Why You Should Pre-Plan Your European Vacation
I was engaged in an email exchange with a reader/friend who was proudly telling me of her plans to go to Europe for two weeks in early July this year with her daughter, as a […]
2012
An Innovative Solution to Qantas’ Problems
Poor old Qantas. Indeed, it is almost literally both those things. It just announced a massive collapse in this year’s earnings, and it is the world’s oldest continually operating airline. It also used to be
Weekly Roundup Friday 1 June 2012
Good morning Last Friday saw a new record for the blog in terms of page views. One of the items last week was linked to from The Economist, and that brought visitors flooding in. Many
Caution – Reading This May Place You on a Watch List
Exercise. Exposure. Wave. Airport. Amtrak. Power. Smart. San Diego. Home grown. Crest. Ice. China. What do these twelve words have in common? These dozen words – and dozens more like them – are on a
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How to Get Different Brand FRS/GMRS Walkie-talkies to Talk to Each Other
FRS/GMRS walkie-talkies are almost literally a dime a dozen. You’ve probably seen them at your local office supply store or Costco or Walmart or wherever – brightly colored blister packs of two or more hand-sized
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Solved? The Mystery of the Russian Superjet Crash
To some of us, there doesn’t seem to be much mystery about the crash of a demonstrator Sukhoi Superjet 100 in Indonesia just over two weeks ago. The pilot requested permission to descend too
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Airbus CEO Admits Mistakes – Good For Him
It seems one phrase that has disappeared from most CEO’s lexicons is ‘We made a mistake’. Instead, they take extended training from PR and image consultants on ‘crisis management’ which all too often involves how
Weekly Roundup Friday 25 May 2012
Good morning It has been a harrowing week, with my hard drive (bought new in March 2011) slowly failing. I should be grateful that it is a slow and graceful demise rather than a sudden
The Best Travel Deal I’ve Possibly Ever Seen
A new site, Feecation.com, offers to reimburse you for the fees you incur with airlines, hotels, rental cars, and Wi-Fi service providers. This deal seems too good to be true. My guess is it relies
The Care and Feeding of Your Hard Drive
As I write this, my hard drive is failing. But do I care? No! Well, yes, maybe I do a little bit, but not nearly as much as if I’d been caught unawares, with a
Weekly Roundup Friday 18 May 2012
Good morning We’ve an interesting mix of stories this week, and a couple of other articles added to the main week’s newsletter, too. Good news for most of us with the countdown to next weekend’s
Amazon’s Strange Lack of eReader Leadership
Don’t get me wrong. I love Amazon, and I love the Kindle. Indeed, I own three of them. I have a great deal of respect for the company, and for all the innovation and creativity
