technology

Every once in a while, online entities will post warnings about printing out your boarding pass, as opposed to using electronic methods. I read the articles because although Joe prefers…

Better late than never? The 2019 Novel Coronavirus started in Asia in late 2019 and was on the shores of the U.S. by early 2020 (yeah, Joe and I dodged…

While digging around the darker corners of my hard drive, I found copies of my packing lists from 2003 and 2005. I use a version of this list to help…

Gate lice. For the uninformed, it’s the nickname for when people queue at the gate before it’s anywhere near their turn to board. There’s even a meme about it: Gate…

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

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

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…

They’ve been the subject of April Fool’s jokes and of real-life futuristic visions of everyday aviation. But could glass ceilings (and walls and floors) ever really happen on planes in…

If you’ve ever stayed at a hotel where a motion sensor controlled the thermostat, you know the unpleasant feeling of walking into a hot room when all you want to…

Some people just hate to fly. I don’t mean the people who are afraid to and just don’t (although there are things you can do to help alleviate that). I…