Tag: The Digital RVer
Sharing your location using Google Maps
With these smartphone/GPS devices in our pockets all the time, there are now many different ways to share your location. Apple has the "Find...
Want to avoid traffic? Use Waze or Google Maps
Both Waze and Google Maps can give you turn-by-turn voice-directed navigation. Waze also adds real-time crowd-sourced road information including traffic, road hazards and police...
How to make a map of your RV travels
We did a lot of RV traveling this summer. We take a lot of photos, and I keep a blog, but there’s nothing like...
How to boost your cellphone Internet speeds
Some people notice beautiful trees and want to camp near them. Jim and I notice cell towers and want to camp near them! As...
An easy way to keep your collection of business cards using photos
For years, I've wanted a simple system for storing business cards people give me along my travels. The operative word is simple! Sometimes they're...
Dash-mounting your mobile devices
I like to use my phone and/or my iPad for navigating. We've used many different methods over the years for mounting our devices on...
Trip planning tools
We've traveled by RV for more than 14 years now. I think every traveler has a different way of planning their trips. Some like...
National Park Passport App
By Chris Guld, Geeks on Tour
Do you have a goal to visit all the National Parks in the U.S.? Have I got an app...
Maximizing your smartphone’s battery life when you are off-grid
By Chris Guld, Geeks on Tour
We just spent the last week in some beautiful national parks – Yellowstone, Grand Tetons and Rocky Mountain –...
Can’t take a good picture from a moving vehicle? Sure you can.
It is difficult to take a good picture while in a moving vehicle. You can’t take the time to properly frame the shot, and...
Smartphone helps with time zone confusion when traveling
By Chris Guld, Geeks On Tour
Traveling across time zones can be so confusing when you need to call someone, or get to an online...
Take pictures as you travel? Make an album to share with friends
Traveling by RV gives us unlimited opportunities to snap fabulous photos! My smartphone is always available and it takes great pictures. I snap at...