I'm pretty particular about the seats I get on flights, especially when the flight lasts longer than an hour. For example, you'll never catch me sitting in the middle seat of a row of three --- I'd just as soon catch a later flight. By result, I spend as much time skulking around SeatGuru.com in order to select the best seats available on any specific flight as I do choosing the flight … [Read more...]
Add Weather Forecast to Your Google Calendar
I just discovered the coolest add-on for Google Calendar users - the daily weather forecast. In the graphic below, I've cursored over and clicked on the little weather graphic for February 21st, 2008, which pops up today's weather and a 3-day forecast for my location, highlighting the day that I clicked on. Just cursoring over the weather icon, I see "Forecast for Penticton, BC (-2 | 1)" which … [Read more...]
New and Improved Flickr Uploadr 3.0
On December 13th, 2007, Flickr announced that their latest version of the Flickr Uploadr for Windows and Mac OS X was available. If you have a Flickr account and plan to upload a lot of pictures, then you really should download the Uploadr as opposed to uploading your photos via their online interface. As you can see from the screen capture above, Flickr Uploadr 3.0 makes it easier than before … [Read more...]
Malaria: Are You at Risk?
Just one bite from an infected mosquito may be all it takes to become infected and sick with malaria. Those bitten by a malaria-infected mosquito and become sick with malaria may experience seizures, mental confusion, kidney failure, coma and possibly death. Let me repeat... malaria can be fatal. Estimates indicate that over 10,000 worldwide travelers fall ill with malaria after returning home … [Read more...]
Blood Clots: Air Passengers Allowed to Sue
Right after Ed posted "Are You in Danger of Getting Deep Vein Thrombosis?", I read an interesting piece on MSNBC that stated that U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker is allowing 3 lawsuits to proceed by passengers who claim that cramped seating resulted in blog clots. Apparently these passengers had each complained of pain to their respective airline (Singapore, U.S. Airways and Delta), which … [Read more...]
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