Brigada Today — 2013-01-06
0) [From the editor:] “I know, I know — We’re Late 1) Reentry Books for Children And Parents: Free Download 2) What are Cool Tools for Travelers? 3) The Right Bible 4) What do you use for your Journal,...
Read MoreDay: January 6, 2013
1) Reentry Books for Children And Parents: Free Download
Elementary age children may find reentry difficult and their parents may not know what to do to help. “We’re Going Home” (108 pages) is for children ages 6-12 who are returning to their passport countries....
Read More2) What are Cool Tools for Travelers?
Over the years, certain Brigada “travel-related” items seemed to generate a lot of feedback. Sometimes, the feedback even bordered on excitement. So, over time, we have watched feedback on those items and collected...
Read More3) Cool Tools: The Right Bible
True “Cool Tools” are not all about dazzle and glitz. A true Cool Tool could be as simple as finding the best Bible for you, personally, to carry. And so, on that cue, we proceed to our first Cool Tool item. When I...
Read More4) Cool Tool: The Best Journal, Notes, or “Grass-catcher” app
I have yet to meet anyone who, upon having given Evernote a fair try, isn’t impressed. It’s fast, it’s synchronized (with every device you own), the notes are always available off-line, and it’s...
Read More5) Cool Tools: Best Camera for Travel
I was hauled into the back of a swat truck once in Uruguay because, unbeknownst to me, policemen were making a drug bust in the market I was photographing. I think they concluded I was working for some magazine or something...
Read More6) Cool Tools: Travel Vest
I admit: I was always just a tad embarrassed to wear a photographer’s vest, even though it was extremely handy, just because it made me look like a gadget freak. With the development of the new slender profile...
Read More7) Cool Tools: 8′ Brown Extension Cord
File the widened ‘polarization tip’ off the one prong of the plug so it’ll plug into the 220 V. British (round prong) tip adaptor. Use the brown extension cord not only to bring the electric closer to you (in...
Read More8) Cool Tools: Back up Your Work
Sooner or later, you’ll unintentionally overwrite your work, or worse yet, your equipment will fail or be stolen. Online back-up software now makes this nearly brainless. There are several providers. If you work in...
Read More9) Cool Tools: World Phones
Get a phone with a SIM card (GSM chip). [Note that “GSM” does not translate into GPS. We’re not talking about Global Positioning System here. GSM stands for “Global System for Mobile” Communications...
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