As the year closes I look back at some of my favorite discoveries of new products and services ffor 2023. iPhone cases iPhone cases are now a billion dollar plus business with an enormous selection of all types -from clear to leather to wallets to… Read More »Favorite tech stuff of 2023
When my friend Larry told me earlier this week that he was about to fly from San Francisco to Newark on a Frontier Airlines flight to Phoenix, connecting to a Spirit flight to Newark, I jokingly told him to take good notes, because this could… Read More »A bargain airfare. What could go wrong?
For those still thinking about buying an electric vehicle (EV), the landscape has changed considerably over the past year. Yet deciding what to buy has become more complex than ever. A Tesla was always a safe bet, offering the best range and charging network, and… Read More »An update on EVs
Here are some of the tech products, gadgets and services that made my traveling easier in 2023. INUI MagSafe Battery Pack – The INUI MagSafe battery snaps onto the back of an iPhone 12 and newer models and will recharge it from near empty to… Read More »Best travel products of 2023
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just over, I’m marveling at how Amazon has changed our buying habits. It’s not just a substitute for driving to the store, but so much more. First, you can’t find many of the items on Amazon in any store,… Read More »The Magic of Amazon
We’re about to see the rollout of a new tech gadget that’s receiving attention like few others since the iPhone. It’s been previewed at a TED talk and has attracted almost $300 million in investments from a who’s who list of Silicon Valley players. The… Read More »Pin: A new product attracting attention and skepticism
These days it’s safe to assume when you’re contacted through email or on a social network from a stranger, it’s likely a scam. It takes very little effort for a kid in his basement in some far off third world country to make more money… Read More »Fake airline accounts scam Twitter users
Hertz thought they were being forward thinking when they ordered 100,000 Tesla Model 3s last year, amounting to about one-quarter of their total fleet. Now a year later, its plans are in disarray and on hold. At the time it seemed to be an clever… Read More »Hertz EV plans shorts out
It seems wherever we go and whatever we do, we’re fussing with cables and chargers. Whether it’s while we’re traveling, sleeping or moving throughout the day, we’re constantly trying to keep our devices charged. Our phones, watches, iPads, cameras, eReaders, and computers, need attention. Cables… Read More »Managing the cable-charger mess
(This column written for JoeSentMe, the informative travel newsletter for professional travelers) I just returned from a delightful trip to Kaui with my wife and daughter. Unlike many trips this year, this one was smooth and trouble free. We were fortunate to travel on Alaska… Read More »Hawaii calls