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Contents 0.1 GR&A 0.2 General Findings 0.3 Rankings by price per month <li> <a href="#Share_this"><span class="toc_number toc_depth_1">1</span> Share this:</a> </li> Its hard to travel the globe and not be connected. When we started Spec Ops Technology we had plans to simply use unlocked phones and purchase SIM cards in the country we would primarily be working. That is fine and dandy till you miss a meeting because you were not within WIFI range to check your email or can’t remember which of the 7 SIM cards in your pocket are tied to the country you are now landing in. There are enough logistics nightmares to toss phone management into the fire. I wanted to share my findings for those traveling a lot and those running international firms. ...

Contents 0.1 The Ingredients: 0.2 Secret Magic Scripts: 0.3 Letting the Penguins talk to the Fruit: 0.4 Convince the Mac its right at home: 0.5 Location, Location, Location: <li> <a href="#Share_this"><span class="toc_number toc_depth_1">1</span> Share this:</a> </li> With the purchase of the Apple Thunderbolt Display my Air now has a jumbo-frame enabled ethernet port at its disposal. My current backup strategy is to utilize an encrypted external USB laptop drive while on the road and to just rsync the latest backup when I get home. This has been working great for a year straight (saved my greasy bacon when the airlines forgot my bag) but I figured it was time to reevaluate with my fancy monitor in the mix. ...

Contents 0.1 Display 0.2 Cables 0.3 Ports 0.4 Speakers 0.5 iSight HD 0.6 Gaming 0.7 Going Green 0.8 Before and After <li> <a href="#Share_this"><span class="toc_number toc_depth_1">1</span> Share this:</a> </li> With the increase in travel as of late I am finding myself tied more and more to the laptop. Despite an extensive home lab with KVM switches and dual monitors, there I would sit with my 11″ MacBook Air. Simplicity was the main reason I found. Transfer files, syncing something to a new machine, etc. just was much more hassle than I needed. I had what I will call the semi-dock with my Air in which I’d sit it on a stand and then run the myriad of wires to tie it into the home desk system. GONE! ...

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… ...