Dr Jeff Cornwall

When I was first starting up our healthcare business back in the late 1980s the only “technology” I took with me was an AT&T phone card for making calls from the road.  I would punch in a bunch of numbers and then punch in more numbers to make the call.  It was actually pretty cool for the time because before that I used to have to call my wife collect from the road.

Soon I added a couple of amazing new technologies.  One was a car phone.  Only problem was that it was hard wired to my car (with the antenna permanently attached to the roof), so unless I was traveling in my little red Mazda 323 it was of no use.  Also got a pager.  That allowed me to know when people wanted me to take out my AT&T calling card, punch in a bunch of numbers, then punch in their phone number.  Hopefully they were there to answer….

Fast forward a few years and the pager and car phone morphed into a flip phone.  Also got a laptop, although still not in the wireless era so it was kind of a dumb device.  But I felt liberated.  Although carrying the rather bulky laptop everywhere threw my back out a few times….

Today’s tools and toys makes traveling even easier.  My Android phone, iPad and MiFi unit are about all I really need.  Light, easy to use.  Plus, they actually make traveling easier.  I still need my laptop on some trips, but it is no longer essential.  And thank goodness those have gotten a lot lighter — gotta save my old back for golf.

Business on Main offers a short video by Paul Hochman that has a few specific tips on products and devices that make business travel easier and less stressful.  You can check it out here.

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