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PrintI'm currently finding out if I can actually replace my laptop with my smartphone for a two week vacation. My Lenovo X200 is tiny, but hiking in the Andes I don't want to carry it in my pack.
So I've turned to my trusty HTC Touch Pro running Windows Mobile 6.1 I've tricked it out pretty well with what I need. I can VPN in to my work network and RDP to my computer if I have to. I have two sixteen GB micro SD cards from Sandisk, one of which I loaded with music and video (If you want to know just how geeky I am these are downloaded off of my DVR and re-encoded to be viewed on the small screen) and the other contains all of my current files for work in case I need them.
The HTC Touch Pro has a slide out keyboard. I'm also bringing my beloved ThinkOutside Bluetooth keyboard because I can touch type on it. I have a spare battery for both plus an external battery that charges anything with a USB port.
The phone has WiFi so I can check mail from Internet cafes and hotel lobbies. It's unlocked and I have a pay-as-you-go Telefonica SIM left over from when I was in Spain in December.
What do you think? Could you leave your laptop behind?
So I've turned to my trusty HTC Touch Pro running Windows Mobile 6.1 I've tricked it out pretty well with what I need. I can VPN in to my work network and RDP to my computer if I have to. I have two sixteen GB micro SD cards from Sandisk, one of which I loaded with music and video (If you want to know just how geeky I am these are downloaded off of my DVR and re-encoded to be viewed on the small screen) and the other contains all of my current files for work in case I need them.
The HTC Touch Pro has a slide out keyboard. I'm also bringing my beloved ThinkOutside Bluetooth keyboard because I can touch type on it. I have a spare battery for both plus an external battery that charges anything with a USB port.
The phone has WiFi so I can check mail from Internet cafes and hotel lobbies. It's unlocked and I have a pay-as-you-go Telefonica SIM left over from when I was in Spain in December.
What do you think? Could you leave your laptop behind?
