I’ll bet your dashboard radio has pretty good speakers? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could hear your laptop’s navigation program speak thru those speakers instead of the computer’s speakers? How about your smart phone? If you’re like us, you’ve found all sorts of podcasts, radio shows and other apps and websites that have sound. [Click for the rest ...]
We may still call them cigarette lighters, but we know they’re not used to light cigarettes. I’ve never smoked cigarettes, yet I want as many lighters in the car as I can get! Why? Because they’re power sources for our many electronic devices that we use while traveling down the road. The problem is that [Click for the rest ...]
Many travelers carry several devices that can connect to the Internet. Computers, iPads, iPods, iPhones, Androids, Blackberries, game consoles, printers, and more. These devices often use WiFi to connect. Public WiFi hotspots can provide faster connections than 3G cellular. There are generally no limits for data when using a public hotspot. I’ll address security in [Click for the rest ...]
Here are the Google Earth files from the FMCA International Conventions in Oregon 2010 and Georgia 2011. Some of the placemarks are well documented, others may require some discovery. Some placemarks are of RV parks, some are general areas, some are towns. If the area interests you, spend some time in Google Earth and finding [Click for the rest ...]
If you haven’t discovered podcasts about RVing, you’re in for a treat! Think of them like Blogs that you can listen to, rather than read. I know of two personally, and I’m sure there are more. RV Navigator is a show by Ken and Martha Wiseman. They have been extended RV travelers since 2005. Their [Click for the rest ...]
In this episode, we introduce you to some other ‘Geeks’ – Phil and Tracey May from TechnoRV.com. In addition to living on the road and selling cool geek toys at RV rallies, the teenage members of the family, Ally and Josh, are able to manage their schooling by using the Internet and being home-schooled. Watch [Click for the rest ...]
Here is our second installment of ‘Gabbing with the Geeks’ and already, we’ve deviated from our *standard* format. Instead of seeing and hearing us, we’ve interviewed a couple of our fellow instructors at this weeks RV Lifestyle, Education, and Safety conference in Bowling Green, Kentucky. For more info on Al Hesselbart and RVing History, see [Click for the rest ...]
by Chris Guld, www.geeksontour.com I think there are a lot of RVers who also take cruising vacations. Cruising is very much like RVing in that you don’t have to check in and out of a room for every destination. You keep your stuff all in one room, yet you travel to multiple locations. Then there’s [Click for the rest ...]