Category: travel

20 February 2010

My Review of The Swig Backpack from Timbuk2

Filed under: gadgets, travel - 20 Feb 2010

Originally submitted at Timbuk2

A pack that fits girls (!) and guys AND protects your laptop.

Solid Pack for Business …

28 January 2010

Keeping the iPhone Charged

Filed under: chargers, gadgets, gripes, iphone, mobile phones, travel - 28 Jan 2010

While I was in San Diego for the past few days, perhaps the biggest challenge–aside from never having more than 10 minutes to myself at a stretch–was keeping my iPhone’s battery charged. The Sales Kick Off meeting we had for …

27 December 2009

Airports: Neither Secure Nor Convenient

Filed under: security, travel - 27 Dec 2009

When discussing computer security with people, something I often bring up is this very simple equation:

What this means is that

20 October 2009

PhoneBoy’s Travel Toolbox

Filed under: chargers, connectivity, gadgets, mobile phones, travel, wifi - 20 Oct 2009

Since I’ve joined Check Point Software, I’ve done a fair bit of traveling–moreso than I’ve done in quite some time. Since I am ending up more random places, and have had the joy of going through airport security in Tel …

8 December 2008

Business Idea: iPhone + Global SIM == PROFIT

Pat Phelan and others gotta be thinking about this: how to pair up their global SIM with the iPhone without, say, encouraging people to unlock their handset or using SIM …

10 October 2008

GorillaPod Focus: Flexible Tripods For The Professionals

Filed under: photography, travel - 10 Oct 2008

The Gorillapod Focus is a tripod designed for professional-grade cameras. Unlike most tripods that have rigid legs, the Gorillapod has …

A Man Can Love A Snowflake!

Filed under: portable, travel - 10 Oct 2008

No, not a snowflake snowflake, the Snowflake from Blue Microphones!

This little …

23 September 2008

Pondering The Data Roaming Question

Filed under: mobile network operators, telecom, travel - 23 Sep 2008
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I got my last …

9 September 2008

MAXroam Goes v2, Adds Cheaper US Roaming and Data!

Filed under: mobile network operators, telecom, travel, voip - 09 Sep 2008

Pat Phelan, admist the hullabaloo of DEMO and TC50 lauched MAXroam v2. What’s new?

USA Roaming rate now starting at 0.39 EUR a minute
Data now available starting at 0.005 EUR per KB
New, easier-to-use website
Some other behind-the-scenes improvements.

Cool stuff. I’d …

22 August 2008

Aircell Isn’t Blocking all Forms of VoIP

Filed under: Services, business, connectivity, travel, wifi - 22 Aug 2008

Andy made a big splash on Twitter (and throughout the blogosphere) when he announced that he had a call on an airplane thanks to Phweet. I, of course, don’t deny it happened, but …

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