Comments on: The Lazy Geek’s Travelling Office

By: Kim Chipper

Kim Chipper — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:41:41 +0000

I’ve retired and so I now travel a lot. But, I’m still in business (must have a pasive income). I have a MacBook Air (weight-less) and always carry a light-weight four-socket powerboard with one multi-electrical plug which enables me to plug in 4 items with my plugs (Australian) without having to have multiple adaptors. Works like a charm.
Hopefully you have worked out your mobile (cell) phone problems. In Australia you can disconnect your iPhone from one provider and use local prepaid SIM cards in the different countries, which I ALWAYS do (soooo much cheaper than roaming).
Recently I worked out a GTD system in one A5 file which houses all the forms I need. It’s working well so far but still have to see how it performs in the long run. Also I carry an A5 20 pocket display book which houses all my lists of business information. It’s reasonably heavy but the last display book I had was a cheap one and it fell to bits with travelling stresses.
I do all banking by internet. I’m now working on all bills being sent by email to me.
Thanks for your article. I picked up two useful items: the Zip Ling USB and I bought a backup drive 2TB by WD.

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By: Dale Harries

Dale Harries — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:30:30 +0000

Dont forget cloud computing too! No need to lump around a backup hard drive that way! I used Linux myself but im fairly sure Mac has a version of Ubuntu One.

I usually pack an unlocked mobile broadband dongle, dell mini 10 (Or any decent little laptop thingy running Fedora/Ubuntu), a notepad, pen and a good book for reading on the train!

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:40:17 +0000

I’ll bear this all in mind if I ever get to the level where I can do this full-time. Barcelona would be my ideal city.

By: Richard Kershaw

Richard Kershaw — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:12:54 +0000

@Tom – Had planned to write a followup post on that very topic but have never quite got around to it. But my top tips off the top of my head:

1. Most major cities have an expat forum full of people in the same boat (or who have been recently).

2. Find a workspace, like The Business Class.

3. Choose a city where you have friends (or friends-of-friends).

4. May sound obvious, but choose a country where you speak the language or do your homework on where English is widely spoken (eg, Amsterdam, Berlin spring to mind, Madrid is an obvious one to avoid).

By: Tom Freeman

Tom Freeman — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:44:44 +0000

Brilliant advice thanks! I’ve been meaning to do this for years, but since starting our own company haven’t taken the ‘final plunge’ and booked a ticket to work abroad. What would be your tips on meeting people while you’re away? Surely it might be a lonely 3-4 months if you’re in your appartment working all day and don’t know anyone locally to go for a beer with? I’ve been travelling before and I know it’s easy enough to meet people when you’re back packing etc, in hostels or on tours, but working in my room… Hmm what’s it really like on a day to day basis? I’d be really interested to know.

By: Office Spaces for Digital Nomads

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The Ultimate Travelling Office — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:42:26 +0000

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By: Tom Donaldson

Tom Donaldson — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:12:00 +0000

As a former “Mac/Unix Geek in a RV”, my favourite tool for working on the road was a fifth wheel trailer outfitted as a mobile office. Internet connectivity was good. The office area itself was much nicer than most offices I had in over twenty years as a software developer, and it moved with me.

Check it out at: http://www.mactom.com/

By: Oliver Gassner

Oliver Gassner — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:04:35 +0000

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By: Richard Kershaw

Richard Kershaw — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:14:55 +0000

@Graham – The Nokia shop on Regents Street told me I couldn’t get the firmware updated without sending it off for service. Need to find someone friendly with a PC who can do it for me…

By: Graha Keen

Graha Keen — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:56:58 +0000

Quality post! Good call on the ethernet cable, I remember my shiney new eeepc pinging onto the floor in the Luxor in Vegas, perhaps they should do away with the ‘auto winding’ cables!

Have you updated the firmware on your N95 – I did and it made it much more stable.

See you soon
Graham

By: erwin

erwin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:04:37 +0000

HP Deskjet 350c in Kombination mit bluePrinter Bluetooth

By: Richard Kershaw

Richard Kershaw — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:47:14 +0000

@erwin – Hadn’t seen that before, nice find. Now if only I could find a similar size printer…

By: erwin

erwin — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:56:33 +0000

and mobil scanner genius cp-sf 600 ????? !!!!!!!

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By: John Ek

John Ek — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:34:35 +0000

I would suggest adding Hamachi to your list. I love that I can access all of my systems from anywhere in the world. Best of all it’s free

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By: Richard Kershaw

Richard Kershaw — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:47:58 +0000

@Tom – Your USB memory stick idea has been on my ‘to do someday’ list for a while. Basic setup with Firefox etc for when you’re stuck in a remote internet cafe sans your ‘must have’ software.

By: Tom Colvin

Tom Colvin — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:18:51 +0000

While in England last month, I came across a historian working in a UK archive, using a Samsung Q1 Ultra tablet PC. I was very impressed: small, powerful, bright screen, 5-hour battery life. He also used a portable keyboard to speed up his typing.

I myself found my USB memory stick, set up with a full array of programs, was particularly useful in non-English countries. With the stick, I could use internet cafes and still have all my programs in English.