Monthly Archives: August 2024

It’s that time of the year when the phone companies want us to dig deep into our pockets to buy their latest phones. Apple is about to announce their new iPhone 16 phones, and Samsung and Google have just announced their new models with many of them costing $1000 to almost $2000. But there’s an […]

I’ve always ben a sucker for clever and useful products, especially those that make traveling easier. A few decades ago, I was enamored by some products from an entrepreneur, Scott Jordan. He created a line of vests that contained an assortment of pockets of varying sizes to carry the myriad of stuff we take with […]

Rarely does Apple give anything away. We pay for extra storage, we pay for their news and music, and we pay for AppleCare, but Apple’s annual free software upgrade for iPhones are always something I look forward to because they add new features to a product we already own. I’ve been trying out the new […]

Many of you read this column as subscribers to JoeSentMe, one of the great newsletters for frequent travelers. This week another contributor to the site, Will Allen, writes about the success he had in canceling a long planned trip to Europe due to an unexpected health issue. He canceled over a half-dozen hotels, an Airbnb, […]