Should the iPad camera have been better?
Editor: This is the first of three posts on Apple’s new iPad and what its advanced features mean for travelers. The posts will address only the areas that have changed from the previous model, as they...
View Article60-second tip: Identifying your lost phone on the road
(EDITOR’S NOTE: As part of our ongoing attempts to ease the toils of travel, we’ve introduced this weekly feature providing tips, from basic to advanced, for the road. Some of our advice will be...
View Article60-second tip: Screen capture maps overseas for free
Staying connected overseas, especially when you need Google Maps directions, can get pricy with international data roaming charges. Most tablet computers and smart phones offer a simple solution....
View ArticleGallery: 101 tons of ribs vanish
Yeah, really. Guests at this year’s Nugget Best of the West Cook-Off went through more than 100 tons of pork ribs Labor Day weekend in Sparks, Nev., (including the 8 pounds of rib meat that champion...
View Article60-second tip: Prep phone for travel mishaps
You can print your itinerary or keep it on apps such as TripIt, but when seconds count (canceled flight, maybe?), prepping your phone before the trip can pay off. (Video shot track-side at the...
View ArticleGear review: Secret-pocket jacket upgraded
The new Scottevest Fleece 7.0 Jacket has most of the feature of its predecessors — simply, a whole lotta concealed pockets for safe carrying of road essentials — but also offers a design tweak that...
View ArticleTravel Vines the latest evolution of postcards?
The short version? It’s a postcard in 6 seconds. Vine is the newish social media platform that is what would happen if Instagram and YouTube had a love child. Users can post 6 seconds of video taken on...
View ArticleSneaks on a plane: Who shuts off the phone?
Three out of every 10 people who carry personal electronic devices on planes have “accidentally left a PED turned on during a flight,” according to a new study, and six out of 10 of those people said...
View ArticlePhones in flight? Charge $100 a minute
With the FAA considering a proposal to allow cell phone calls during flights above 10,000 feet, it might be again time to ask ourselves one question: How bad can it be to take the bus? Or the train?...
View ArticleWireless plan erasing Canada and Mexico borders
It’s more difficult to travel north and south of the borders than it used to be, but it’s about to get easier to post your selfie when you get there. If wireless carrier T-Mobile’s new plan works as...
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