Austrian future telling for the New Year

Last night we practised an Austrian tradition of melting lead charms and pouring them into water to show what our futures would bring for the new year.  We even had a lovely reader named "Regina" who explained all to us.  It is a great tradition.  My lead was in the shape of a coin.  I […]

Mobilkom Austria 3G coverage map. I’m a sad, sad person.

via gsmworld.com I am actually sitting here trying to figure out if my Vodafone 3G data card is going to work in Obertauern, Austria because the thought of going 6 days without internets makes my skin crawl and I start to bug out. I think that it may be OK. The yellow parts of the […]

Kensington Portable Power Pack = Best gadget accessory – EVER

via amazon.com Aimee turned me on to this bad boy on our recent trip. It was pretty darned awesome and a definite must-have gadget accessory. It is a Kensington Portable Power Pack for mobile devices. Erm, basically it is a backup battery for anything you can charge with USB. Great for cameras, Blackberries, iPhones. We […]

10 words you need to stop misspelling

via theoatmeal.com I can’t tell you how annoying I find it when people misspell there / their / they’re. It makes me automagically put you on my idiot list. More annoyances here: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling