Four Things For The Digital Nomad To Think About

by Mike Drzycimski / Sep 21

Carrying It All

When I travel, I use the laptop bag that came with my Dell computer.  Dell designed a great bag.  It is not only stylish, but functional as well.  There are enough pockets and zippered areas to hold everything I need.  I stash everthing in my laptop bag – computer, usb mouse, ac adapter, extra battery, & papers and folders.  I also store my cell phone and backberry in the bag too.

Charging it Up

I make sure that I charge everything up before heading out the door.  That includes my extra laptop battery.  With the extra battery, I get about 6 hours of computer time.  Not bad I think.  I can usally find somewhere to plug in my ac adapter and make sure I do whenever I get the chance.  When I get to my hotel room or back home, it all gets plugged in and charged back up again.

Internet Access

Internet access is easy as I use a broadband card from Verizon.  They have the best network (the commercials don’t lie) and I never have a problem getting a signal in and around every city that I am in.  The speed is not lightning fast but being able to get the information at all is the most important aspect anyway.

Security

Security is left up to me.  I don’t let my laptop or case out of my sight.  In this day and time, you can not be lax about leaving your stuff somewhere that you don’t know who will mess with it.  The IT guys did put some software on my laptop that encrypts the data in case it does get into the wrong hands.  But, I don’t plan to let the bad guys find out they can’t access the data.  They won’t physically get my computer in the first place.  Not if I can help it.

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