SD Memory Cards with USB Connector
Say you're travelling in Marrakech taking in the sites, sounds and smells of the medina and taking plenty of pictures with your new digital camera.
Your memory card quickly fills up and you would like to download your pics to a computer or Flickr. What do you do?
Well, you can lug your laptop and a usb cable with you, transfer the photos to the computer to free up space and keep shooting. Maybe the next best step is to just bring a usb cable along and use the cheap internet cafes to transfer your photos to your Flickr account.
Pretty clever but here's a way to forget the cable altogether. This is about travelling light with a minimum of gear right?
Use one of the new SD memory cards which have a built in usb connector like the ones made by Sandisk. Their Ultra II SD Plus cards with USB are fast enough for most digital cameras and come in sizes from 512mb to 2gb.
Use one of these cards in your camera and when it gets full just pop into any internet cafe at your travel destination. Check your email and dump your photos into your Flickr account. No cable, no laptop needed.
If downloading your photos will take too long just have the internet shop burn them on CD for a nominal fee.
The only caveat of course is your destination must have a relatively high speed internet connection.
Tucano Laptop Sleeves for Portable Travelling
One of the best ways I've found to travel with a laptop while maintaining a slim and portable profile is with a laptop sleeve. Many of the regular notebook bags are way too bulky with too many unnessary pockets and sections which add hated bulk. Some new bags even contain pockets for floppies. Who still use floppies anymore?
Try getting a padded laptop sleeve with a small pocket for the power supply and small accessories like a mini mouse, usb drive, cable or DVDs.
Slip the sleeved laptop inside your carry on close to the top or put it in one of the side pockets if it has one for quick and easy access.
Choose one with a handle like these colourful Tucano laptop sleeves and you can carry it around during your travels without looking like a travelling salesman.
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