New travel apps for (most) everyone! Blackberry users get Trip-It; iPhone users get Siri.
The popular Trip-It app became available to Blackberry users on January 20th. The Siri Personal Assistant for iPhone users was released on February 5th. Both are of great value to folks on the go.
Learn more about TripIt’s free mobile apps for [...]
Don’t be caught without a phone number or address while you’re driving! You can’t find the restaurant where you’re supposed to be meeting your best friend or biggest client, nor do you have their telephone number. Don’t panic.
Keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road and use Google’s information number (800-466-4411) [...]
Travelers who own an iPhone usually learn too late that using it outside the US can be very expensive.
First the good news: The iPhone is GSM-based, the same as most places overseas. That means your phone will operate in most locations around the world just fine.
The bad news: It can be outrageously expensive. Some of you may have heard traveler [...]
As a telephone, the iPhone is no better than any other. What sets it apart is the applications that can be used with it, more than 60,000 currently. Being on the road so often, I like trying out their travel apps and see which ones enhance my journey.
Listed here are seventeen of my favorites and [...]
According to an article in LA Weekly, a study commissioned by Dell found that 12,000 laptops are lost each week at U.S. airports. Los Angeles leads the pack with 1,200 laptops reported lost or stolen at LAX weekly. Incredibly, most laptops are left behind at security checkpoints, with only 33 percent ever being recovered (17 [...]
Portable Reading Devices
Portable reading devices, such as Amazon’s Kindle or the Sony Reader are gaining popularity amongst frequent travelers. These devices can hold hundreds of books, and the weight is much less in your travel bag. Depending on the reader you select, it may also have access to blogs, newspapers and magazines. I personally have [...]
Whether you travel the majority of the time, or once in awhile, having what you need to be productive on the road is a must. You’ll be working in your office in the sky as well as hotel desks, client offices and meeting rooms. So what is in the ‘must-have’ list to help keep you [...]
