Rui Carmo on how easy access to mobile data changes your working environment
This is one for Martin Sauter, if he hasn't seen it already - Rui Carmo from the Tao of Mac on "The Razor-Thin Mobile Computer".
The most interesting thing regarding mobile computing for me is that connectivity has finally become ubiquitous. With UMTS, I don't have to look for a Wi-Fi hotspot - all those wet dreams regarding municipal Wi-Fi in the US have been a reality for me for a couple of years now as UMTS (and now HSDPA) coverage was rolled out in Portugal, and most of the places I need to visit in Europe every now and then are catching up pretty quickly.And with easy access to mobile data, your entire working environment changes - you don't need to carry gigabytes of e-mail, documents and whatnot in your laptop. In fact, you don't even need to have the applications there.
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Well, looks like my reputation has arrived before me. Reading the article you reference I start thinking that maybe I am not alone preaching mobility and mobile work :-) I rather like to travel with a full notebook for work and little wireless gadegts for eMail, web and blog reading compared to the author of the blog prefering something in between. But I am sure there is enough room for both of us in the Wireless domain.
Thanks for the post,
Martin
Martin | 10:35 , 2 2006