Walt Disney World: It's Not Just for Kids

In today’s discussion of Android Apps you can use at Disney, I will be discussing two Geolocation services, Foursquare and Gowalla.  Both apps work by you checking into where you are.  At WDW, this can either be used to locate your friends (like, say if you are at a big meet) or to tweet/Facebook out [...]

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As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a longtime fan of the Be Our Guest Podcast.  I’ve been listening to the show since show 4.  As such, when Mike tweeted that their new app* would be available for Android devices in the Android Market, I was wicked excited.  I downloaded it today. So far, I’m pretty impressed.  [...]

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This post is part of the Disney Blog Carnival. Head over there to see more great Disney-related posts and articles. w00t! As I’ve mentioned before, this past trip was my first time trying Touring Plans.com or their Lines application.  Lines is utterly incredible.  It has accurate wait times (and downtimes), which were MUCH more accurate [...]

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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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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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I have to begin by admitting that I know this review is going to have a flaw:  Ridehopper is the only theme park app I’ve ever tried, so I really don’t have anything to compare it to, you know?  That said, I was pretty meh on Ridehopper.  I paid the $.99 to upgrade it to [...]

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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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I’m home from a non-Disney vacation. It was great! I got the chance to try some Disney vacation tips, namely the over-the-door shoe holder, Rum Runner flasks, and using a great app called Evernote. I had picked up the shoe holder at Dollar Tree a couple weeks ago. It had see-through pockets, which I liked. [...]

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