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  Darryl Musick April 28, 2011 at 5:38pm

  I use the Asus Eee-PC 1005PE-PU27 netbook.  I get 8-10 hours of battery life and it can easily handle anything I throw at it.  Has a 10" screen and great wifi.  Very portable, easy to carry.  I think the current model (1015PED-PU17) is around $340.
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  3orsluxrfdh47 April 28, 2011 at 5:27pm

  My latest discovery for computing on the road is Dropbox.com. You upload your files to the cloud, update them en route, and they're waiting for you on your home computer when you get back. No more tedious time spent moving files back and forth before and after a trip, and trying to figure out which one is the latest version. And you don't have to be online to use it--the files actually reside on your computer. You just need to be online to share them back and forth.

  I just came back from three weeks away and I'm a new fan. Now I'm debating whether to shell out for the paid version that will give me more storage space.
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  Allan Lynch April 28, 2011 at 5:24pm

  Will do Ed. This Mac cost $2400, plus taxes. The next Mac will be around $1200. Still, I'm cheap enough to not want to risk that much on the road and my deadlines are such that I don't need to file whilst travelling. Plus the Acer is $700 less than the new iPAD II sells for in Canada.
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  Ed Wetschler April 28, 2011 at 5:17pm

  Allan, I travel with a MacBook, but your Acer story sure caught my eye. Please keep us posted over the next year or three as to how the Acer treats you. 

   
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  Allan Lynch April 28, 2011 at 5:03pm

  I'm a dedicated a Mac guy. So I am loathe to comment on technology. When I first went to buy a computer I asked a university teckkie who belonged to my coffee group what I should get. He told me, 'with your personality, you need a Mac. Take it out of the box and plug it in.' Perfect. That's all I've ever owned.

   

  But like most of you, my life (and work) is on my harddrive, so when I travel I leave my laptop behind. I will travel within Canada with it, but never leave the country with it. (I have a MacBook Pro, which I'll soon update.) 

   

  So I consulted my Mac guy about the Air and iPAD. Gawd, I love the Air. But he didn't think it was for me. Then last week an old school friend stopped by to sample my whisky stocks and brought his netbook with him. Decent size and cheap. This week he picked one up for me. An automotive and hardware chain had Acer's on sale for $110! Software included. Hell, at that price I don't care if it gets lost, stolen or broken. At that price I don't mind travelling with it. I'll save that in internet cafe fees in the first year. I'll keep working files on memory sticks as a back up when I'm travelling. And it fits in the small bag I carry my cameras and notebooks in.

   

  Who would have thought to check out a hardware store for computers?
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  Dawn Reiss April 28, 2011 at 4:46pm

  Hi Everyone. This is my first time posting on here. I'm a Chicago-based journalist who has written for a variety of outlets including: Travel + Leisure, American Way, TIME magazine/Time.com, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times. I'm going to Paris next week for three days and I'm looking for tips, suggestions. (This is my first chance to really explore Paris even though it is a quick extended weekend trip Fri-Mon.)

   

  I'm trying to find unusual things to do  to pitch or that haven't bee(n written about extensively. If you have suggestions. Please feel free to email me at dreiss100@gmail.com.

   

  Thanks!

  Dawn
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  Bev Malzard April 28, 2011 at 7:40am

  They change the rules and another country invades them . . that's how it works, For their own good of course.
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  Buzzy Gordon April 28, 2011 at 7:31am

  Actually, there are Internet cafes -- but the power supply is so unreliable that electricity never stays on uninterrupted long enough to finish checking your e-mails!  

  Even if oil is discovered, international companies will think twice about investing where the military can change the rules (and financial terms) at any time, with no legal recourse. 
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  Bev Malzard April 28, 2011 at 6:04am

  Indeed. I also couldn't use my mobile phone or the internet. And I had to change my Aussie dollars to Yankee dollars - they love those. Even though it's illegal for the locals to possess any dollars it's a happy exchange when the dollars flash. I recommend anyone who visits there to spend most of their money at street stalls and local food outlets so the locals keep the dosh! And as soon as oil is found there WILL be foreign investment - from Asia and the USA
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  Buzzy Gordon April 28, 2011 at 5:58am

  I'm sure you discovered, Bev, that you could not use your credit card in Burma. No way there will be the kind of foreign investment needed to build resorts as long as the generals are in charge.