Those that travel know that bargains can be found in other countries, but rarely have I found one like this that didn’t require any travel. With the help of their website, Alibaba makes the process simple and with reduced risk. I have a hobby of… Read More »Shopping in China
Apple will be announcing their new iPhone 15 series this coming Tuesday morning, 10am California time. One of the biggest little changes will be replacing the Lightning port with a USB-C port. Both connectors are similar in size and both can be inserted either way.… Read More »Apple loses the Lightning connector
After traveling internationally for so many years mostly on my own for business or with my wife on vacations, we always planned our own itinerary, hotels, and details along the way. But as we are getting older, we’ve come to the conclusion that perhaps it’s… Read More »Outsourcing your dream vacation
If you want to make your next plane or car trip go by faster, I have a great way to do it for those interested in great tech business stories. It’s a podcast with some of the most interesting business stories told in a fascinating… Read More »Make your long trips go faster
While there are more electric vehicles to choose from than ever, the lack of widespread chargers is making adoption more difficult. Many, including myself, expected other brands to significantly cut into Tesla sales by now, but that has not happened for a couple of reasons:… Read More »When a PHEV beats an EV
Self driving car technology may be able to address some of the real difficult problems, but dealing with basic issues should still be cause for concern. A day after San Francisco authorized self driving cars to operate for profit on its streets, ten Cruise driverless… Read More »The Streets of San Francisco blocked
Amazon has scored a remarkable feat by getting scores of websites to run free ads for their products. They’re not just ordinary ads, but disguised as news, such a “news report on the week’s best buys.” As an example, if you got to CNN’s home… Read More »When a news article is just an ad
When I planned my two and a half week trip to Europe in June using six hotels, I decided to put more thought into what kind of bags I would use, how I would pack them, and what I’d take with me. Unlike trips in… Read More »Organizing for a long trip
Thanks to recent hardware and software developments, you can now stream high-res music in your living room with little effort. A high res recording contains ten to twenty times the data of MP3, the format used by the iPod, Spotify, Sirius/XM, etc. When I co-wrote… Read More »Finally high resolution audio streaming in your living room
This is the time each year when the world’s two largest phone manufacturers introduce their new models and entice us to buy. Samsung just introduced a pair of folding phones and Apple will be announcing their iPhone 15 models in September. I’m usually first in… Read More »Time for a new phone?