Though Dyment’s points are well-taken, I’ll offer a counterargument: When you add a heavy laptop to an over-the-shoulder carry-on, you’re asking for neck and shoulder pain. I’ve used wheeled carry-on bags to hold my laptop and other items for years, mainly because I don’t want to schlep dead weight as I rush through endless airport terminals. As for luggage carts, you must hook and unhook the straps, fold the cart, stow it in the overhead bin, and remember to take it when you deplane.

Buy a power adapter that recharges multiple devices. Adapters from IGo (like theeverywhere130 and the Juice 70), Targus and Belkin come with multiple tips, each of which can be used to connect a different device such as laptops and cell phones to the same power brick. Using these products, which cost about $60-$120, you can recharge multiple devices simultaneously without having to pack multiple adapters. Plus, you can leave the multidevice charger and necessary tips in your usual laptop or carry-on bag. That way, you don’t have to unplug and pack your gadget’s individual power adapters before each trip.

Do you travel with a smart phone and a portable GPS? Maybe it’s time to combine them. GPS services are available for the RIM BlackBerry and Windows Mobile, Palm Treo and other phones. There are trade-offs, however. For example, I’ve been testing TeleNav’s GPS Navigator software and service on a BlackBerry Curve 8310 on AT&T’s network. (The Curve 8300 series earned the number 59 spot on our list of “Top 100 Products of 2008.” The 8300 is also a Reader Favorite.) The TeleNav service requires a $10 monthly fee (or $99 annually). At times, I’ve found the service to be slower at finding a satellite signal than some dedicated GPS devices I’ve tested. In general, however, TeleNav on a BlackBerry gave me good directions and consistently alerted me to upcoming traffic tie-ups.

Instead of packing a camcorder and a digital still camera, choose a camera that takes decent video or a camcorder that takes good still shots. For example, Casio’s Exilim digital cameras take good-quality video. Some models, such as theExilim EX-S10 (about $207) have dedicated buttons for video recording and come with software for easy YouTube uploads. You can see video clips taken with a Casio Exilim on my blog Traveler 2.0.

(taken from http://tech.msn.com/howto/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=8796320&page=2)

If you’ve been exhausted from your daily activities at work you must be needing a great vacation with your family! This will be very good for your mental and physical health. So let’s start with planning a fabulous place for having this nice holiday. One place that you will never regret to visit is Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. This can be your perfect choice for family vacation.

One thing for sure is that Hilton Head is a “paradise” for children. They will really enjoy their days there since they will be able to play almost everything about outdoor activities and sports there: sailing, painting at beaches, swimming at pool or by the sea, playing at parks, watching dolphins, etc. But Hilton Head is also a “dream come true” for you. Relaxing and sun bathing on the beautiful beaches, playing golf on one of the world-famous golf courses, shopping or dining are only some of leisure activities that you can do there. It should be a very wonderful holiday!

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One of the most important thing to plan for holidays is accommodations or place to stay. Hilton Head Island is very famous with fantastic beach-side resorts and ocean front property. In IslandGetAway.com you can find wide variety of these quality accommodations. You can choose to stay in rental homes and IslandGetAway.com provides many information about Hilton Head home rentals. If you prefer to stay in condos, you can also get complete information about Hilton Head condo rentals in this website. Even this service now has a new great feature where you can search available homes for rent in Hilton Head or other type of accommodations by dates, bedrooms, or location. Then you can just fill a reservation form and this service will follow up and prepare all your needs with first class services.

So if you have decided to have vacation on Hilton Head, you have to prepared to be amazed by wonderful experiences that you can find on this relaxing island. And once again, IslandGetAway.com is a must-visit online service before spending your time on Hilton Head Island.

See you at this spectacular island!