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One way to get around the annoying ad-frame you get when using the Denver airport’s free wifi:

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Okay, so last weekend I was at the airport in Denver, waiting for my plane, taking advantage of the free wifi. Only, nothing’s free, and DIA pays for some of the cost of providing free wifi by displaying ads with every page you load. I did my American duty and clicked on some of the […]

Got in-flight turbulence worries? My mom does. Get maps, info and forecasts…

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Wind shear scares the heck out of my mom. Turbulence too. Never mind that airplanes are one of the safest forms of transportation in humankind’s existence, if she’s not in or can’t see the driver’s seat, who knows what the heck is going on and where the heck they’re going.
And now, there’s Turbulence Forecast. Turbulence […]

Hey, it’s getting easier to get through airport security

Monday, October 29th, 2007

USA Today has news on the latest from the TSA and the airport security process in the article New scanners help ease carry-on hassles:

The hassle of removing laptops from cases and of taking shampoo, toothpaste and liquids out of carry-on bags is ending for some travelers at a handful of airports that are testing the […]

Great cheap-flight fare finder app

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

I have never seen a flight-fare search program do this before: List the cheapest fares for one route for an entire month. This one does that, and it does more. Here’s a screenshot of the best deals when flying from Chicago to Denver in December:

Chicago to Denver

You have to register before you can use it, and it’s free to use, and it’s well worth it. Check it out at http://matrix.itasoftware.com/cvg/dispatch/

Where to find airport wireless internet access

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Check out TravelPost’s list of wifi access locations and cost — it covers 218 U.S. airports. Useful information … if you’re looking for internet, that is. It was updated two days ago, which means this is something they keep an eye on. It looks like he information is pulled from TravelPost editors and readers…

Check out the list here, and view the full list here.