Travel for the Tech Minded
I travel a lot for work. There are two things that help me feel more at home when I’m on the road. The first is internet access and the other is my music.
- Internet Access – Nearly all hotels that I go to now have broadband internet access. Relatively few of them have wireless access. I have wireless access for my laptop at the office and the house. But when you go to a hotel, you have to sit at their desk with a short cord, that is normally not within eyesight of the tv. You can solve this problem by plugging in a portable wireless router. I’ve had it for about a year now and it works great. You plug it in and it works. No installation or messing with software needed.
- Music – I like to listen to happy bouncy music in the morning when I wake up. I like mellow music to fall to sleep to. I also have a hypnotic sleep cd that helps me fall asleep. I have all of this music on my iPod Nano. When I’m at home, I plug my iPod into a Bose Sound Dock. Of course, the Bose gets a tremendous sound. It’s amazing the bass and sound response that it gets. When I’m on the road, I have an Altec Lansing speaker that is made for the Nano. It’s 2/3 of an inch thick, 5” x 8.5” and folds flat for travelling. It also charges the Nano, so I don’t have to bring a separate charger. It doesn’t get quite the sound of the Bose, but it’s pretty good. I enjoy the sound and the ability to have the music in the room while I’m out of town.
- Phone / Treo 700p – If I’m out of town for 2–3 days, I need my phone. I get absentminded and forget to pack my phone charger. So I got an extra charger and keep it in my courier bag that is used for travel. I prefer the courier bag to a briefcase, so I don’t have to carry it. I prefer a courier bag to a backpack, because I can get in and out of it while it slung across my shoulder. With the extra charger, I don’t have to worry about packing or forgetting a charger.
Anything I can do to make travel easier.
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