Here's a quick note I wrote a while back that was just reinforced this week. I was working with a client who is "out of" as much as she is "in" the office. With the different pieces of electronic gear she has access to, it is important that those are all ready to go!
Photo thanks to: kvanlierop
Have you ever been about to make an important phone call, but can’t because the battery is dead? Here are 4 simple ways to stay in power:
2. Label the end of each cord, so you can identify them easily.
3. Keep a phone charger in your car. For other emergency backup systems, buy a one-time cell phone charger.
4. *Road Warriors: create a traveling charging station. Individually wrap cords and label them. Note: if you toss all the cords into a big bag and hope for the best, chances are you’ll end up with a tangled mess. Think of that big wad of knotted Christmas lights in the garage…
I know for several of you reading this, you probably already do many of these. So, my request: In the comment area below, what's another one of your tips for "being ready?" Thanks, in advance, for anything you can share with this community!
The key is to make this process as simple as possible to instill as a habit. Keep your gear fully charged all of the time, and it will not let you down when you need it most.
I set up a charging area on some shelves; labelled plugs on a power strip (with individual switches so I don't waste electricity running all of them at once if not needed) but ran the cable through the prongs of a binder clip (see lifehacker for more on this) and used it to clip the end of the cord to the side of a shelf which keeps them easily accessible. This also means that you can unplug it, detach the clip from the shelf then use it to keep the cable neatly coiled around the plug if you go travelling
Posted by: Jo | January 23, 2009 at 08:19 AM