A Digital Nomad

iPad International Plan Uses US Minutes First

Marke Clinger — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:38:46 +0000

It is always a hard decision when traveling internationally on how much bandwidth to buy on the iPad international plan. It is very costly at a dollar or more per megabyte. However, for now at least, buy the smallest plan and use as much as your US plan will allow. I have the AT&T . . . → Read More: iPad International Plan Uses US Minutes First

iPad Tip: Calendar Time Zone Support

Marke Clinger — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:00:05 +0000

This problem has been described to me as “Time Shift” by X number of hours, where X turns out to be equal to the time zone difference between the purchaser of the iPad and Cupertino. It has also been described as “my events don’t change to my new time zone when I am traveling.” . . . → Read More: iPad Tip: Calendar Time Zone Support

SugarSync: Essential iPad Business App

Marke Clinger — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:35:03 +0000

I recently wrote an article which described how I picked SugarSync as my primary application for sharing data. In this article I will cover more about SugarSync and how I implemented it to not only create a great way to get files on my iPad when I am traveling, but to also create a . . . → Read More: SugarSync: Essential iPad Business App

GoodReader: Essential Application for Business use of iPad

Marke Clinger — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:47:23 +0000

Other than multitasking and printing, file management is the biggest complaint you hear about the iPad. For me file management on the iPad was one of the biggest issues I had until I started taking full advantage of GoodReader. My goal, which I have accomplished, is to replace my laptop for business travel with . . . → Read More: GoodReader: Essential Application for Business use of iPad

iPad Calendar and Mail Part 2

Marke Clinger — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:15:24 +0000

In an earlier post I wrote about my integration of Toodledo with my Outlook tasks. I have never been comfortable going to a pure Web based task management system due to the amount of time I spend traveling, which equates to time not connected to the Internet. Flights are a good time to reflect . . . → Read More: iPad Calendar and Mail Part 2

iPad Day 1 – Outlook Data Integration & Toodledo

Marke Clinger — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:25:13 +0000

I worked from home on April 30th to make sure someone (ok….me) was there to receive the iPad. It arrived at 11:15 am and I had to leave it in the box for the next 45 mins while I finished up some work items. Was that really the reason for the delay in opening . . . → Read More: iPad Day 1 – Outlook Data Integration & Toodledo

iPad Day 1 – Access to Files While On the Go

Marke Clinger — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:20:07 +0000

For the iPad to become my primary travel business device i must be able to access my files. I purchased the 64G version of the iPad to make sure I had enough storage for everything on my laptop, however getting the files on to the iPad was a bit of a trick. Sure there . . . → Read More: iPad Day 1 – Access to Files While On the Go

RSS Feed Location Change

Marke Clinger — Thu, 13 May 2010 13:59:00 +0000

Since I have been unable to get a response from Google to reclaim my feed after their purchase of feedburner, I have changed the RSS Feed for my blog. Please resubscribe.

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iPad Day 0 – iPad for Business?

Marke Clinger — Thu, 13 May 2010 13:14:05 +0000

I ordered an iPad the first weekend they were available for pre-order. Due to my heavy travel schedule I opted for the 64G 3G version, meaning I had a six week wait for the iPad to show up. Originally I thought I would use use the iPad as a super kindle. That is, a . . . → Read More: iPad Day 0 – iPad for Business?

Whitehourse: 25 mins hotel to plane

Marke Clinger — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:45:16 +0000

I am sitting in my seat on an Air Canada CRJ plane 25 mins after leaving my hotel. I left the hotel at 6:15 am for my 7 am flight, drove to the airport, returned the rental car, went through security (which included a full bag search), and boarded all in less than 25 . . . → Read More: Whitehourse: 25 mins hotel to plane