on 3/27/01 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Folks, I've been presented with a job opportunity where I'd be travelling
> between Australia, the U.K.and France.
>
> I'm wondering if any of you overseas could give me a heads-up on what I
> should consider re: travelling and working with my Mac in those countries.
> Have been to neither of these countries I'm a little concerned with
> getting internet access and plugging my mac around, along with general
> lifestyle changes (if anyone cares to offer advice on that end too).
Lifestyle will be an easy, pleasurable transition but it will help to know
French. Airline luggage/weight is restricted to 20kg in Europe. For
excellent orientation check out: <http://www.magellans.com/guides/>
Adapters--You will need the right ones for your USA plug end. UK and France
run on 220v/50hz, Australia 240v/50hz.
AC/DC Power--For extensive travelling I strongly suggest a Madson line power
brick for travelling--smaller, lighter and cable much less likely to fray.
Leave your Apple brick at your main base--these fray quickly
underway--sometimes in just one trip if the wire is bent.
ISP--Use Compuserve or the ubiquitous AOL (parent). You can get a local
connection in most countries. Otherwise check out local free possibilities.
Backup Connectivity--on the common standard international GSM mobile phone
system, select a phone with a built-in modem (e.g. Nokia 8000 series) which
allows IrDA connections at 9600 bps w/o needing a PC card for the 2400. This
is adequate for urgent emails and surfing breaking news. The rest of the
world has largely avoided the absurd USA debacle of multiple, competing and
often incompatible mobile phone standards.
Which Mac?--keep your 2400. Quite recently in the USA I played with a Pismo
500, a G4-Titanium and my G3-2400 side by side. Considering increasingly
restrictive airlines, the ergonomics and "feel" of these computers in
hand/lap/trays, volume reduction a priority over weight, (and that I
emphatically would not watch my own DVD reruns on a long flight and would
much prefer new viewing on home theater), I opted to keep my 2400. The Ti is
HUGE and somewhat indiscreet for airlines/airports or firing up in meetings.
As an all round, competently speedy mobile tool, the G3-2400 is doing fine,
still resisting temptation to change.
Sidney Ho
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