It seems the more digital detritus we amass, the more of it we expect to wedge into a smaller and smaller space. That’s where the Sandisk UltraBackup USB Flash Drive comes in.
This flash drive — or “thumb drive” as some people call it, referring to its digit-like size — is small on size but huge on capacity. Measuring from 8 gigabytes to 32 gigs, this traditional flash drive offers one-touch back-up. It’s ideal for traditional back-up, or just stashing stuff to take on the road.
When Paul Holstein heads to Europe for summer holidays, he’s packed and ready for business.
Paul Holstein - the well-honed road warrior.
The owner of CableOrganizer.com offered a snapshot into the must-bring tech that keeps him productive “across the pond” — as if he hadn’t even left his Fort Lauderdale offices.
His take…
What a perfect topic for me. I’m on vacation in France now and, of course, totally connected.
My favorite laptop these days it the Toshiba Portege R600-ST4203. It’s built for the traveler. It’s 2.4 pounds and one inch thick. You can’t imagine how this changes everything. You don’t need to carry a separate laptop bag if you don’t want to. You can tuck it into your regular carry-on suitcase.
After two weeks on the road, it’s the simple observations that bring clarity to the home office adventure. Like…
– Sponsor or no, the Verizon Mifi ‘personal hotspot’ won the day — hands down. It was a true fan favorite and winner of the HOH’09 Product of Choice. Hey, anything that keeps the hoards from beating me up for my Internet connection is worthy of praise. Teleworkers and road warriors alike will find this tool extremely useful.
-Yes, family, we WILL survive two weeks without a TV. And we did. We talked, played more Yahtzee and Racko than we ever thought possible, and watched burning embers in the fire pit. And yes, we surfed the Web. A lot.Truth be told, we watched a few DVD movies on Zack’s HP laptop. But that’s NOT TV.
– Open a bag of animal crackers, and a dog’s nose knows. “Food, food, food…”
– “Yes, Mom, Spaghetti-Ohs make a perfectly suitable breakfast.”
Belkin Clap On Surge Suppressor
– Success is in the gadgets you choose. Like the Belkin Clamp On surge suppressor that, well, clamped on to the edge of the bunk and supplied power to all our gadgets (no small feat, given the number of gadgets we employed).
– When plugs aren’t available, old-fashioned cigarette lighters will work. Just the ticket for the Scosche reCoil retractable car charger for iPod and iPhone.
What’s in your pack? A tablet PC, walkie-talkie radio, flash drive, broadband wireless card, five-plug, surge protected power strip. That’s what in mine…
When we recently took a family cruise, I made sure to pack my backpack with all the essentials needed to create a home office from the road.
Along side my HP tablet PC were my broadband wireless aircard (essentially useless hundreds of miles out to sea), my Ativa Memory Stick card reader, a USB flash drive, and a Monster five-plug, surge protected power strip. You never know when you’ll have to plug the laptop, camera charger and some other device into one single outlet.
I also carry a stretch of ethernet cable, and a clutch of adapters.
Here’s what some other people had in their backpacks and laptop bags. Wireless Road Warrior found size essential. Webworker Daily had a review of the stash in one laptop case (read the comments for some more good ideas). Here’s some more threads on the topic.
Your industrious cottage can make remote work workable by Nancy Doniger for the New York Times.
The New York Times had a piece on the tools needed to make a second home or vacation getaway an industrious place. I lent a few insights.
For home office workers (entrepreneurs or teleworkers alike), top tips included:
– Wireless broadband. Internet is central to any effective home office or remote workplace.
– A computer. Netbooks and small laptops allow people to take their work anywhere — without dragging a luggable in tow.
– Cloud with Web-apps. “The cloud is the concept of working in an untethered environment, so all your documents are out there,” writer Billie Cohen quoted me as saying. Click here to learn more…
