San Diego speaker Beth Ziesenis, Your Nerdy Best Friend, shares free and bargain tech tools for easy travel.

1. 20 Top Tr avel
Tools for
Ner ds on the
GO!

2. Beth Ziesenis
Your Nerdy Best Friend
Author. Speaker. Nerd.
Twitter @askbethz

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4. Road Warrior Tools
• In the air
• On the road
• At your destination
• Not free but awesome
• Your favorites
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5. In The Air
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6. When is the right time to buy a ticket?
Bing’s travel tools include Price Predictor,
which helps you determine if it’s a good
time to buy or if you should wait.
Online
iPhone/iPad
Android
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7. Tripit aggregates your travel plans,
giving you access to critical itinerary
details from mobile devices and more.
iPhone/iPad
Android
BlackBerry
Windows Phone 7
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8. Register with Planely to network on the
go. Use your TripIt account to log your
itinerary, integrate Facebook and
LinkedIn to find contacts and open your
mind! You just might meet someone you
want to get to know.
Online
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9. Hoping to get some work done while you
fly? HasWifi will tell you if your plane is
likely to have wireless access.
Online
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10. Use SeatGuru to find the best seats and
hidden legroom in any plane. App also
shows flight status.
Online
iPad/iPhone
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11. GateGuru is a mobile app that helps you
discover how long the security line is,
what types of stores are available and
where the best food is in airports around
the country.
iPhone/iPad
Android
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12. On The Road
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13. GasBuddy reveals the gas stations with
the cheapest gas around and helps you
navigate from your current location.
iPad/iPhone
Android
Windows 7
BlackBerry
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14. Book a taxi on your smartphone via Taxi
Magic, and you can track its arrival, pay by
credit card and receive an e-receipt for
expenses.
iPhone
Android
BlackBerry
Palm
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15. Use Yelp Mobile to discover nearby
restaurants and services.
iPhone/iPad/iTouch
Android
BlackBerry
Windows Phone 7
Palm Pre
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16. You Have Reached
Your Destination
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17. Download LodgeNet Mobile to use your
smartphone or tablet as a remote control
for your hotel television.
iPhone
iPad
Android smartphones
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18. Sign up for Expensify to scan and
categorize receipts on the go. FREE!
iPhone & iPad
Android
BlackBerry
Palm
Online
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19. Dropbox lets you have access to your
files anywhere, any place, any how.
iPhone/iPad/iTouch
Android
BlackBerry
Online
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20. Remember the Milk organizes your to-
do list on the go.
iPhone/iPad
Android
BlackBerry
Other devices via mobile site
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21. Springpad organizes notes and more into
virtual notebooks accessible on the go.
iPhone/iPad
Android
Other mobile devices via mobile site
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22. Similar to Springpad, Evernote organizes
notes and more into virtual notebooks
accessible on the go.
iPhone/iPad
Android
BlackBerry
Windows Phone 7
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23. Install Shoeboxed Business Card
Reader to quickly scan business cards
and exchange info with new contacts.
iPhone
iPad
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24. Ever forget your business card? Set up
an account with Contxts to enable a
virtual business card you can share via
text.
Online
Any phone that can text
iPhone/iPad
Android
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25. Not Free, But Oh So Handy
Minimus.biz sells miniature versions of
thousands of products.
360-Degree Spinner Suitcases let you
push your luggage rather than pull, saving
wear and tear on your shoulders and arms.
Easy Pass Carry-On Luggage – the zip
kind, transform your pre-security computer
juggles to easy, breezy walkthroughs.
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26. Your Favorites!
myPark: Never lose your car again or get
a parking ticket because you lose track of
time.
RoadNinja: Find restaurants, directions
and local coupons as you travel on your
way.
FastMall: Navigate shopping malls with
ease – find bathrooms, get directions, find
discounts.
Checkbook: Replace your paper
checkbook with an easy-to-use financial
organizer.
CHP Traffic: Californians can find up-to-
the-minute traffic news.
PrintToKindle: Install a PrintToKindle
driver on your PC to be able to send any
document to your device as a PDF.
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27. Thank You!
Beth Ziesenis
Your Nerdy Best Friend
www.askbethz.com