I have a sexy red phone that has Internet built right in, but it turns out that if you check your email when away from any possible Internet connection for your computer and find out that a client really needs you to send that file RIGHT NOW, it doesn't help much. And apparently my monthly wireless bills weren't quite high enough yet, so now I have an AirCard.
This magical little device looks like a USB keychain drive and hooks right up to my MacBook to get me online wherever I may travel. Given how much time I've spent trying to hunt down a Starbucks when I've had an unexpected problem pop up when I'm away from home - and given that they charge you $10 in addition to whatever you spent on the coffee! - I expect that this will pay for itself quickly.
The fun part is that my entire office now actually does fit in that cute little black backpack I'm always carrying around. If I have a cell signal and any battery power left, I'm good to go. If I don't have a cell signal, then the clients probably can't find me anyway, so that's okay too.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
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