Jul 25 2007
Bring Your Laptop when Traveling
Don’t forget to bring your notebook computer when you have traveling.It can be your patner in your portable office.You might want to consider some of the following options:
The important thing is internet connectivity.Make sure you have a dial-up access account. Dial-up offers the advantage of portability. You can connect using any telephone jack. DSL and cable connection providers provide dial-up access for use when away from home. Check with your Internet Service Provider.
Know how to set up an internet connection using the internet connection wizard. To change your access number for the duration of an extended stay, go to your browser menu bar and select Tools, then Internet Options - Connections - Settings - Properties. Change the area code and the number. Know if you need to dial the area code and the number and include the area code in the Telephone Number field. Find out if you need to prefix a 9 to the number in the hotel you will be staying to access an outside line.
Wireless connectivity. A cell phone which can be connected to your computer or a slot card which is in itself a wireless dial-in device are useful where it is uncertain whether there exist land lines or you need internet access while on the road.
A portable, external USB Zip drive is avaliable for notebooks if you use Zip disks for backup and transfer. These are compact and need no separate power source.
Kinko’s Copies offers services to notebook users such as printing from your laptop, dial-up and high speed internet connections and are located in most larger cities.
If your cumputer at the office runs 24-7 and has an “always on” internet connection you might want to subscribe to GoToMyPC service so that you can access your home office computer with your laptop when you are out of town.
Never pack your computer with your checked baggage.
Francis Ardi is the developer of travelclickmap.com, a Java programmed, interactive web page map application for point and click flight reservations across North America, including Alaska, Canada, Hawaii and the Caribbean. Visit travelclickmap.com.