I have always traveled frequently, but the next few weeks may turn out to be a new record for me. In short, I expect to be on the road a lot for the next three months. Some of the trips will be to attend genealogy conferences and seminars. I am speaking at several seminars and will be an observer at two or three others. My schedule is posted at http://www.eogn.com; look in the column to the right and scroll down a ways until you find Meet Dick Eastman in Person. I will also take several "mini vacations" along the way. Since I am already on the road, I find it easy to take a few days off and go sightseeing in many areas. However, the vacations are not listed in my public schedule on http://www.eogn.com.
I suspect there will be minimal impact to this newsletter. After all, I will be traveling with a 2½-pound laptop, a wi-fi connection, and a wide-area Sprint 4G wireless modem.
Most of the hotels have wi-fi available these days, and the Sprint card should work in most places that are exceptions. I generally try to use wi-fi if it’s available for free or for low prices. Wi-fi is usually faster than most of the alternatives. However, the Sprint card serves as a great back-up service that works in most metropolitan areas. If wi-fi isn't available or if there is a high fee for using wi-fi, I use the Sprint 4G card. If you have an interest in wide-area wireless data communications, you might want to read my earlier Plus Edition article,
(+) A Hands-on Report of the New Sprint 3G/4G Wireless Modem, published a few months ago at
http://eogn.com/wp/?p=15372 with an introduction at
http://goo.gl/g8jKb.
In theory, I should be able to continue publishing articles in the same manner as when I am at home. The only difficulty I can see is with time management. Due to almost constant traveling, I will be busy. Please do not be surprised if I miss a day or two of new articles. I most likely will "catch up" when I do connect online again.
I should be back home sometime in late November. However, I am already planning a much longer trip after that.
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