I must admit that this scam is clever. It doesn’t, however, mean that a party of the scam – hotel reservation service Booking.com – shouldn’t do something to prevent it. Here is how the scam works, and if there is anything you can … Read >
Cybersecurity consultancies are reporting of serious risks for all travelers and property owners who use Airbnb. Criminals have discovered that both host and guest accounts are relatively easy to take over or buy stolen accounts from hackers’ marketplaces. Criminals don’t necessarily have to hack and break into … Read >
What did we carry along to our trips before we had gadgets? I think we used to pack too much clothes, and perhaps bought even more textiles at a destination. And now? Looks like I’m not the only one who tends to have too many mobile devices and gadgets with … Read >
Writers tend to research a myriad of topics for their manuscripts, whereas travelers like to research options for planned trips. Today, the tool most people use for finding information is Google. It has become a standard, although we now know Google sells our search information and other data to marketers. … Read >
In addition to managing life and work on the road, a traveler must organize life and work at home before leaving. Plenty of small things require attention just when it would be important to focus on, for instance, train schedules, rail platforms and … Read >
Every remote worker and digital nomad who works and travels knows the satisfied feeling when a reliable and secure internet connection has been successfully setup in a new destination. It is a big relief. Work, getting information about the new environment, connections to friends and family depend on access to … Read >
Artificial intelligence (AI) software technology is a hot development target that is already being applied to many daily tasks. We have heard about self-driving cars, automatic face recognition, simple online customer service duties, and many other tasks where AI is used today, but for some reason, writing is one of … Read >
If a computer keyboard is your most frequently used tool, you probably have thought about changing the values of some keys, or would like to have a key combination that types a frequently used phrase. Utilities like the simple and easy to use SharpKeys and power tool AutoHotkey can help … Read >
Writers, ebook lovers, travelers, and anyone who is using downloaded applications on their mobile phones or tablets are silently leaking their personal data to Facebook. A research organization has published a study that shows how apps, including popular travel applications like TripAdvisor, Kayak, Yelp and Skyscanner continuously transmitted users’ private … Read >
I don’t know about you, but I find it extremely annoying when I’m researching, say, New Zealand for an article or a book, and suddenly I’m bombarded with ads of hotels in the destination. Privacy is an important factor why many colleagues have given up Google products, whereas frequent travelers… Read >
