trends promise to completely redefine cell phones and the role of the wireless carrier providing service to them. The first trend is the growing prevalence of fast, more reliable, and hopefully increasingly less expensive data connectivity
Dinosaur watching (This Week’s Airline Roundup)
The House of Representatives Judicial Committee is on the job, busy protecting our interests when it comes to evaluating the merger between United and Continental. Unfortunately, it seems that they cannot comprehend much beyond the simple black-and-white issues
Miscellaneous Weekly Roundup
After a slow year last year (and lots of great value bargains) it seems that river cruising in Europe is booming once more. Most of the river cruise companies are reporting strong bookings and many cruises are already
Security Horror Stories (Weekly Roundup)
This Week’s Security Horror Story : Have you ever noticed how most legislation that is introduced to protect us against terrorists seems to end up doing little or nothing to help us ‘win the war against terrorism’,
Big Brother Wants to Watch You More Closely
Have you ever noticed how most legislation that is introduced to protect us against terrorists seems to end up doing little or nothing to help us ‘win the war against terrorism’, while adding another layer of inconvenience and
