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Originally Posted by *Touring Ted*
have you considered a REAL notebook ?? Bit of a crazy notion in these techno obsessed days. .
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This is a great tip.
I carry a small one, inside a waterproof ziplock-type pocket thingy. It's great looking back at stuff from past trips. Abit less 'sterile' that electronic stuff.
However, I usually carry (when I'm on the road for more than a few days, or out of the country) a small notebook (the A5 type, actually and EeeePC) with solid state hard drive. It's only realy any use for basic stuff (copy of the workshop manual, GPS software, web browsing etc). I do favour the old pen'n paper approach more and moe though.
Other options are the PDA approach, where you have you're phone, email and some basic editing (for blogs?), or go straight to the iPhone type device. All of these allow you to sync up with your PC at home so you can keep your contacts, emails etc.
I guess you need to decide on what you want to do;
* Do you need mobile comms, Internet etc?
* Do you need to update other electronic stuff on the road ?
* Do you just need a phone with some web ability and email ?
* Do you need to backup your Digital Camera ?
You can substitute 'need' for 'want' or 'desire' - what you take is your choice.
Once you decide what you need, then it's simply a case of finding the best fit option.