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Low tech, fancy sign
I'm at the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on my way back to San Diego and watched the Southwest gate agent change the sign at the gate for my flight. She slid part of the sign out of the way to reveal a small keyboard that she used to key in the flight information. The LED sign looked neat and I had presumed it was hooked to some central computer to update the status along with the monitors. Well, it isn't which potentially makes it inaccurate and frankly must be a pain to update when there are changes.
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Traveling without a charger
This was my first trip traveling without a dedicated charger for my gadgets! While I've known for a long time that I could charge my Motorola RAZR through USB on my Mac (using my MotoCharger program), I didn't want to use it as I didn't want to have to remember to launch it (I don't like stuff running all the time that is only used every once in awhile).
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Dirty remotes
Some time ago, I heard that the remote control in a hotel room was one of the dirtiest things one could touch in a hotel. I even saw "sleeves" you could buy to put over the remote so you didn't have to touch it. Well, I have a cheaper and more convenient solution. Hotel rooms have plastic laundry bags, so just slip the laundry bag over the remote and use it. I only use the volume up/down, channel up/down and power buttons, so I don't have to see the buttons. The infrared of the remote goes through the bag, so presto, a cheap and easy solution to not touching the dirty remote.
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Can't people read?
I'm sure not all smokers are inconsiderate idiots, but it seems that many I encounter are. At the airport last Sunday, I couldn't help but to shake my head at the smoker in this picture sitting on the bench that says "Thank you For Not Smoking". It was kind of tricky to get the picture without looking too suspicious. Click on the left picture and then look closely at the bench; an enlargement of the sign is in the second picture.
