Here's an interesting little titbit that comes from the tech channels, with news that Federal Aviation Administration has granted permission to American Airlines to let its pilots use iPads in the cockpit in all phases of flight. The main use for these on the flight deck will be documentation - an Electronic Flight Bag to replace the current paper based system which AA hopes … [Read more...]
Creating a Photo: Back to New York with British Airways – PART 3 – OTE Apple Store Grand Central Terminal
Creating a Photo: Back to New York with British Airways - PART 3 - Apple Store Grand Central Featuring the British Airways Airbus A318E. Or - “World. Enough now. Stop it. Please. Pretty Please...” The Introduction To London BA 1 – London City Airport – Shannon – New York JFK One Time Exception: Apple Store, Grand Central … [Read more...]
Ghetto IFE on… the Apple iPad
Well for those of you who haven't lived under a rock today would had heard of Apple releasing it's newest toy... The iPad For Ghetto IFE users, what's the interest in this device? Take you standard iPod Touch. Now pimp the screen. There you go. All the usual tools (including Safari, Mail, Photos, etc etc are there). In terms of entertainment, there is a nice large … [Read more...]
Soapbox: Apple App Store Travel Guide Writers – SHOW SOME ORIGNALITY!
Amazingly, its a Sunday Soapbox entry... on a Sunday! Today, I'm taking a sideways swipe at Travel guides and how many of them really quite frankly have had been designed by a programmers state of mind, or that it's a direct lift of WikiTravel (and that's not a complaint against WikiTravel - it's a very good resource on where to go, what to see and what to avoid.) My … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]