BioTeams’ Ken Thompson has some suggestions on how to hit the road with only a laptop and a cellphone and still stay connected to everything.
His key points:
- Store your data at an ASP service like backpackit.com
- Get web based email (natch)
- Makre sure all access works before you go
Ken references an earlier Dan Gillmor piece in the Financial Times on travelling(and Dan should know, man’s a world-class globetrotter.) Dan’s must-carries:
- Retractable cables, including phone-modem, Ethernet, USB, FireWire and audio connectors.
- A power supply for my computer that plugs into wall sockets and airplane-seat power outlets
- A 80 gigabyte portable disk drive
- USB headset and microphone system for Skype
- Casio Exilim digital camera
- Treo
- Bose QuietComfort 2 audio headphones
What tech tools do you bring on the road? Besides your laptop, that is?
For the “80 GB portable disk drive” I find that my 40 GB iPod fills that need perfectly.
I’m still looking for a decent headset. Any recommendations for specific product/models?
I just recently picked up a Treo 650, too.