little reminders

listening and watching leo during "the techguy" broadcast, today, i was reminded about being prepared. his video stream went down after just two hours because he forgot to bring his power supply cable for his macbook pro.

it's such a little thing; a simple cable can ruin a session with a client. same thing for card readers, backup drives, e-manuals... i've done it myself.

a couple years ago, i had the opportunity to create a DB for a client on a new eMac (new then!). "the DB is ready!" i proclaimed over the phone, and set up a time for delivery. to my chagrin, I had loaded it on a floppy disk, completely forgetting his new 'puter did not have a floppy drive... completely wasted my afternoon (not a "close" drive), and disappointed my client, terribly.

keep up with your clients' requirements! double check your travel kit for cables, necessary peripherals, etc. and back up! back up! back up!