Tag: guide

  • The Mac’s Hidden Unit Converter

    The Mac’s Hidden Unit Converter

    Difficulty: Easy

    If you haven’t mastered the metric system or are contemplating a purchase on Amazon.uk, you may find the need to convert one unit of measure, currency, or whatever into another. You can hop onto a search engine if you’re online. But on a Mac, you’re only a couple of clicks away from an even better solution.

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  • Keep All Your Gadgets Charged on the Road

    Keep All Your Gadgets Charged on the Road

    Messy wires on hotel desk

    Difficulty: Easy

    There are few things more annoying than arriving at your destination and discovering that some important device you brought won’t get charged because of one stupid thing you forgot to pack. Here’s an easy way to avoid that.

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  • Changing wireless carriers? What to know before you go!

    Changing wireless carriers? What to know before you go!

    old phone

    The process can be a lot smoother and faster if you come prepared. You can do the most time-consuming parts before you get to the store. More importantly, you can avoid having to go back to complete the process.

    I recently changed back to my original carrier after trying out a new one. (My neighborhood has awful cell reception, being blocked by a hill.) It was a case of, “I should have learned from the last time,” I didn’t, but here’s a simple rundown of steps so you can.

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  • Iceland: What I didn’t Learn from the Travel Guides

    Iceland: What I didn’t Learn from the Travel Guides

    Reykjavik mural
    Urban artwork in Reykjavik

    With all due respect to Rick Steves, et al, I found some glaring omissions that would greatly help a tourist get along on their first visit to Iceland. These were picked up on a one-week visit, so there are probably more.  

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