technology

As we find ourselves on our computers more and more when we’re traveling, I’ve tried to keep up on protecting our data. Connecting to WiFi networks is one of our…

Happy Saturday friends, and hooray, it’s finally the weekend! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we…

If there’s one thing that’s universally accepted as “security theater,” it’s the requirement to sign a receipt when using a credit card. What was this supposed to do? I imagine…

Airbnb allows cameras in rented properties, as long as they’re fully disclosed and visible, and, for obvious reasons, aren’t in bathrooms or bedroom. Unfortunately, not all homeowners follow that particular…

One of the scariest “first world problems” of technology that can happen while you’re traveling is when your phone is about to lose power. I mean, think of all the…

And in the flash of an eye, November is finished and welcome to December! Here are our most popular posts for November 2019. Some of them were actually written before…

I was just digging around in the darker corners of my hard drive and found copies of my packing lists from 2003 and 2005. I use a version of this…

A couple of online entities have recently posted warnings about printing out your boarding pass, as opposed to using electronic methods. I read the articles because although Joe prefers to…

Passengers come in all sorts of “flavors” that vary from the once-every-few years leisure traveler to the business people who fly several times per week for work. All have their…

Here’s another reason why you want to keep batteries and chargers in your carry on bags. For the past several years, airlines, following FAA regulations, have required that lithium-ion batteries…