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This is branch to talk travel tech - cameras, apps, platforms, mobile/cell phones, satellite phones, video cameras, mp3 players, e-book readers, recording equipment, anything you might want or need to enable or immortalise your travels.
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05-Dec-2009 05:39
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chillipinos »
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05-Dec-2009 10:40
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I travel a lot and often end up missing a lot of special occassions, much to the annoyance of my family who I owe a LOT of xmas presents to. Anyway, I got an email from a mate a few weeks ago telling me about a site that lets you send monetary gifts and video etc when you're away. Was wondering if anyone else had heard about it or had any experience with it/ has anything to say? Is the sending money bit secure? Any advice or anyone who knows of a similar service they have used- all comments welcome. The address is www(dot)boonspace(dot)com.
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04-Dec-2009 08:04
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marinartw »
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04-Dec-2009 22:03
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tools4fools »
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Hey guys.
Leaving with a 40L backpack for a long RTW focusing a lot of nature. I just got myself the best compact on the market - a fully manual Canon S90 with a 28-105 mm zoom, and want to take my SLR as well for great quality shots. I am not exactly sure when i should use each camera.
I definitely would be pleased with a light package. I currently have the 28-135 IS Canon lens, the 17-50 2.8 Tamron and a 50mm 1.8 Canon. What should I take??? I am not sleeping at night.
I am thinking the 50 mm since the zoom range of the other ones are already covered with the S90, and quality mostly shows on closeup shots. Am I right?
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03-Dec-2009 11:32
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sands100 »
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05-Dec-2009 10:42
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westwood »
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hi
Has anyone ever heard of airtreks.com I have just been given a quote of $990 including taxes for flights from perth to Kuala lumpor, bangkok to delhi and delhi to london. This seems very cheap but as I am on a budget sounds really good. I however dont want to be scammed. If anyone has ever heard anything about them please let me know
Thank you
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02-Dec-2009 11:16
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TravelbugUSA »
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05-Dec-2009 04:16
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TravelbugUSA »
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It doesnt happen every time, but about 50% of the time when I put a disc into the machine I get a message saying "no disc." I usually take it out and put it back in a few times to make sure that everything is shut tightly, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. If it happened every single time I would think the machine was broken, but because it works half the time, I am puzzled.
I have a rented DVD that I put in there tonight and got that message. So, I took another DVD from my shelf, put it in there, and it started up right away. I thought maybe it had something to do with rented movies vs my own DVDs, but I have watched rented ones on there numerous times, so I dont think that's it, unless there is some type of strange code on them that my player does not like.
Has anyone else experienced this type of issue?
My machine is a 7 inch portable player by Initial. When it wo...
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02-Dec-2009 09:37
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Squishey »
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03-Dec-2009 02:33
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Squishey »
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Can anyone recommend me a website that can search for air tickets to any destination, within a certain timeframe?
Basically I want to tell the site: I have 2 weeks off this month, I live in New York, what are the cheap tix available? The key is that I don't know the destination, I want the site to help me find it. Every site I've seen wants me to enter a destination, but in my case I just want to see where I can go.
Thanks.
Does anyone know of any travel insurance policies that cover high price items like computers and cameras? I've only seen maximums of $500 for items like this.
Thank you!
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02-Dec-2009 04:37
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mike_travel_too »
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03-Dec-2009 00:57
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PradoSaab »
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Well, I did it. After much deliberation I bought a DSLR camera for my upcoming trip to Australia. And by "upcoming" I mean about a year from now.
Anyway, it is the Pentax K7. I was torn between that and the D90. I like the K7 because it seems more rugged and the video has an 1/8" mini jack for audio in case I want to shoot video at any point. Also B&H has a deal where you get $100 rebate for the K7 kit plus an additional $100 for each pentax lens. I got the kit plus a 55-200 zoom and I get $200 back. Next thing is a Domke camera bag and a fast wide angle prime lens and that will be my kit.
The only real gripe I have with prosumer DSLRs having the HD video option is that people are starting to complain that their chip is overheating and it isnt recording as long as it says it will. Also I hear the K7 performs poor with higher ISOs.
Anyone else have a K7? What do y...
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posted
02-Dec-2009 04:04
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SNCINSPAIN »
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02-Dec-2009 17:20
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SNCINSPAIN »
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Can someone help me please? I don't know how but the address bar in Firefox has just disappeared. How can I get it back? I thinght it would be by right clicking but that doesn't work.
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01-Dec-2009 17:05
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thomas75oommen »
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01-Dec-2009 17:05
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thomas75oommen »
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I can help you with Internet Technlogy in Kerala , india
posted
01-Dec-2009 09:56
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johnnyvagabond »
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04-Dec-2009 02:17
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CunningMcFar »
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I've been debating whether to invest in one of these or not:
http://www.earthtechproducts.com/solargorilla-solar-charger.html
For the money and the weight, I'm rather tentative, but I'll be doing a lot of blogging/photo editing along the way (1 year trip) and wanted to see if anyone had some personal experiences with this product.
Thanks in advance,
Wes
http://johnnyvagabond.com/
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30-Nov-2009 05:06
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talesfromthehao... »
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30-Nov-2009 13:43
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talesfromthehao... »
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Hi all,
I searched the forum and couldn't find an answer to this, so am hoping you can help out. Heading out in about a month in some travels and want to capture it on video and embed video in blog so as to share with interested parties. I'm thinking about buying a Flip video camera to capture the fun.
Problem is, I am not planning on taking a laptop or netbook with me, and want to update blog and upload video in Internet cafes along the way. From what I gather, the Flip requires you use a computer that has Flip software installed on it. Is this true? If so, I am guessing I won't be able to use the Flip as I'd hoped.
OR, is there a way I can just plug the Flip USB into a random internet-connected computer I find along the way and upload straight to YouTube? I don't figure I am going to be editing much, if at all. Just basic pointing, shooting, sharing.
Thanks for your thou...
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posted
29-Nov-2009 20:07
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Leatherwood »
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30-Nov-2009 01:49
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scgorm »
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I have used Eudora for many years but as its no longer going to be supported by Qualcom, I thought I would move to another email client -
I chose Thunderbird and its working ok -
The main problem I have is that I cant find my sent messages -
Any advice guys?
posted
29-Nov-2009 11:53
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backpackeretta »
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03-Dec-2009 09:45
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myobie »
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I'm going for a 3 month backpacking trip to Europe trip next year and have a couple of electronics related questions. I'll be going by train and staying in hostels. I'm from Canada.
1. Do I take my cell phone with me? I wouldn't be making calls back to Canada with it but I'm thinking for emergencies. I think the costs would be huge because of the roaming right? So it wouldnt matter if it was a local call because it's still a Canadian phone. So I'm not sure about this.
2. I'm buying a point and shoot camera. Should I buy one that takes those square lithium batteries that are rechargable or one that takes AA batteries and take the NIMH batteries and the recharger for it. What will work best for my situation.
3. I have a Zune Mp3 player. How do I recharge it? It only comes with a cable that I plug into my USB port on my computer and I'm not planning on taking my lapto...
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posted
29-Nov-2009 10:10
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jessicacorinne »
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05-Dec-2009 06:49
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not56 »
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My husband and I are planning a year long trip. We will be traveling through South America, China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Middle East, Egypt, and Morocco. I speak French and Spanish, but was worried about the language barrier in Asia and the Middle East.
From experience, are electronic translators helpful or should I save my money?
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28-Nov-2009 02:43
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artemis2 »
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30-Nov-2009 21:31
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artemis2 »
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