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

The Weather...

My life is tied to the local weather more in Uruguay than ever before.  Am I going to walk Geneva to the jardín or take a cab? Should I start the laundry or not? Should Alejandra clean the back patio today or will her efforts be washed away in a few hours? Do I start the fireplace...
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August 21st, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Remote Interior Design

Remote Interior Desi...

I had a big Interior Design presentation yesterday with a client over 5000 miles away. It was perfect. I’m an interior designer by trade. There are a few side projects that are keeping me busy, but my initial love is space planning and kitchen/bath design. Lisa La Nasa Design,...
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June 13th, 2009
Posted by Lisa 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

What We’ve Bee...

We’ve been slacking on the blog.  Sorry.   But our social calendars have been getting a workout!  Between Brad going to a Futbol (soccer) match on Thursday between Argentina and Uruguay, me being being double booked for Friday lunch, emailing with another expat about upcoming...
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May 16th, 2009
Posted by Lisa 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

We’re in!

We’re in!...

Well, it’s been another interesting, exhilarating, wild 24 hours!  I wouldn’t have it any other way!! We’re in the house.  A cute little furnished one level on the border of Pocitos/Punta Carretas.  There really is just about everything within 8 blocks.  For...
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April 22nd, 2009
Posted by Lisa 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