Fix Macbook Clock Drift With A Simple System Preferences Change

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Traveling across timezones and keeping track of them can be a bit jarring for our biological clocks but you may have noticed your Macbook getting a bit slow over the years as well. When you cross timezones and update you clock – you might be exposing a problem you wouldn’t otherwise notice – that your […]

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Top 5 Travel Apps For Android

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This is a guest post by The Recapp, who recommends these five free travel apps, compatible with Android devices, for all your travel needs. As the calendar year is winding down, our stress and fatigue levels are surely rising from a busy 12 months. It’s time for a vacation! Whether you’re already planning a holiday […]

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Win The Gadget Of Your Choosing With A $10 Donation To Passports With A Purpose

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You’ve got 3 days to make a $10 donation to Passports With A Purpose, an annual travel blogger coordinated fundraiser. This year’s objective is to raise $80,000 this year to build two libraries in Zambia and it’s the third year I’ve been participating. Each donation is US-tax deductible and with every $10 you donate you […]

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Differences Between The Kindle Fire And Nook Tablet For International Travelers

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It’s been a while since we looked at the differences between the Kindle and Nook for international travelers. That of course was the Nook Wi-Fi and Kindle 2; mostly straightforward eReaders mostly without color or touch interfaces. Now however, the jump between those class of eReaders and the new generation of 7-inch tablets – in […]

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Increase Your Laptop’s Wireless Range By Plugging In

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Although we’ve talked about hacking wireless networks in the past but sometimes your connectivity problems are much more straightforward – like being slightly out of wifi range. There are a number of tools you can use on your laptop to get around flaky Internet connections but one of the most simple is to plug in. […]

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Interview About Travel Niche Search Engine pocketvillage With Jann Kleen

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Co-founder of the digital tour guide pocketvillage, Jann Kleen took a few minutes to discuss the idea of search engine for experienced backpackers looking to be more efficient on their travels. Jann talks about where the idea for pocketvillage came from and where it might take you on your next trip. In a tweet, what […]

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Traveler Tech: Should I Upgrade My MacBook To Apple’s New OS X Lion?

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Apple recently launched their new operating system, OS X Lion and you may be wondering if you should upgrade or if it’s something you can put off for the time being. Apple has made it very easy to upgrade – it’s all done online through a download from the App Store – but chances are […]

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Cultural Commonalities Of Default Wireless Passwords Around The World

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There’s nothing like the small joy of seeing those 4 curved lines on your smart phone or laptop indicating a wireless signal is around. That is, until your Internet dreams are broken with a small lock next to said signal, with nobody around to quickly give you a password. Sure, eventually your hostel owner, restaurant […]

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How To Stay Online From Anywhere – 3 Levels Of Remote Connectivity

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The more extreme your distance from civilization, the more expensive and cumbersome your Internet connectivity solutions become. Staying connected becomes a matter of taking the Internet with you, rather than going to it. Whether you’re hundreds of miles in dense forest or out driving days across the desert, you can help make wifi signals appear […]

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Easily Calculate Timezone Differences With World Time Engine

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When traveling between time zones it can be difficult to coordinate something as simple as a Skype call due to unfamiliar time differences. While there are a host of various time difference calculators online, perhaps the easiest one to use is World Time Engine. The simple web tool lets you enter in two cities (with […]

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