Esther Schindler: Travel Used to be Easy
by Volker Weber
I used to pride myself on my ability to travel at a moment's notice. Give me half an hour, I'd brag, and I could be out the door.
Now, I'm preparing for a short trip to San Francisco for the Macworld conference... and I'm appalled by how much stuff I have to bring along, and how many decisions to make.
It will probably be the same for us at the end of the week.
Comments
For me, the peak of crap to take along is past, and I'm packing less now. Part of the reason is that EV-DO and/or WIFI are now nearly universal for me here in the states, so I don't need my portable router. Drives are big enough that I don't need the external, etc etc.
What makes the travel harder, is (at least here in the states) the incredibly officious, obnoxious, and likely ineffective "T.S.A." organization and their byzantine, nonsensical -- one could almost say Kafkaesque -- rules and procedures.
BTW: you know what TSA stands for? Thousands Standing Around.
Actually, the US amazes me quite often. At the airports I sometimes feel like someone saying to everyone (not) listening 'this is my personal 5 by 5 meters, I have all say here'. I am glad I can get rid of germans and their attitude when driving (similarities anyone?), just for a deja vu right when I get out of the plane...
Ehm... bad choice of words, 'like someone IS saying...' makes more sense, and you probably get the idea of what I meant to say. TSA indeed.
The sooner devices are all set to charge from a USB lead the better. The largest complaint I have about the Nokia E90 is that it has the USB socket, but will not charge from it. I know Nokia has a massive vested interest in sellling chargers, but It's still a poor show! If Blackberry's can, why not the E90?
