July 2025 News: Living in the Future: self-driving cars, life on a cruise ship, and more...

Published: Thu, 07/03/25

Updated: Thu, 07/03/25

Geeks on Tour July 2025 | Issue 215 | Archives

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North to Alaska! We just completed our cruising up the west coast of the US and are currently in Vancouver - for Canada Day on July 1!! Next stop is Ketchikan Alaska for US Independence day on July 4. It's a whirlwind. You can see exactly where we are by visiting the Cruising page on our website. Just go to GeeksOnTour.com and click the purple button for "Our Cruising Life" There you'll see links to where we are, where we're going and what we're doing.

Click here to see the fun time we had in a Waymo driverless car while in San Francisco. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel if you're not already.

We were able to do two of our live shows in the past month:

Jun 15 2025: Show302. Our Life on the Villa Vie Odyssey Residential Cruise Ship
Jun 29 2025 Show303: Tech Tips and Travel Tales – Self-Driving Cars and Password Managers

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Coming up:

July 7: Photo tip on Tech for Seniors

July 8: Chris' Speaker's Corner on board: I survived the Great Alaska Earthquake in 1964 (recording will be available later)

July 13: What Does This Button Do? Episode 304

July 27: What Does This Button Do? Episode 305

Tech Tips

Why don’t my iPhone photos use the whole screen?

Have you ever noticed that photos you take with your iPhone don’t use the full screen? I think it is a waste of space to have those black bars on the sides. And the same is true if you view the photo on most computer screens.

Hands-On Photography Class

The best way to learn is hands-on with your own device. We now live on a cruise ship with a few hundred other people, so we can offer hands-on classes again! We did our first class on the ship during the Sea Day after leaving Catalina Island. Here is what we taught ...

Watch Movies from iPad or Phone on TV using HDMI

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Travel Tales: Our Cruising Blog

A Dream Come True: House Sale and Celebration on a Cruise

June 13: Our house sale closed today. Better yet, the money actually showed up in our account and, incredibly, the documents were notarized from the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Exploring Catalina Island

At one time the entire island was owned by William Wrigley Jr. of chewing gum fame. He had a vision of protecting the island for future enjoyment, the Catalina Conservancy follow thru on this mission.