Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Back in the day, you could count on technology to last a while. Sure, since television began, screens got bigger, then went from black & white to color. The advent…
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I Love This New Update To CLEAR!
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Joe and I have been members of CLEAR for years. We also have TSA Pre-Check so we’ve admittedly always gone back and forth with whether or not we’re actually going…
Man Skipped Lines At Walt Disney World With Use Of Stolen Technology
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
If you go to Walt Disney World, you can expect to stand in a whole lot of lines. Granted, there have always been ways to skip the lines, although some…
No TSA Pre-Check? You Soon May Not Have To Remove Laptops, Liquids From Bags
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
TSA Pre-Check. Many people who travel on an even semi-regular basis say it’s the best money they’ve ever spent. For $85, you can skip a good portion of the regular…
Marriott Wins The Prize For Most Outdated Technology In A Hotel Room
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
I’m no stranger to using tech products for longer than I should. That’s why I still use my old MacBook Air when we travel. I can’t see paying the money…
Amazing Things I Discovered During Our Recent Car Rental
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
I’ve mentioned that I’m often amazed by technology that isn’t new. For instance, I didn’t know this was a feature on my iPhone until we were at a hotel that…
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Read MoreFord F-150 Lightning – An Ultimate Truck?
Written by Stephan Segraves @ Stephan Segraves
I have been on the fence on the Tesla electric vehicles for a while and for a few reasons. For one, it seems ironically wasteful to buy a new vehicle simply because “it’s electric” and has a bunch of bells and whistles. The price point tiers of the Tesla are also a downside. Yes, you…
Finally! How To Unlock Your iPhone With A Mask On (Official)
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
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…
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Read MoreHacking McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines
Written by Stephan Segraves @ Stephan Segraves
Andy Greenberg from Wired (archived, non-paywall version): Of all the mysteries and injustices of the McDonald’s ice cream machine, the one that Jeremy O’Sullivan insists you understand first is its secret passcode. But after years of studying this complex machine and its many ways of failing, O’Sullivan remains most outraged at this notion: That the…
Hacking McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines
Written by Stephan Segraves @ Stephan Segraves
Andy Greenberg from Wired (archived, non-paywall version): Of all the mysteries and injustices of the McDonald’s ice cream machine, the one that Jeremy O’Sullivan insists you understand first is its secret passcode. But after years of studying this complex machine and its many ways of failing, O’Sullivan remains most outraged at this notion: That the…
New, Streamlined Way To Load Planes – We NEED This All Over The U.S.!
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
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…
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Read MoreCOVID Finally Forces Airlines to Help Travelers With International Travel Rules
Written by CF @ Cranky Flier
Thank you once again to this week’s sponsor, The Airchive for supporting Cranky!
I’ve gone back into The Airchive’s archives — say that five times fast — and found LIES. You find me the person that was glad when PS…
Read MoreThreats to Critical Infrastructure
Written by Stephan Segraves @ Stephan Segraves
From War on the Rocks: Circumstantial evidence suggests that Warner was protesting 5G technology — reportedly an FBI line of inquiry. The campervan was parked in front of an AT&T transmission building and the explosion knocked down a network hub. The company website called the blast “devastating,” reporting secondary fires, loss of power, damaged equipment,…
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Read MoreFacebook’s Scale
Written by Stephan Segraves @ Stephan Segraves
Adrienne LaFrance, writing for The Atlantic, “Facebook Is a Doomsday Machine”: People tend to complain about Facebook as if something recently curdled. There’s a notion that the social web was once useful, or at least that it could have been good, if only we had pulled a few levers: some moderation and fact-checking here, a…
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Read MoreAirlines – Wakeup and Smell the Money
Written by Mark Ross-Smith @ Travel Data Daily
Some of the brightest people in the travel sector have hung up their boots and are beginning new careers in other industries – and good for them. It can take real courage to shift industries. [side note: A great story on Qantas pilots becoming bu…
Copy That App Makes it Easier to Transfer Your Photos from Your Phone to an External Drive
Written by Adam @ Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog)
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Take control of your content with the new Copy That app which allows you to copy multiple photos and videos with ease
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Read MoreOnline Games to Get Into the Holiday Spirit
Written by Adam @ Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog)
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Check out these fun holiday-themed Christmas games—available to play free online from Addicting Games.
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Read MoreAll-Male Strip Club Goes Digital in 2020
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Adonis Lounge, the popular all-male gay strip show from NYC & LA goes full digital with the launch of a sexy men OnlyFans subscription
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Read MoreA Broken Blog and a New Beginning
Written by Adam @ Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog)
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These are my thoughts on a broken blog and what’s in store for restarting & refreshing my brand during a tumultuous time.
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Read More5 Predictions for Airline Loyalty in 2021
Written by Mark Ross-Smith @ Travel Data Daily
Each year I publish in advance my thoughts and insights as to where the travel loyalty industry is heading. While 2020 was a tough one to predict, there were direct target hits, the most notable being #5 prediction for 2020 “Airlines That Neglect…