This is a guide to some typical issues that may arise when you try to hook up your modem in a different country. It includes a table of telephone plugs used worldwide, ways to deal with hard wired phone systems, and how to handle special situations like digital phones and tax impulses. This is intended especially for world travelers and “road warriors,” although the information here can also be useful for people who have purchased and/or moved computer equipment from one country to another.

If you plan on traveling and want to send a few emails back home or check on your email, you can walk into anyone of the 2500 Cyber Cafes around the world and do this.  For a small usage fee you can take care of all your pen pals while walking in downtown London.

Firewalls, security scanners, antivirus software and other types of security technology aren't enough to prevent high-tech crime. Real prevention begins by formulating a company security policy that details -- among other matters -- what information is valuable and how to protect it. 

Why criminals steal laptops. 10 years, travelers were victimized for cameras, five years ago it was camcorders, today it’s laptops.  Criminals look at the return on their investment as a can't loose item to steal.

Road News for the laptop traveler

This site contains all the information a road warrior needs to know if he/she is traveling with a laptop/notebook computer. Here you can get help to plan your trip, determine what hardware you will need, learn about the various telephone and power adapters you will need in each country, learn where to find a local ISP, and how to tweak your software so you can stay in touch as you travel around the globe.