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Archive for August 2007

August 30th, 2007

Language Communicator

In Star Trek episodes, humans and other various aliens could all speak to each other in their own language and be understood. (You knew that, right? That all those alien races weren’t speaking English?) It was because of their high-tech Star-Trek-Ish translators. And now, you can feel like you’re on Star […]

By Sherry -- 0 comments

August 28th, 2007

Keeping your gadgets still in the car

If you’re going to be traveling by car, you may already know how annoying it is to keep your must-haves in one spot without having your cell phone rattling around in between your front seats and your BlackBerry falling off the dash.

Using 3M adhesive pads, this magnetic dashboard mount will keep most of your gadgets […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

August 24th, 2007

Use TripAdvisor to watch out for bedbugs!

Melissa over at Europe String has a very handy post up about bedbugs and how to avoid the icky insects that like to bite people who are sleeping. They live in mattresses or in the seams and they come out at night. Because they’re due to poor cleaning more than anything else, […]

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August 22nd, 2007

Camping, but not really

Picture this situation - you love the great outdoors but you don’t love it enough to erect a tent in it. You love to commune with nature but you don’t want nature to commune with you by having it crawl into your sleeping bag with you.
Travelodge came up with a compromise. The mobile […]

By Sherry -- 5 comments

August 20th, 2007

World Time Clock

I never remember what time it is outside of Canada. I can keep track of my own country’s time zones, and I can remember most of the U.S., though I do sometimes forget where the zone changes. Beyond that, I always have to go look it up.

If you do a lot of business […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

August 17th, 2007

Save time and hassle - plan ahead online

Lifehacker had an interesting article up about things you can do online. They’re not all exciting, but they’re all useful and/or important, and the best part is you can do them at home in your pajamas, saving yourself time later.
It included two online tips that can come in handy if you’re traveling to see […]

By Sherry -- 0 comments

August 15th, 2007

Keep track of your flight miles

Over at Fly Away Cafe I learned about a neat website called Flight Memory. You register and log in and enter in any travel data that you have on hand. All it requires is the city’s airport codes - if you don’t know them, they’re printed on your tickets but you can also […]

By Sherry -- 2 comments

August 13th, 2007

Hybrid solar charger means power everywhere!

When you’re traveling, it can’t always be to get away from it all; sometimes you have to bring it all with you, especially if you’re traveling for business, but even pleasure travelers might want their iPod to listen to or need their cell phone to keep in touch with folks back home.
The Solio Portable Hybrid […]

By Sherry -- 3 comments

August 8th, 2007

Mustek portable DVD player

Mustek is offering a new portable DVD player that can make your road trips more enjoyable if you have kids in the backseat. Like many portable players it features a nice 7-inch tablet style LCD screen and it can be mounted directly into the back of a headrest. However, the novelty is that […]

By Sherry -- 0 comments

August 6th, 2007

Yahoo’s Travel Shortcut feature

I confess that when it all comes down to it, I am a true Google Girl. Almost everything I use revolves around Google when I need information, but still, even I have to admit that Yahoo has come up with a great search tool. They’ve added a travel shortcut feature to their search […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

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