iPhone

How I came to own an Apple phone

I would have considered it impossible before. And yet it happened — I bought an iPhone. What led me there? Updates and the slowdown of my Android. When Motorola released the Moto E 2nd gen they guaranteed an update to the next version. Which meant going fro...

17th Sep 2018

Google Authenticator vs. Authy

The pros and cons — why I switched from one app to the other.

Having a backup is always an advantage. But what do you do with two-factor authentication? Yes, most sensible services will offer you backup codes (usually 10). But what if that option isn't available? Will you back up the whole app...

16th Sep 2018

Adobe Photography Plan

From the box to the cloud

Until now I'd been using boxed Lightroom 6 and Photoshop CS 13. Not that they didn't suit me — Lightroom in its last boxed version has a pretty wide range of features. However, when I needed to make minor adjustments, it wasn't exactly great. So I'd been eyeing an upg...

26th Aug 2018

35mm

Why shooting at this focal length is so much better

My kit (and standard) lens for the Df is the special edition 50mm Nikkor. I loved that focal length on DX. No other lens gave me such great shots. But on the Df the 50mm isn't quite as brilliant. To be more precise — the image quality is wo...

20th Aug 2018

RaxAlp

A one-day trip to RaxAlp

Since we were already in Semmering and close to RaxAlp, we decided to spend a day going there. We bought the tickets (QR code) online — valid all the way to the cable car (the ticket also covers the bus). You can also buy the cable car ticket in advance. The ride tak...

19th Aug 2018

Semmering

Holiday in the Vienna Alps

Holiday by train! We boarded in Brno and less than 3 hours later we'd arrived. Semmering — a picturesque spa town best known to railway enthusiasts. The town sits on the hill above the station. From the centre you can see more hills, left and right. Everywhere you go...

19th Aug 2018

Lahev drinkit

How a neoprene sleeve keeps water cold even in the hottest weather.

Until recently I was using bottles from the Swiss company Sigg. They really do last forever. However mine were starting to peel on the inside and were getting hard to clean even with tablets — Brno's hard water probably do...

15th Jul 2018

Menorca

On a recommendation from Forbes magazine… we spent our holiday on Menorca

We landed late and after picking up our luggage we were greeted with an unpleasant surprise. The hotel had sold more rooms than it actually had and was offering us compensation — accommodation somewhere completely differen...

15th Jul 2018

Professionalism in Aviation

Tyre change, check-in, and waiting for luggage… that's Travel Service and Prague Airport for you!

Tyre change

When departing for Menorca we were supposed to board an aircraft that had just arrived from Bulgaria. It landed on time, about 45–60 minutes before our scheduled departure. But during...

15th Jul 2018