This is definetly perfect for this time of year, but would be helpful for all 12 months. If you have an iPhone, there is a hidden flight tracker. It allows you to view your flight details and also share them with someone. First, here is what you need have:
iMessage must be enabled.
You’ll need your flight number somewhere in your text messages. Possibly you’ve even sent them to yourself.
The flight number has to be in this format: Airline Flight Number (Southwest 1502).
Launch the native Messages app on your iPhone and open the text message thread that contains your flight information. You’ll know the flight tracker feature works when the text with the flight information appears underlined, which means it’s actionable and you can tap on it.
Once everything is set, tap on the flight information in your text messages. If the feature works correctly, you should see the following two options appear in a quick-action menu:
Preview Flight: View the flight’s details. Tap this if you want to view more information about the flight.
Copy Flight Code: Copy the flight code to your clipboard (in case you want to send your flight details to someone else via text or email).
If you chose Preview Flight, you will see a real-time flight tracker map
Tip of the month
What is a VPN?
When I got started in the Tech industry 30 years ago, the only VPNs I knew about were for big companies to let their employees use their work computers from home. The type of connection it provided made the home worker feel like they were actually sitting at their work desk. Fast forward to today, and they are all about providing security to your internet browsing.VPN stands for virtual private network. When you activate a VPN, your device creates an encrypted connection (often referred to as a “tunnel”) that connects to a remote server operated by the VPN provider (or in corporate settings, your company IT department). All your internet traffic is routed through this tunnel to the server, which sends the traffic off to the public internet as usual. Data coming back to your device makes the same trip: from the internet, to the VPN server, through the encrypted connection, and back to your machine. OK, that is a lot of language, but here is a simplified explanation – encrypting your traffic and routing it through a VPN makes it harder for “observers” to identify and track your online movement. It will improve the strength of your online privacy.
