StringGrrl sees the World

As a frequent traveler overseas I am faced often with the dilemma of roaming data fees for my smart phone and limited ability to get data to my Android Table t and/or laptop. My home carrier is Verizon which does allow my smartphone to access data from global partners. However, this possibility is pretty expensive with the data coming in 100MB bundles for $25/per unit. While this does allow some flexibility to access my email and do a little bit of data (for browsing or mapping) it does add up very quick.  After a previous one week trip created overages in the sum of 400 MB at a cost of additional $125 on top of my typical monthly fixed costs. The boss was not too happy about this development and I sought alternatives to this arrangement. We had used in the past a rental data roaming unit by XComGlobal which allowed for "unlimited data" at a cost of $15/day rental. I used it for a two week trip to Germany and Switzerland recently for a total of $280 in costs (...

Opening gifts on Christmas Day is always a joy, but especially so when you find one of these little babies inside YOUR boxes. While it is better to give than to receive  if you get one of these, you will be able to share much more. The Connect|X2 is the entry level memory card from a complete line of memory cards from Eye-Fi . You might look at the picture to the left and wonder, "what is the big deal about a 4GB SD card?" But look closer.... The card is Wi-Fi enabled. The Eye-Fi 4GB card is essentially an infinite sized card; limited only by the size of you share of the "cloud" or your hard drive. For once you have one of these cards set-up and installed in your camera, you should not have to often pull the card out to dump photos again.  From the moment you have configured the card to connect to your wireless network you will automatically be sending and syncing your pictures from the card direct to the network locations you specify. I set mine up straight...