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Expat Travel Technology: Watch Hulu, Sports, Movies, Live Streams Abroad

Expat Travel Technol...

Missing some of your favorite shows back in your home country? We’re not huge TV fanatics (we didn’t get cable or DirecTV hooked up the moment we landed in Uruguay, but I sprung for rabbit ears at the grocery store US$3) however we like to watch a few things like 30 Rock, House...
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October 8th, 2009
Posted by Brad La Nasa

New Poll: Why Urugua...

We know why we’re here in Uruguay.  Now we’d like to learn why you’re considering/have relocated to this crazy little corner of the globe.  Select as many answers below as you like and feel free to add your own! Why Uruguay? (polls)
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August 16th, 2009
Posted by Brad La Nasa

This has nothing to ...

Except that my redheaded friend Danny traveled throughout UY and Patagonia about 6 months ago. He’s the first guy you see coming down the aisle in this fantastic video. You have to watch it! It will just make you feel good. UPDATE: This video JK Wedding Entrance Dance had...
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July 22nd, 2009
Posted by Brad La Nasa

Expat Travel Technol...

Well, if you don’t want to answer this question- Get Mozy!  It’s a small application that will back up unlimited data from your computer to an off site server in the USA.  You schedule a backup time and it  does it’s thing. You don’t have to think about...
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May 31st, 2009
Posted by Brad La Nasa

Expat Travel Technol...

Lisa and I both need an inexpensive and simple way to speak with family and clients in North America and around the world.  The fantastic thing about this is that we didn’t have to change anything to do it.  We have been using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for several...
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May 25th, 2009
Posted by Brad La Nasa

Expat Travel Technol...

As we know there are many challenges to moving abroad. One of those is what to do with your postal mail. Should you have it forwarded to your new home in your far flung land? Maybe your 90-year-old mother will take care of it for you. Maybe that shifty-eyed cousin? For the most...
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May 5th, 2009
Posted by Brad La Nasa

Expat Travel Technology: An Introduction

Expat Travel Technol...

There are many challenges in moving abroad.  One is technology.  What do I bring? How will it work?  Will it work at all?  Do they sell that in Timbuktu? If yes, do I have to give up my first born to get it?  The answer to that last one is…maybe.  Technology abroad–for...
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April 27th, 2009
Posted by Brad La Nasa

Here’s a weird...

When we started this blog  we had to choose a theme…and we did.  A theme provides the look and feel of the blog. There are 1000s of themes available for WordPress. Lisa and I came across Minimahl by Ahlera. We knew the moment that we saw it–we have to use this!  It...
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April 15th, 2009
Posted by Brad La Nasa

Hooking up the ̶...

So after much deliberation as to the provider of our local Internet service; We’ve chosen Montevideo COMM.  They are a reseller of Antel and come with higher praise for their service level than Antel directly.  Both an Expat and a local Uruguayo that does website development...
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April 13th, 2009
Posted by Brad La Nasa