Category: travel

6 July 2011

Why I Still Love the Nokia E71

Filed under: mobile phones,nokia,software,travel - 06 Jul 2011

From When a Smartphone Is Too Much for Travel – NYTimes.com:
With the rise of the iPhone and the Blackberry, it’s hard to imagine hitting the road without a phone that can’t download music, serve up maps or send and receive …

29 June 2011

My Review of the Hidden Stuffle from Timbuk2

Filed under: gadgets,travel - 29 Jun 2011

Originally submitted at Timbuk2

A super-compressible duffle that folds up teeny.

 

Amazing Roomly, but Pack It Lightly
By PhoineBoy from …

My Review of the Hidden Messenger from Timbuk2

Filed under: gadgets,travel - 29 Jun 2011

Originally submitted at Timbuk2

A messenger that hides inside your messenger.

 

Does Job, Albeit with Some Limitations
By PhoneBoy from …

24 June 2010

Inbox Liquidation, Part 56: A Mobile Phone Bonanza!

My personal inbox is getting bigger than my work inbox, so it must be time for an Inbox Liquidation Post.

Truph0ne News: Having made use of Truphone Local Anywhere on my last trip abroad, I’m certainly interested in seeing it …

6 April 2010

The Aluratek 3G Portable Wireless USB Cellular Router: 3G Not Included

Filed under: gadgets,mobile phones,networking,travel,wifi - 06 Apr 2010

Aluratek CDM530AMIt’s rare that I obtain a consumer grade router that I am generally happy with “out of the box.” The only reason I ever buy a Linksys router …

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

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 …

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