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Mobile Organization Tips: Helping You (aviation maintenance) Travel Smarter and Faster

By Jennifer Bunker

 Do you travel a lot for business? Are you constantly lugging your laptop and client files around? This article is designed to provide you with mobile organization tips that will help you travel smarter and faster. Specifics may vary from person to person; however, the following information includes helpful and important guidelines from which everyone can benefit.

Many of us find ourselves spending more time on the road than we spend at home. Hotels are our homes away from home, our airline seats provide us with a place for a much needed nap, and we drive a brand new car each week - it just belongs to a rental company!

But that isn’t even the hardest part! The hardest part is lugging all of our business documents and electronics around with us. Between our regular luggage, client files, laptop, headphones, notepads and everything else, it’s no wonder we constantly feel like we’re lost! If there’s one thing that’s certain, however, it’s that we must keep everything organized so that we can maintain some sense of stability and calmness.

Ok, first thing’s first. Obviously, there is more focus on security at airports than ever before. Carry-on items are being checked with incredible scrutiny, and for the millions of business travelers who have become accustomed to toting along their laptop computers when they fly, the increase in security has prompted significant changes in pre-boarding procedures.

If you’re organized, however, getting through security should be a breeze. To follow are five simple mobile organization tips for moving your portable computer equipment through airport security with fewer hassles and less worry:

1. As has always been the case, do not be concerned about putting your notebook computer through the airports X-ray machine. Even though some X-ray machines may be more sensitive than they were in the past, any computer expert you ask will tell you that running your computer through an X-ray checkpoint will not damage the computer.

2. Do not turn your laptop computer on before going through airport security, unless you are specifically asked to do so. There’s no reason to take a chance that your data could be disrupted or your computers operating features could be jeopardized simply because the computer is turned on as it’s being checked.

3. Be prepared to remove your laptop from its case. Today’s airport security often involves agents physically looking inside carry-on luggage. Mainly because you’ll be more careful with your expensive piece of equipment than an agent is likely to be, its better that you remove the computer yourself… so remember to keep at least one hand free to handle your computer.

4. Don’t lose sight of your laptop as it moves through security. Newly expanded security procedures have resulted in a certain amount of confusion at airport gates, and that has created opportunities for thieves to steal valuable computer gear.

5. Identify your laptop and its case clearly, perhaps by putting a piece of brightly colored tape on each piece of your equipment. Once again, in the confusion that has been created by new and more extensive security procedures, some business travelers find themselves picking up the wrong notebook computer after passing through a security checkpoint.

Jennifer Bunker is President of OfficeOrganizationShop.com, one of the world’s premier distributors of office supplies and office products that simplify lives in homes, offices and schools.

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How do You Book Hotels for the 2010 Olympic Games?
By Amy Nutt

 If you plan on attending the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, it is good to know when and how you can book your hotel. This is very important so that you can find a place to stay that doesn’t result in you driving or using public for a long period of time in order to get to the events you have tickets for. Some individuals make this mistake because they think that there are enough hotel rooms available when a huge event such as the Olympics is going on. The truth is that there are a lot of hotel rooms available, but they fill up quickly. Thousands upon thousands from around the world attend Olympic events, so you have to be on your toes.

Getting your tickets

Being that tickets are not guaranteed when you request them, it can be difficult to know whether or not to book your hotel. You don’t want to book your hotel and pay a deposit, only to find out you couldn’t get your tickets because the event was sold out and you were not chosen in the ticket lotteries that are held to determine who gets tickets and who doesn’t. Depending on the hotel, you may be penalized a certain amount of your deposit for canceling your reservation, so you want to do everything you can to make sure you are definitely going to be there.

As soon as you’re notified that you will be able to purchase at least one ticket, make your reservations immediately. The good news is that those in charge of selling the tickets are going to do so as quickly as possible so that they can begin on the seating arrangements for the events. They have to know how many tickets they have sold before they can move on to the next phase and determine how many unsold tickets they have.

The reservation

It can be tricky as to what dates to make your reservation for. If you wait until you are approved for all of your tickets, you’re risking those individuals who have gotten at least one ticket beating you to the closest hotels. However, they are in the same boat as you when it comes to when to make reservations. So find out what dates the events you want to attend are held on and make sure your stay covers that time period. Even if you are unable to attend one event, chances are you’ll be able to attend the other events. So on the days that you don’t have an event to attend, simply go for a stroll around Vancouver. There is plenty to do in between Olympic events.

Look at it as a vacation and don’t be too upset if something happens that you have made reservations during the dates that cover a specific event that you couldn’t get tickets for. Fortunately, the Olympics have several events running simultaneously, so there is bound to be another sport going on during that time that you can enjoy. There are events that have unsold tickets, so you can buy last minute tickets if you need to. That way you can have the fullest Olympic spectator experience. There’s plenty to do and plenty to see, so you shouldn’t be too disappointed if you are unable to attend an event you wanted to attend. Just make sure you try to get your hotel as close to the Olympic venues as you possibly can so that you can avoid as much frustration as possible. You want to spend more time at the games than travel time to get there.

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