Will We Ever See Hybrid Powered Planes?
A reader wrote in, pointing to several recent articles about electrically powered airplanes of the future, and wondered why planes don’t work the same way as a Toyota Prius or Chevy Volt. If it works …
Year: 2013
Weekly Roundup Friday 25 October 2013
Good morning I’d hoped to start our annual fundraising this week, but there are some ambitious plans associated with it, and they are taking a while to get in place, so we’ll wait another week …
Anker 24W Dual Port Car Charger
As we add more and more portable electronic devices to our lives, the issue of keeping them all charged becomes more and more a challenge. While we’ve seen reasonable improvements in how to charge multiple …
Apple’s New iPad – Will it Reverse its Market Share Decline?
Earlier today Apple held a release event to announce its latest generation iPads. It also announced new Mac computers – devices that seemed mouthwateringly advanced, albeit of interest only to Mac users rather than PC …
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Weekly Roundup Friday 18 October 2013
Good morning An auspicious anniversary this week – happy birthday to airline food. The first airline meal was both sold and served (yes – we’ve gone full circle back to having to pay for our …
Handwarmers – Helping Keep You Warm in Wintry Destinations
Some of us are blessed with living in climates that remain warm all year, and the thought of traveling to a cold destination can be off-putting and interfere with what might otherwise be a wonderful …
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Another Anker External Battery
Almost exactly a month ago we wrote about the new high-capacity Anker Astro 3 External Battery. This unit holds 12 Amp hours of power – enough to recharge a typical smart phone almost ten times, …
Weekly Roundup Friday 11 October 2013
Good morning Happy birthday this week to the airline that claims to be the world’s oldest airline still trading under its original name. I refer of course to KLM. It was founded on October 7, …
Is T-Mobile’s ‘Free’ Unlimited International Data Plan As Good As it Seems?
Some normally hard-headed commentators have been gushing forth in the most positive terms about T-Mobile’s announcement, yesterday, that it would now allow users of its wireless service to enjoy international data roaming at no extra …
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Weekly Roundup Friday 4 October 2013
Good morning October 1 not only saw our government slightly shrink in size, but also marked the 71st anniversary of the first jet flight in the US, back in 1942 as described on this page. …
The Everki Atlas Business Backpack
In May, I wrote about a great new backpack, the ECBC Hercules. I liked it, and in the months subsequently, I’ve become familiar and comfortable with it, and continue to like it very much, although …
Christmas Cruise – It’s Baaaack!
Amawaterways have had a small group cancel off our December Danube Christmas Cruise, and have asked us if we’d like to take advantage of this cancellation and take the cabins at the incredible 40% discount …
