It shouldn’t be surprising how much your writing tells about your personality. Yet, it is pretty exciting to discover what an artificial intelligence software can tell about yourself. Simply submit a blog post, a page or two from your book or other writing to a computer program and wait for … Read >
The future of travel is defined by mobile technologies, new business models, millennials and Southeast Asia
Five years ago, it was 2010. Uber had just started, and its programmers were still developing the software application that redefined the business of taxis. Airbnb had been in operation for a year, but no one had heard of it yet. Very few people – if anyone – could foresee … Read >
Large bookstore reveals the secret of bestseller
Even if it is only a daydream, every author dreams of writing a bestseller. Audiences would actually listen to the author’s opinions, ask for advice and there would be requests to give speeches. Everyone knows that it is roughly one in a million chance to make it. Unless there was … Read >
Doing research for a book? A vast newsreel video archive can help you
Traditionally, authors doing research for their books visited a library or an archive in order to collect information on the topic of the book. Then, (fortunately) the world-wide-web and the Internet brought vast amounts of information (and misinformation) directly to authors’ desks. It only gets better: news organizations that have … Read >
Tablet designed to endure the roughest conditions travelers and hikers may encounter
In addition to a mobile phone, many travelers carry a laptop or tablet along for their trips. Travelers buy protective cases for these electronic devices, trying to carefully protect them, but a sandstorm, tropical rain, or accidentally dropping the device on a floor may destroy it, anyhow. Dell has designed … Read >
Which Android smartwatch is the best for a traveler?
Smartphones, tablets and laptops have helped many travelers in dire situations overseas. Maybe it is maps that are required, assistance for navigation, help for translation or simply converting currencies or distance to traveler’s own standard. The smaller the helpful gadget is, the easier it is to access, and it is … Read >
Favorite photos from a travel guide to Pattaya, Thailand
Writing a book is one thing, but taking all the photographs for the same book is completely different kind of process. When Klaava Media started out the book series Klaava Travel Guide, we decided it would have to be a concept for a visual guide. Information about a destination must … Read >
Before booking a hotel room for your next trip, check out its Wi-Fi speed
Practically every hotel and hostel advertises that they have a wireless Internet connection (Wi-Fi, WLAN) available for free or for a small fee. Sure, but does the wireless access really work? Is it fast enough for web browsing, watching news from home, or even for games? Now, there is a … Read >
Which Amazon Kindle ereader is the best, Paperwhite or Voyage?
It used to be easy to choose an ereader. If you bought your ebooks from Amazon, you ordered the latest Kindle model that was available. If you downloaded EPUB books, you considered Sony, Kobo, Tolino, or a cheap Chinese product. Now, Amazon has so many Kindle ereaders on sale that … Read >
97% of U.S. educators use some form of digital content in classrooms
Education is the largest market for books, non-fiction is the second largest and fiction is the third largest. Ebook markets, however, started developing from fiction, but behind the scenes, plenty of digital innovation has already taken place in educational institutions. That’s what the survey of educational market by Houghton Mifflin … Read >