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Lorelle VanFossen is one of the top bloggers in the world, and host of the Lorelle on WordPress, providing WordPress and blogging tips for bloggers of all levels. A popular keynote speaker and trainer, she is also editor, producer, contributor, and official disruptive thinker for Bitwire Media which includes WordCast, Making My Life Network, Stories of Our Journeys, Life on the Road, WordCast Conversations, and the very popular WordCast Podcast. She is also author of one of the first books on blogging, "Blogging Tips: What Bloggers Won't Tell You About Blogging" and the recently released ebook, Social Media for Crafters: Covering the Basics of the Social Web. Taking Your Camera on the Road, founded by Lorelle, is one of the oldest personal websites in continuous existence in the world.

US Passports to Get RFID Chip Implants by 2007

According to a new report from CNet News, Passports to get RFID chip implants by October 2006. The new chip implant technology will contain information on your name, nationality, sex, date of birth, place of birth and digitial photo which can be broadcast via a tiny radio frequency ID (RFID) chip. The government is still […]

Ain’t Hurricane Season Over YET?

After Hurricane Alpha was blown away by Hurricane Wilma, I thought maybe we would have a reprieve. NOT. A Public Advisory from NOAA on Tropical Storm Beta states that this new storm should turn into a hurricane by this evening. Computer models from Weather Underground show Beta moving into Nicaragua and bringing 10-20 inches of […]

Live World Day and Night Map

While it isn’t much help to the average traveler, it still is fasincating to check out the way the sun moves across the planet and see who is in the darkness of night and the bright light of day. The Opentopia – World Sunlight Map provides a live view of the sun passing over the […]

More Windows XP Registry Tips and Tricks

Along with nature photography and writing classes, I also teach Internet and website development and design courses. We have a lot of articles related to those classes in our post categories for Computer Tips and Tricks, Internet Tips and Tricks, and Web Page Design and Development. So when we find more computer and Internet information, […]

Glass Windows Generate Solar Power

XsunX announces innovative solar technology that will allow glas windows to produce electricty from the sun. Called “Power Glass”, it is still in the product development and testing phase and expected to move into production soon. Power Glass – an innovative solar technology that allows glass windows to produce electricity from the power of the […]

Lorelle is Wearing Socks

Yes! Lorelle is wearing socks. This might not seem like a monumental event for you, but for those who know me, this is unprecedented. I put on socks this morning and did a little dance around our trailer singing, “I’m wearing socks. I’m wearing saw-awks. I’m weeeeee-ring sock-sock-sock-sock-socks!” The only thing that kept Hurricane Wilma […]

Tropical Storm Alpha is Born

Ever since the formation of two major hurricanes in July made it clear that the Hurricane Season of 2005 was going to challenge 1933 as the busiest season ever, I’ve been expecting to see the words “Tropical Storm Alpha” emblazoned on a hurricane tracking chart. Well, we’ve got the record now. The formation of Tropical […]

Microsoft Free Program – Virtual WIFI

I’ve started researching more information for you on wireless or WIFI networks to help you stay in touch on the road, and I ran across a very interesting free software program from Microsoft that expands your WIFI coverage, Virtual WIFI – Connecting to multiple IEEE 802.11 networks with one WiFi card. VirtualWiFi is a virtualization […]

30 Things You Can Do in 30 Seconds to Change the World

As many of you know, I have other websites and blogs I maintain. One of the posts on Lorelle on WordPress is attracting a lot of attention and I thought I’d repost it here. It is called 30 Things You Can Do to Change the World in 30 Seconds. Part of the reason so many […]

Weatherbug RSS Feed

Just went I thought it was time to relax, Hurricane Wilma is threatening our shores again. It is just about to hit the Yucatan, blasting away at Cozumel and Cancun, and already the weather radio has been going off for two days warning of high surf and shore erosion and possible flooding. Brent and I […]

Go Anywhere Disposable Scrabble Game

I love playing games when traveling. I always carry a deck of cards and a minature backgammon board in my carry-0n. It might not be touched during most flights, but on those interminable flights overseas or stuck in an airport due to bad weather and other flight delays, they sure come in handy. I was […]

Computer on the Road – Cooling Your Computer

For the most part, taking a laptop on the road is much easier than taking a desktop, but there are still many who want to take their desktop on the road with them. I’ll be talking more about how to do this, and how to protect your computer on the road, but I wanted to […]

Record Breaking – Hurricane Wilma Now Category 5

There has never been a hurricane like Wilma before. With an unbelievable round of intensification that saw the pressure drop 85 mb in just 12 hours, Wilma smashed the all-time record for lowest pressure in an Atlantic hurricane this morning. The 4 am hurricane hunter report put the pressure at 884 mb from a dropsonde, […]

150 Tips and Tricks on Cleaning

I’m working on a series of tips for cleaning your trailer or motor home, which are slightly different from cleaning in your traditional home, and I ran across a batch of cleaning tips that I just had to share with you now. 150 Tips and Tricks on Cleaning from Life Hack is an amazing list […]

World’s Largest WIFI Hotspot is in Rural Oregon

Biggest Wi-Fi Cloud Is in Rural Oregon from Yahoo News reports that: Morrow County, which borders Hermiston and spans 2,000 square miles, still doesn’t have a single traffic light. It only has 11,000 people, a number that does not justify a large telecom player making a big investment, said Casey Beard, the director of emergency […]