When you’re planning to work and travel internationally a telephone will probably be one of your essential pieces of equipment. Experienced nomads not only use their mobile phones for voice communication but often as the interface between their laptop and that country’s dial up internet service (if supported by Bluetooth). Most of us are used [...]
So – you’re in Timbuktu, busily working on your latest project with your laptop when trouble hits. Your laptop is behaving like it’s about to go up in smoke at any minute. What do you do? You’re thousands of miles away from the nearest Geek Squad and you don’t know how to express what’s happening [...]
Our latest review of laptops reveals that manufacturers are more than a little schizophrenic—but in a good way. They now offer lighter machines that offer either a larger screen size (up to 19”!) or, 9” screens. Both trends will appeal to (if not actually benefit) the nomadic worker. Interestingly, our recent Laptop Review (comprised of [...]
Ricardo and I are serious about making NuNomad an active and vital part of your life as a working traveler. To that end, we could use some feedback about what your issues are when you’re out in the world. What would you like to see on NuNomad? What information would be useful? What kind of [...]
Recently, I was told by a friend that laptops adapt to international voltage differences on their own and that I didn’t need a converter to use my laptop. However, as a skeptic and someone who really doesn’t want to fry their most important device, I needed to hear this from someone more official than a [...]
For some reason when I’m preparing to travel, my usually scattered self turns into an organizational fiend. I’m a big fan of David Allen’s "Getting Things Done" (I know – along with everyone else and his brother) so I turned to his web site and found a simple little trick for traveling with batteries. David [...]
After my frightening Skype experience this week I went on-line to see what else is out there for making international calls. As so often happens when you do a web search, I found an overwhelming number of options. Choices range from calling cards, to GPS phones with SIM cards, to Call Back services and 800 [...]
Getting ready to work while we travel internationally, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’m really going to need and what is going to be easiest to carry. Since I work by telephone with email back up I need a reliable and cost effective way to make international phone calls. I’m looking into Skype [...]
So if I’m going across the world and am going to continue to talk to my clients, I’m realizing there are going to be huge time zone challenges. How am I going to keep track of when I’m supposed to be on the phone? I’m horribly absent minded. I can imagine really botching this. I [...]
"Why do we have to brush our hair, Mommy?" "Because you’re going to have this for a long time, and believe me, you’ll be happier if you brush your hair." That’s how you pass your insecurity and vanity down to your children. I’m pretty good at that. But we were getting passports! How many years [...]
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