Modern nomads carry almost no paper because they access their documents on their laptop computers, mobile phones or online. Increasingly, they don’t even bring laptops. Many engineers at Google, the leading internet company and a magnet for nomads, travel with only a BlackBerry, iPhone or other “smart phone”. If ever the need arises for a [...]
Ten Ways to Save Money at the Pump
From the Sierra Club
Worried about the high cost of gas? You’ve got good reason. Gas prices look like they’re set to reach record levels.
The best way to avoid spending more on gas than you need to? Keep all of these tips in mind:
1. Drive Smart! When you [...]
“… At least two major global corporations, one American and one Dutch, have told their executives not to carry confidential business material on laptops on overseas trips, Gurley said. In Canada, one law firm has instructed its lawyers to travel to the United States with “blank laptops” whose hard drives contain no data. “We just [...]
A thousand souls populate McMurdo during the Austral summer fromNovember to February – not just scientists, but also pilots, plumbers,burger flippers, and everyone else needed to keep a small city ticking.Down here, even a job like plumbing can transform into a survival epicin the blink of an eye. Just a few days before our mid-November [...]
Effective January 1, 2008, spare lithium batteries - extra batteries not installed on devices - will no longer be allowed in checked baggage.
Digital Photography: Spare Lithium Batteries Banned in Checked Baggage: National Geographic Magazine
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