Techie

Contents 1 Laptop 2 Tablet 3 Security 4 Power on the Go 5 Creature Comforts 6 Share this: 65,000 km a month is my current travel routine with my international engineering firm, Spec Ops Technology. In my past there was formidable travel, but it always was within the continental US which removed some of the complexities in life. With the crossing of borders the type of equipment you need changes dramatically. Below are some of my favorite items to carry that have saved me numerous times. In a later post I will cover the software and mobile applications that I use on all this stuff. ...

Starting a company (as I understand it from my older peers) once required a great deal of coordination and assistance. The stories of polyester suit visits to the local bank have all but slipped into historical memory. Today the buzz word is “boot strapping” a business. The bar to reach now only requires a good idea and some planning to start a company for under a few thousand dollars. Here is how Spec Ops Technology got there… ...

The problem with a Sprint phone is that CDMA is as American as Apple Pie. The lack of SIM slot and GSM frequency bands relegates it to CONUS use only. On top of that my choice of providers is exactly one. If I need a cheap SIM card for pay-as-you-go there is no options for me on Sprint with this phone. With the issue above I went searching for an unlocked cell phone. My requirements were pretty simple: ...

As we move up the food chain of life, our free-time becomes more and more precious. There are only so many hours in the day and my generation utilizes them to the fullest. I have been blessed and fortunate to be placed early on in my career in leadership positions while often having to continue my technical work. This means keeping a foot in each role and staying current. The past few years I have honed my life work-flow to accomplish this. Here are my tools of choice: ...

I have a great friend (who may not agree with that “great” part after this) who refused to have a facebook page. I can’t disagree with the idea of being the part of the few left in America without one, but it has become somewhat of a joke with us. Friend: Why didn’t you tell me?! Me: I did tell everyone, via Twitter and Facebook A few nights ago while we were chatting via Jabber I decided to play a little joke and create him a Facebook page. ...