The Digital RVer – Page 3

Quartzsite Internet woes — getting results!

January 26, 2017January 26, 2017 Russ De Maris

By Russ and Tiña De Maris When the snowbirds descend on Quartzsite every winter, capacity is put to the max. Long lines at the LP outlets, no place to sit at McDonald’s, and at the top of the list, a short supply of broadband capacity, at least for folks who rely on Verizon Wireless as a carrier. This year... Read More

Organizing and safely storing your photos

January 12, 2017January 12, 2017 RV Staff

by Chris Guld I count on Google Photos to keep ALL my photos together, in one place with no effort on my part. Once I’ve installed the Google Photos app on my mobile devices, and the Desktop Uploader on my computers, I no longer need to manage my library of photos. No more worries. I know that they are... Read More

If you can send an email, you can write a blog post

December 8, 2016December 8, 2016 RV Staff

By Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com Lots of RVers keep Blogs. Lots more would do so if they knew how easy it is. Here at Geeks on Tour, we think that the free Blogger.com platform by Google is the easiest way to create and maintain a blog. It can be like a personal journal, or it can be a club website,... Read More

Winegard debuts new gadgets at RV trade show

November 29, 2016November 29, 2016 Chuck Woodbury

News release from Winegard LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 29, 2016 — Winegard announced today that it will display a host of new electronic gadgets at the National RV Trade Show. In the newly-designed booth this year, the company will showcase the Winegard ConnecT Wi-Fi range extender, both the Wi-Fi version that is available now and the WiFi + 4G LTE, which will be... Read More

Dash cam apps to document your travels

November 24, 2016November 24, 2016 RV Staff

By Chris Guld, Geeks on Tour Would you like to have an automatic recording of the road you traveled? Think of the beauty you could capture driving through the mountains. Or how about just a documentary on getting out of town. When that jerk pulled out in front of you, how would you like to capture that license plate?... Read More

Never get lost with Avenza maps – use even offline

November 15, 2016November 15, 2016 Bob

By Bob Difley Imagine being out in the boonies somewhere, as we RVers tend to do quite often, and you find yourself just a little lost. So you open your smartphone to get directions and — no Internet connection. Also imagine that you had already downloaded the Avenza Systems map for your area through its free app, and voila!... Read More

Snowbird RVers can get DSL or cable Internet service

November 10, 2016November 10, 2016 RV Staff

By Chris Guld, www.geeksontour.com We’ve written a lot of articles here about how RV travelers can get Internet service. All the options are some type of wireless service (Wi-Fi, Cellular, Satellite) because there is no wire that stretches with your RV down the road! But wired is almost always better than wireless, it’s more reliable, it’s usually faster, *and*... Read More

Connect to the Internet from anywhere

October 27, 2016December 25, 2016 Chuck Woodbury

By Greg Illes “NO SIGNAL” — the words that are the bane of an RVer’s life. Without a connection, there’s no way to talk to friends and family far away. There’s no way to get news, weather, or your checkbook balance. Perhaps worst of all, there’s no way to call for emergency help. Most of us now consider the... Read More

Want to print your photos while traveling?

October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 RV Staff

By Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com If you want to get prints of your photos and you don’t want them mailed home when you’re on the road, Walgreens has your answer. It’s an App called Printicular and it allows you to select photos from your phone, OR from Google+, Instagram, Facebook, Dropbox, Google Photos, or Flickr. It’s the only app I’ve... Read More

Add maps (or any image) to blog posts with a screenshot

October 13, 2016October 14, 2016 RV Staff

By Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com Any map (or anything at all!) that you can see on your phone, or on your computer, can be captured as an image. Then it can be used in your Blog, just like any other picture. Example: Here’s a blog post of mine using a computer screen capture of Google Maps in Satellite view. Click... Read More