Geek Talk

What do they say about the best laid plans? My camera could get stolen, my Blackberry left in a cab, and my computer accidently crushed under the buttocks of one of my rowmates on the plane, but here's how I intend on keeping in touch with you all.

• The Sony Vaio TX series notebook. This is the sexiest little computer ever with a 6 hour battery life, and at 2.84 lbs, it's truly ultraportable.
  
  
• My Blackberry 8700. I just saw the 8800 and it somehow makes my 8700 seem clunky and bloated : ( but it's still my crackberry and I can use it as a modem should wi-fi not be available. Interested in how to set this up? Click here. It's not as slow as you would think.
  
  
• An unlimited international data plan with T-Mobile for $19.99/month. This is key. I don't want to be paying international roaming data charges. Have you heard about those iphone bills, not the 300 page ones, but the $3,000 ones?? T-Mobile doesn't advertise this plan option on its website, but if you call and ask them about it, you can get it and then deactivate it when you return stateside.
  
  
• The Nikon Coolpix S7c. This camera takes gorgeous pictures, has a huge viewing screen, this neat wheel for naviating through your photos, and using wi-fi, you can email directly from it.
  
  
• And for that crazy European current, I bought myself a European surge protector and a couple of Italian outlet adapters.