Being able to connect on the fly is incredibly important. Whether you're taking a work trip, a working vacation, or just want to get out of the office for the day, you're always ready to go if you can set up your laptop and get an internet connection. (Though you'll...
While many of us use Skype recreationally to chat with fellow Skypers around the globe, you can also pay a little bit of money to turn your Skype account into a cheap phone line while you're travelling on business or on a working vacation. For about $4 a month, you...
Hopstop—a site that helps you map your travel plans in major cities in the US—isn't perfect. As many readers of TechCrunch point out, it doesn't always point you to the most efficient routes, and it sometimes overestimates the time it will take you to get places. But it's still the...
Even if your parking bill is on the companys dime, you still dont want to spend precious pre-flight time trolling long-term lots looking for a space. So head over to airportparkingreservations.com to reserve an off-airport space (with anywhere from $10 to $15 down) at almost every major US airport beforehand....
One of the coolest things about the new features that Google recently released is something called "My Maps." It lets you create your own maps—including landmarks, routes, etc.— and share them with whomever you want. Just sign up for a Gmail account which should have anyway and go...
Ive long since stopped using 411 as a resource when Im on the go. Its pretty expensive, and Googles free text message service is almost as fast and doesnt require me to wait on the line. (I just SMS my request to 466453.) Recently, Google integrated this service...
For years, my best attempt to organize my airline miles came in the form of a laminated card I kept in my wallet that contained all of my frequent flier numbers. Id pull it out whenever I was buying tickets, but never had any real idea of the following things:...
Economy class seating on airplanes is bad enough; the last thing you want is to be shuttled into a particularly terrible seat that doesnt recline, has no tray table, or just plain stinks. Heres how one disgruntled customer described his seat next to the lavatory on one plane...
After PC Magazine columnist John Dvorak wrote a screed about the evils of using AutoReply, the folks over at LifeHacker set up a poll asking readers whether they used the feature when they were away on vacation or otherwise unable...
The idea of Farecast.com used to work much better for me than the actual site. For the uninitiated, Farecast serves up the current lowest prices for specific flights and a prediction complete with a percent confidence rating about whether the current price will rise or fall in the future. (It...