by Jessica on August 31, 2010
One of the longtime leaders when it comes to the best business laptops is Hewlett-Packard – and the HP Pavilion series is still one of the bestselling laptops on Amazon. The HP Pavilion DV4-21616NR in particular ranks highly on Amazon, and it’s a good laptop for business travelers as well as home use.
The HP Pavilion DV4-21616NR isn’t the cheapest laptop you can buy, but it’s definitely an excellent price – especially for what you get. All laptops are certainly portable,
by Jessica on August 25, 2010
Even if you travel often for work, that doesn’t mean that every single meeting you attend has to be done in person. And yet so many businesses have employees scattered all over the place – which is why online meeting software is so popular with many companies today.
The world of online meeting software has changed quite a bit over the years. It used to be there were only a couple of companies providing the capability, and now there are enough
by Carrie Thompson on August 16, 2010
We recently received notification that the Points.com site had undergone an upgrade – including a new look and a “community functionality” that includes nearly all the big rewards programs – so we thought it was a good opportunity to bring this review of the site back up to the front page. With more rewards programs included in Points.com now, the number of programs you might be enrolled in that you wouldn’t be able to track from within Points.com is far
by Jessica on July 28, 2010
Even if you travel often for work, that doesn’t mean that every single meeting you attend has to be done in person. And yet so many businesses have employees scattered all over the place – which is why online meeting software is so popular with many companies today.
Perhaps the most popular online meeting software is GoToMeeting by Citrix. It’s been around since 2004, making it one of the older remote meeting tools available, and it’s incredibly user-friendly. It does have
by Jessica on July 21, 2010
Although for a long time PCs dominated the business travel world of portable computers, more and more business travelers have switched to Macs these days – especially if they’re self-employed and aren’t tethered to whatever computing system their employer forces on them. If your job is focused entirely on spreadsheets, then maybe a MacBook isn’t going to be your laptop of choice. But for anyone who uses their laptop for video or photo editing – whether that’s for work or
by Jessica on July 15, 2010
Business travel is almost never anything like independent travel, although you can certainly incorporate elements of the kinds of trips you take for fun into your next business trip. Any business traveler with a family knows that sometimes a business trip is about more than just business. Depending on where you’re going or how long you’ll be gone, bringing the family along on your next business trip may be unavoidable – or enjoyable.
While bringing the kids along on a business