Archive for July, 2009
My Addiction
My Confession I need to confess… I have an addiction. I came to terms with it this past weekend. You see, I decided to have a complete technology shutdown to end my two week vacation. So, on Friday night I shut off the computer, my Blackberry, the TV, unplugged the home phone, and put away [...]
The Rights to Your Digital Brand
What is your name online? Often very few of us consider our online brand. Increasingly however, our online brand is becoming more and more important. Google has a commanding grip on online search. The majority of people use Google to do their research online. Your brand power lies in the hands of Google. When someone [...]
Technology and Vacation: Random Thoughts
Just arrived home from a 15-day vacation to the Pacific Northwest tonight. Feels great to have had the break. Thought I would share a few thoughts/reflections with you: Wireless Much to my surprise we had wireless Internet access at 14 out of 15 nights on the road. Only once did I pay for access. I [...]
Pay Attention to The Signs
When you are “new” to an area, you rely heavily on signs to direct you to where you want to go. Yes, our world of travel has been taken over by GPS which does certainly help you get close to your desired location…but once you are there you still rely on signs. All too often [...]
Old School Travel
As we are wrapping up our Pacific northwest vacation one thing has become clear. As much as I am into technology, apparently the way we travel is old-school. Turns out that all the tourist bureau’s we visited did not have state or provincial maps. Sound strange? It did to me too until I realized that [...]
How Social Media Has Changed Vacation
I am on vacation. Yes, I am but my laptop goes with me. Instead of spending 10 hours or more a day online, while I have been on vacation I have been online less than an hour a day. But, I am still online. I am not the only one. Many people today travel with [...]
Can I Have Onion Rings With That?
Earlier this week, we were eating dinner out. Nice thing to do when you are on vacation. My wife Shelly had a craving for onion rings so she asked if she could substitute fries for rings with her order. The server said, “I am sorry but we are not allowed to sub fries for rings“. [...]
