Unsorted thoughts about traveling with tech from a horrible nerd π€
- Not sure if I need pocket wifi, I'm expecting Google Fi to just work π€π»
- Might buy a sim card at the airport too, not sure π€
- For the plane ride, I have a pair of wireless noise-canceling headphones and an iPad loaded with downloads from Netflix, HBO, Disney, Plex and a metric fuckton of Kindle books (I can also just re-watch The Venture Bros!)
- Suitcase and backpack have been outfitted with AirTags
- Configured Tailscale for secure, remote access to my home network
- Installed WhatsApp for the first time
- Copies of my ID, important papers, travel plans and reference material saved to my phone so I can access it without an Internet connection
- Before I leave: Download my Spotify Discover Weekly playlist among others
- Downloaded the Google Translate language pack for Japanese
- Traveling with an M1 MacBook Air to run Photoshop and Lightroom. For years I stuck with Lightroom Classic but I'm starting to use the cloud-based Lightroom app on macOS and... I like it. It seems faster!
- The Macbook Air with a wireless mouse is a workable combination for getting things done
- Haven't worked out a backup solution yet, might settle on an external hard disk
- Need to invent an SD card management system to avoid accidentally formatting things I care about
- Installed Yurekuro Call for earthquake notifications π
- Running OwnTracks on my phone to periodically save my location over time. Below is the result of some code I wrote with Python and OpenStreetMaps to show my locations during a recent trip to Florida.
Walking between my hotel and the Aventura mall (left); Zoomed out shows my movement over many days (right)
- Configured a remote camera to check in on my cat πββ¬
