Walt Disney World: It's Not Just for Kids

As I am happily just over 1 week out, I figured I’d talk about tech on a boat.  Since I wrote my last tech post, Todd wrote two awesome posts about the “connected traveler.”  I took Todd’s suggestion and signed up for Plancast-I’ve imported my Plancast into my Google calendar, making all my plans a [...]

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Much like podcasts, YouTube offers a great way to get a little Disney in your day when you need it. Here are my top three channels: AllEarsNet is the channel for the AllEars website, which recently turned fifteen.  I love AllEars’ channel because in addition to “typical” WDW videos, they also offer quick bites of [...]

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Despite not being wowed by Ridemax and Ridehopper, I decided to give a premium subscription at Touring Plans a try.  I really look forward to using Lines in the parks, which was the main reason I subscribed.  Also, they sponsor two of my favorite podcasts, Betamouse and the Be Our Guest Podcast.  I found a [...]

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This post is part of the Disney Blog Carnival. Go check it out! Based upon the awesome Betamouse Podcast, I thought I’d discuss the techier side of Universal Orlando.  Universal Orlando recently took down their mobile site, so I found that the Android App Ridehopper to be my only option.  I’ll review RideHopper more in [...]

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I first came across Tripit in a Yapta e-mail-you can connect your Yapta and Tripit accounts.  I’d never heard of Tripit before, so I decided to check it out.  I liked the idea of all of my vacation information in one place.  I started using it for my Universal trip-I liked how my Universal hotel [...]

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Sorry for the lack of substance lately. I have been planning, packing, etc! Anyway, I was in New York last weekend, and had a great time. However, I went to take a picture of my meal, and realized the flash on my camera had died. As such, I picked up a new camera (the Canon [...]

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In my preparations to think of things I need to buy before I go away, the idea of getting a new travel alarm clock occurred to me.  I’m wicked nearsighted, so I thought just using my Droid Eris wouldn’t work as I needed BIG numbers.  Plus, I knew if I was doing a half-awake phone [...]

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As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a huge Kayak.com fan-in fact, I was stunned that they were not included in Consumer Reports article in the May 2010 on saving on your airfare.  As such, I was thrilled to discover that they have an Android app.  Now while eating lunch at work, or waiting somewhere, I can [...]

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