10 items you NEED to pack as a Mobile Worker…
Web Worker Daily is one of my favorite blogs. I would have loved to read this post on their blog but sometimes you have to do some work yourself. So this is my Web Worker Daily Inspired post:
Next to being an Internet Entrepreneur I also consider myself a true mobile worker. I started my first company in a club in Amsterdam and started my second company, HubHop - a WiFi hotspot provider - so I could work anywhere with WiFi.
Being a mobile worker requires good preparation. I bought a TUMI bag years ago to protect my Powerbook/Mac Book Pro. As you might know the TUMI has lots of hidden pockets in which you can store stuff. I decided to compile a list of things that would be perfect to keep in this bag.
1: Gadget Kit
Laptop (with DVD player for long flights), iPod, Digital Camera.
2: Emercency Back-up Kit
USB Stick, Spare Keys, Laptop Lock, Spare Batteries (laptop, phone + other stuff), one or two rewritable CDs or DVDs, Food (stuck in meeting, airport or traffic!), Original Laptop Installation CD/DVD.
3: Cable Kit
Ethernet, Firewire, Monitor/Beamer, Airplane Power adapter, Adapters for Phone, Laptop and Other Gadgets, Spare iPod Headset.
4: Medical First Aid Kit
Aspirinie, Sleeping pills (lethal dose to escape from boring meetings), Cough Suppress Pills (Mints/Drops/Anything that works for you), Bandages. (Optional: tampons and/or condoms).
5: Personal Hygiene Kit
Toothbrush and Toothpaste (Take mini set from plane or hotelroom) and/or Mints and/or Chewing Gum, Toothpick and Floss, Nail file and Nailclipper, Comb, Small Mirror.
6: Paper Kit
Passport, Businesscards, 3 ballpoints, 1 Permanent Marker, Notebook (moleskine), Book or Magazine (for when batteries are empty (inevitable) and you are bored), 4 Paperclips.
7: Assorted Tools Kit
Leatherman, Screwdriver, Tie rips, Ziplock Bag (for storing liquids such as drinks, beauty products and vomit), Umbrella.
8: Money Kit
Spare Change, 100 Dollar/Euro, Credit Card Emercency Numbers, Electronic Banking Identifier Gizmo.
9: Other Accesories
Sunglasses, Eye Cover (so you can sleep in the airplane), Inflatable Neck Rest Device.
10: Anti-Gravity Engine
Because your bag, filled with all this stuff, now weighs at least 200 kilos!
Please send me your suggestions and let me know what else you keep in YOUR work bag. And don’t forget to Digg this post.
UPDATE: if you need help chosing a bag check this post on Web Worker Daily. They start out with a tip to make a list of all the things you WANT to kep in a bag and then making a choice.
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[...] So on sunday (17th) I wrote a post titled “10 items you NEED to pack as a Mobile Worker…“. I starts with a link to Web Worker Daily, that it is one of my favorite blog and how I wish I could read a blog like this on their website. [...]
[...] UPDATE 12/19/06: One of our readers, Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, wrote a post the day before this one was published called 10 items you NEED to pack as a Mobile Worker. It specifically mentioned Web Worker Daily and said this was the sort of post Boris would like to read here. Little did he know that the next day he’d see a very similar post, but with no credit to him. We apologize to Boris and want to tell the WWD community that we believe in giving credit for all the good ideas you have. So please let us know, like Boris did, when we make a mistake. Feel free to contact me directly (anne-dot-zelenka AT gmail) if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks. - Anne Zelenka, Lead Writer, Web Worker Daily [...]
[...] UPDATE 12/19/06: One of our readers, Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, wrote a post the day before this one was published called 10 items you NEED to pack as a Mobile Worker. It specifically mentioned Web Worker Daily and said this was the sort of post Boris would like to read here. Little did he know that the next day he’d see a very similar post, but with no credit to him. We apologize to Boris and want to tell the WWD community that we believe in giving credit for all the good ideas you have. So please let us know, like Boris did, when we make a mistake. Feel free to contact me directly (anne-dot-zelenka AT gmail) if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks. - Anne Zelenka, Lead Writer, Web Worker Daily [...]
[...] UPDATE 12/19/06: One of our readers, Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, wrote a post the day before this one was published called 10 items you NEED to pack as a Mobile Worker. It specifically mentioned Web Worker Daily and said this was the sort of post Boris would like to read here. Little did he know that the next day he’d see a very similar post, but with no credit to him. Chris had this post in the works for a while and didn’t know about Boris’ post. We apologize to Boris and want to tell the WWD community that we believe in giving credit for all the good ideas you have. So please let us know, like Boris did, when we make a mistake. Feel free to contact me directly (anne-dot-zelenka AT gmail) if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks. - Anne Zelenka, Lead Writer, Web Worker Daily [...]
[...] UPDATE 12/19/06: One of our readers, Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, wrote a post the day before this one was published called 10 items you NEED to pack as a Mobile Worker. It specifically mentioned Web Worker Daily and said this was the sort of post Boris would like to read here. Chris had this post in the works for a while and didn’t know about Boris’ post. When Chris published it, I failed to tell him about Boris’ post even though I was aware the posts were very similar. We apologize to Boris and want to tell the WWD community that we believe in giving credit for all the good ideas you have. There will of course be situations where we write similar things to you without knowledge of what you’ve written. So please let us know, like Boris did, when it seems we have not properly credited you. Feel free to contact me directly (anne-dot-zelenka AT gmail) if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks. - Anne Zelenka, Lead Writer, Web Worker Daily [...]
[...] I have printed the whole list and am keeping it in my Tumi bag (Maybe I should even add it to my Top 10 list of things to bring with me?) with my cables and backup disk. [...]