Comments on: Make Your Next Technology Move 10x Easier

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:29:54 +0000

I have my laptop sitting next to my dual screen PC setup. Instead of using a KVM switch I use “synergy”, great software that allows you to control both at the same time, and even copy and paste from one machine to the other.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:27:14 +0000

That would have been a great solution, but I’m an idiot and bought a Sidekick 3. T-mobile doesn’t like geeks or power users. None of that is allowed, even though the hardware could conceivably support it.

Happily my contract ends in a few months, maybe just in time for the 3G iPhone, if I can justify the cost.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:14:17 +0000

Another option for temporary internet service, if you have a Treo with a data plan, is to buy the $30 PdaNet software (http://www.junefabrics.com/palmnet/) that makes your Treo work as a cellular modem via your synch cable. It “just works” and in my life has paid for itself many times over.

However, there’s no way I could work full-time for 10 days on a cellular data connection. You lose too much productivity waiting for pages to load. I would either go with cable, or find a coffee shop / library with wireless.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:17:29 +0000

Thanks for the post Rob!

And you know, I thought of doing the cable thing and talked myself out of it. (We had just given up cable TV a few months prior and I was worried about the temptation of TV if we already had service.) Luckily the library was fairly close and their wifi was fantastic.

@danimal – I really wanted to do that. I actually tried before my move, but I couldn’t find a carrier who’d let me go for only 1 year. Everyone seems to want a 2 to 3 year commitment. I worry that what “broadband” means now isn’t what we’ll think it means in 2-3 years.

By: Gaurav

Gaurav — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:57:39 +0000

Not really a technology move, but when moving across machines, I find using Foldershare (which is my backup solution as well) to be of immense help. I have all the documents / code etc. under one library. When new machine comes online, I just add the computer to the library and when the machine finishes synching, I just delete the old computer from the library before deleting the documents from the old machine.

By: Danimal

Danimal — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:22:07 +0000

Lack of internet connectivity can be a real pain. These days it’s probably easiest to grab a wireless 3G adapter card and do it that way. Not exactly cheap, but you don’t have to worry about downtime.