Internetting and other techno-bits

Is that even a verb? We're finding lots of Wi-Fi hot spots along the way. Most campgrounds have a connection and our Verizon Mi-Fi card works in most towns. We are paying a surcharge of so much per Kb to use it in Canada, but Alaska is reputed to be on Verizon's extended network. So posting to the blog, online banking, and email has been a daily occurrence.

We've been using our 'plastic' to pay for camping and fuel, much easier then carrying a wad of cash. In fact, we're still working off the $200 in Canadian funds we carried across the border. By using the debit card we let the bank figure out the exchange rate and all that.

I had a question about the camera I'm using. It is an Olympus SP-570UZ, nothing special, but it has a great zoom lens, it is slow to write a picture and be ready for the next shot so wildlife photography is not its strength. I use Picasa 3 to crop and size the the pictures. It's free from our buddies at Google.

When we're boondocking we use a 300 watt full sine wave inverter to re-charge the laptops and the camera batteries.

Oh yeah, of course we have an iPod rigged to play thru the FM radio for the long stretches between stations. I highly recommend listening to the CBC when you can get it. Not your usual Rush Limbaugh bile to be sure!

So armed with all the techno trinkets and baubles of 2010 we roll on. How far it all has come since 1943 on the 'Alcan Highway'