We don't need no steenking laptops!
As a software developer I recently travelled away in the UK with the company laptop and used my 4G smartphone for Internet connection. As the 'Lodge concerned provided me with a large TV and a wall-plate with HDMI, USB power and a VGA connector I realised I was missing a trick.
I'm now setting up a Raspberry Pi 3 with Bluetooth keyboard and mouse (option to use USB versions) and the HDMI connector on the Pi can be used. I can still use the phone's hotspot feature with the Pi's WiFi (option to use a CAT5/6/7 cable) and with all my favourite software on there I'm ready to rock.
So the Pi can be thrown in the baggage hold and I'll keep the fingernail-size card in my wallet. If the Pi gets nicked in-flight I can just buy another one at my destination, or even use a Pi 2 if need be.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
