Anyone regularly fly with two laptops?
Dec 7, 2011 | 12:35 pm
#31
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I just tried Photoshop Express, it is a bit crappy, like iPhoto light but right there on the iPhone without having to sync it.
I suppose if you are the sort of person that would take a photo of a car crash and absolutely had to put a basic vignette on it then tweet it then it'll work out for you.
It also lets you straighten photos if like me you have one leg shorter than the other. It's a bit of fun, nothing else.
I suppose if you are the sort of person that would take a photo of a car crash and absolutely had to put a basic vignette on it then tweet it then it'll work out for you.
It also lets you straighten photos if like me you have one leg shorter than the other. It's a bit of fun, nothing else.
Dec 7, 2011 | 12:36 pm
#32
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Yikes! I didn't even think about Australia being an issue. I'll have to go see if I can find something on this. I was planning on taking a 17" laptop and an Asus Transformer with its keyboard dock. (Which they will instantly call a laptop.)
Dec 7, 2011 | 12:51 pm
#34
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"Visitors including business people and students can bring such items as desktop or laptop computers and similar electronic equipment duty free into Australia provided Customs is satisfied these items are intended to be taken with them on departure."
Should be ok, I would think.
Dec 7, 2011 | 1:53 pm
#36
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Elements won't though you can get basic photo editing apps as others have said. Also adobe have just launched a cloud based solution that looks neat, not tried it though.
If anyone does know a way to access an elements library from an iPad I'd be delighted. Mine all sis on my NAS and is painful to access.
If anyone does know a way to access an elements library from an iPad I'd be delighted. Mine all sis on my NAS and is painful to access.
Dec 7, 2011 | 2:05 pm
#37
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So I read that the TSA had officially stated that the MBA 11 is small enough that it doesn't have to be scanned, but I still take mine out at security, because it is not really a big deal and I'm sure if you run into a new agent or someone who doesn't know the policy (which is weird anyway), you'll end up wasting more time overall.
I do keep it in the sleeve at security (something I bought at the Apple store) and I've never been questioned about that.
Before my MBA 11" I used a Dell mini 10", and I always took that out, just never knew any better. If I really want to be a stickler, I could take both and leave them both in my backpack
I could post over in the TSS forum and see what the experts say.
Dec 7, 2011 | 2:36 pm
#38
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My husband and I just got back (to CPH via AMS) from the U.S. on Monday. I was carrying a Lenovo Thinkpad, iPad2 and Kindle (and a GPS). He was carrying a Macbook Pro, Macbook Air, iPad2 and Kindle (plus android phone and a few other small electronic gadgets). No problems at all, although his carry-on was opened and swiped.
We've traveled for years between Europe and the U.S. with multiple laptops and netbooks, usually always having at least a laptop plus netbook each.
Susan
We've traveled for years between Europe and the U.S. with multiple laptops and netbooks, usually always having at least a laptop plus netbook each.
Susan
Dec 7, 2011 | 3:38 pm
#39
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I've been in and out of countries with limits on electronics such as cellphones and laptops and when asked, I usually tell them that one is a work issued device and is only supposed to have work stuff on it and the other is personal for my personal things. Usually have no problem there with 2 or 3 laptops or cellphones.
Dec 7, 2011 | 5:31 pm
#40
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I regularly travel with at least one laptop, an iPad, two to four PDAs along with the associated cables, connectors, etc... Sometimes I also take my Mac Book Air. Most of the time no second look at security. Once in a blue moon they take a look inside my bag, probably due to all the wires they see.
Never really have any problems.
Never really have any problems.
Dec 8, 2011 | 7:05 pm
#42
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Just to be safe at TSA checkpoints, both my computers are chained together and to the case with cable locks. When asked by TSA why I do that I asked them if they can guarantee that both units will be at the other end of the belt.
Dec 9, 2011 | 7:08 am
#43
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Thanks everyone
So, aside from the inconvenience of having to take two laptops out at security checkpoints, the main issues are:
- Possibly having to convince customs officials that one laptop is for business and the other for me
- Small risk of heft at security checkpoints?
- Possibly having to convince customs officials that one laptop is for business and the other for me
- Small risk of heft at security checkpoints?
Dec 9, 2011 | 7:44 am
#44
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I know folks at work who travel with two laptops. It's always a pain, mainly because it becomes heavy carrying two computers. My solution was to refuse a company laptop. I have a desktop PC in my office. I travel with my personal laptop. To do work, I VPN into my company network and then remote desktop to my office PC.
I know this won't work for everyone - people working away from internet access for instance - but it works well for me.
I know this won't work for everyone - people working away from internet access for instance - but it works well for me.
Dec 10, 2011 | 1:08 pm
#45
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I know folks at work who travel with two laptops. It's always a pain, mainly because it becomes heavy carrying two computers. My solution was to refuse a company laptop. I have a desktop PC in my office. I travel with my personal laptop. To do work, I VPN into my company network and then remote desktop to my office PC.
I know this won't work for everyone - people working away from internet access for instance - but it works well for me.
I know this won't work for everyone - people working away from internet access for instance - but it works well for me.
I like the multiple hard drives idea as mentioned by another poster. If you have the right laptop it would be the easiest option.
You can also virtualize your company laptop and run it in a vm.