Many polls and surveys have asked travelers opinions on the best cities of the world, and the best cities to live in. These polls give you ideas which cities feel easy to digest, look beautiful or have people who are keen to help a tourist. If you look at the … Read >
Book Weather app recommends new reads based on your book ratings
Many companies have recognized the need book lovers often have when they are looking for their next book to read. Amazon has one way of recommending books, Goodreads another, and then there are dedicated apps that try and help in the discovery process. One of the applications is called Book … Read >
12 steps for writing a better book, article or blog post
Everyone who has written more than a few articles or blog posts – not to mention writing a book – knows how hard work it can be. It is a lot of fun, it is very rewarding, but you have to be able concentrate for quite a long time in … Read >
In addition to information on sights and food, this travel guide to Pattaya, Thailand explains local customs
Travelers who are unfamiliar with Asian cultures and customs tend to experience many surprises on their first trip to any Asian country. The land of smiles, Thailand, has many customs that travelers may misinterpret if they are new to the Thai culture. Once tourists understand a few basic things … Read >
H-P Virkki, what people want to ask from a stuntman who has written a book?
Stunt coordinator, stuntman H-P Virkki wrote his first book in 2001, but had to wait until books had developed into a new medium that allowed featuring other elements as still images and text in the product. The result of his vision Stunts, Scenes and Safety was published as a multimedia … Read >
Amazon Fire tablet for the price of two hardcover books
Even though the Apple iPad and devices running on Android software are the most popular tablet brands, Amazon has built a successful product range of Fire tablets. The key factors that have made the Fire tablets attractive are their low price and easy access to digital products in the Amazon … Read >
Read an Ebook Day celebrates digital literature on September 18th
Once you take the plunge and try something new, you’ll be happy afterwards that you had the courage to do it. So many book lovers who have tried out ebooks are surprised how convenient and easy it is to read on an ereader or tablet. Libraries have been advocates for … Read >
Let a robot take a sightseeing tour in a tourist destination for you
So little time, so many places, and so limited travel budget. It is impossible to visit every interesting destination on earth personally. What if there was a robot that could visit some of the destinations for you, would you pay for the service? Teletrip is trying to do exactly that: … Read >
Tips for landscape photography on a smartphone
Camera technology on modern smartphones is, in fact, amazingly good. Wisely, smartphone manufacturers are not anymore competing for the number of megapixels the camera can capture, but they are competing for the quality of images. Selfies maybe the most common type of photo captured on a smartphone, but many photographers … Read >
Apple iPad Pro is both an ebook reader and a computer for some serious work
Tablets became an instant hit product category in 2010, when the original Apple iPad was introduced. Five years, and several iPad models later, Apple has decided to make the iPad bigger. The iPad Pro has a 12.9- inch display which promotes the tablet into the same size category where laptops … Read >