Weekly Roundup, Friday 20 December, 2019
Good morning I’m writing this from Lolo, Montana today. You’ll probably have to look on a map to see where that is (a bit south of Missoula). You’d have to zoom in even more to …
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Weekly Roundup, Friday 6 December, 2019
Good morning More a narrative type of roundup this week than the usual format. Yesterday was an interesting day – it was a general election in the UK. The Conservative Party under Boris Johnson, which …
Travel Insider Christmas Gift Giving Guide Now Available
Hello, everyone After a long day, I’ve now completed this year’s Christmas Gift Giving Guide. I think it is the most comprehensive and extensive one yet, and I do hope you’ll find it interesting and …
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2019 Christmas Gift Giving Guide
Here’s a collection of items, ranging from under $10 to over $100, from the highest of high tech (digital audio players, cell phone signal boosters) to the lowest of low tech (belts with no metal …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 6 December, 2019
Good morning What does a t-shirt have in common with a kitchen thermometer? What does a coin wallet have in common with a laser distance measuring tool? And what do any of these have in …
Was the Pono Predestined to Fail?
The Pono player was a much talked about portable digital music player that was released in late 2014; with its parent company closing down three years later at the end of 2017. A fascinating history …
Book Review : To Feel the Music
This is a fascinating and very approachable book about the success and failure of an American designed and developed high quality music player and the music delivery service it was integrated with. In 2012 the …
Book Review : London’s Underground
Many of us – particularly men – are fascinated by transportation technology and enjoy some of the backstory to the travel and transportation services that otherwise can be taken for granted, and to glimpse the …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 29 November, 2019
Good morning I hope you had a very pleasant Thursday. As sometimes happens, various winter storms and “bomb cyclones” seem to have upset more than a few travel plans, and I spent an anxious day …
Black Friday Buys
It seems that Black Friday specials started a week or more ago this year, and it also seems they will continue much longer, with of course, “Cyber Monday” and even much of the week following. …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 22 November, 2019
Good morning This time next week, you’ll still be feeling full after your Thanksgiving meal the previous day, but might be rushing to the “Big Box Store” to buy crazy under-priced things you never knew …
Legal Issues When Using a Dash Cam
You presumably have bought (or will buy) a dash cam in the hope and expectation that it will be a tool to help you reduce your legal liability in the case of an accident or …
