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Archive for February, 2008
USAir Offer on Mileage Transfers
Posted on February 29, 2008 | No CommentsUS Airways has a special offer going right now we actually found useful. After my recent rant on how hard it is to use airmiles now-a-days, there is some good...
Alaska Air To Start Expiring Miles Earlier
Posted on February 27, 2008 | No CommentsBuilding on the last post about how crappy USAir has become with redeeming miles, I checked in on Alaska Air today. As of April 1st, 2008, any inactivity for 2...
Air Miles Are Hard To Redeem
Posted on February 27, 2008 | 1 CommentIt’s getting crappier and crappier to try to redeem airmiles. Everyone seems to advertise 25,000 miles will get you a roundtrip ticket in the US which is the old norm. ...Weekly Blog Round Up
Posted on February 25, 2008 | No CommentsHere are some interesting posts from around the web this week. –Intelligent Traveler always includes some interesting photos from around the world, explaining how the shot was taken as a...
Packing, packing and more packing information
Posted on February 25, 2008 | No CommentsOn a link from a link from a link, I came across this great resource on packing lists and other sites. The site is actually one I hadn’t heard of...Finding useful blogging software
Posted on February 24, 2008 | No CommentsI’m searching for some new bloc writing software. I’m not happy with my current choice, Zoundry for a couple of reasons. First, they have an affiliate program and aggregate multiple...
Interesting Post on MSG and organic wines
Posted on February 22, 2008 | No CommentsIn reading through some posts today i found this interesting question over at the Organic Wine Company regarding the use of Auxi Gro (I never have liked product names that...
Time for something new
Posted on February 21, 2008 | 1 CommentToday was my last day at Marchex, Inc. I’ve been working with the same group, more or less, for about 9 years now and it was hard to leave (although...
Portable Apps Let You Take Your Stuff With You Without A Laptop
Posted on February 19, 2008 | No CommentsI’ve been researching different ideas for our year long trip next year. One items we are struggling with is; do we bring the laptop or not. Now, don’t get me...
Holding Your Mail Made Easy
Posted on February 16, 2008 | No CommentsThe US Postal Service has made it easier than ever to hold you mail for a short or longer trip. The form is now entirely online and can be filled...
Panoramas Around the World
Posted on February 14, 2008 | No CommentsHere’s a handy new site. http://viewat.org . It’s a bit slow now but they have panoramas from all over the world. The Pacific Northwest is a bit lacking and will...
We All Have To Try Something The First Time
Posted on February 13, 2008 | No CommentsLife tends to give you little reminders when you get sidetracked or forget about reality. In my case the reminder came at a local Lhosar Festival this last weekend. Lhosar...Digital Photography How-To
Posted on February 12, 2008 | No CommentsI have posting over on digital-photography-school.com ‘s blog about cropping for effect. Check it out here if you want some help on cropping in your computer! Except the top image,...The New Phonebooks Are Here!!
Posted on February 10, 2008 | No CommentsThis may not seem like a big deal, and really it’s not, but I stumbled on the fact that our blog is finally listed on Technorati. Yes, this very blog...Need to go? SMS your way into a bathroom in Finland.
Posted on February 7, 2008 | No CommentsThis just seems zany. In Finland they are starting a program of requiring people to send an SMS message to open a bathroom or shower stall on roadside rest stops....
