You’re traveling.\u00a0 You want to be connected.\u00a0 What do you take?\u00a0 My husband and I travel pretty regularly, and we travel fully equipped to participate in a computerized world.<\/p>\n
I travel with an 11″ MacBook Air, an iPad2, and an iPhone5 (32G).\u00a0 My husband travels with a 15″ Sony desktop replacement laptop, an HP100 battery powered Bluetooth printer, a portable scanner, a Toshiba Excite tablet, and an iPhone5 (16G).\u00a0 Yes, he travels with full desktop publishing capabilities that fit into a rolling briefcase.<\/p>\n
When the time comes, I will upgrade the 11″ Air to a 13″ Air for more screen real estate, but other than that, I’m very happy with the Air.\u00a0 When I can justify it, I’ll upgrade the iPad to the Retina version, because you can tell the difference at a glance.\u00a0 I’m also anxious to get my iThings onto the Lightning connector and off the 30-pin beast.\u00a0 For mobility, my iPhone has mostly replaced the iPad, but when I’m not on the move, the iPad is great for web browsing, checking email,\u00a0 reading, and other internet-intensive activities. If a lot of typing is involved or I need to access NBA All-Access, the Air is essential.\u00a0 I do have a keyboard that works well in a pinch for the iPad or the iPhone.\u00a0 The iPhone has also become my mobile hotspot.<\/p>\n
Mr. L doesn’t use his iPhone for anything more than a phone or a mobile hot spot.\u00a0 He noticed a few of the standard apps the other day.\u00a0 “Hey, this could be used as an alarm clock.”\u00a0 “Yes, Dear.\u00a0 I use it for that all the time.”\u00a0 He still uses his watch when calculating a tip.\u00a0 He hasn’t quite accepted the calculator capability on the phone yet, even though his last three phones have all had that capability. (I prefer to calculate tips in my head–10% x 2, subtract a little is less than happy with the service, round up if we are pleased.)\u00a0 He hasn’t bothered to get an iTunes account, and I expect he’s unlikely to in the future.\u00a0 For his Excite tablet, he uses the free version of Google Play, which has not, to my knowledge, required him to submit a credit card (which he’s understandably reluctant to do — something I wish Apple would embrace).<\/p>\n
All-in-all, we travel pretty well connected, electronically speaking.\u00a0 How about you?\u00a0 Is that something that’s important to you, or do you look forward to getting away from the electronics when you travel?<\/p>\n
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