Flying without a carry on bag?

These two USA Today arti­cles dis­cuss the prob­lems fre­quent trav­el­ers have expe­ri­enced since the TSA and FAA placed addi­tional restric­tions on carry on items in com­mer­cial aircraft.

Some fliers seem will­ing to coop­er­ate by check­ing lug­gage, even if this means addi­tional delays when they arrive at their destination.

Other fliers state that they try not to check any items at all. I can under­stand this, as I would be very reluc­tant to place any elec­tronic items in my checked bag­gage. Note that Dell Com­puter advises trav­el­ers to com­pletely shut down their lap­top com­put­ers, and remove the bat­ter­ies from their devices. Addi­tional care in pack­ing is also necessary.

A few fliers seem will­ing to forgo air travel entirely. We saw this trend emerge after 9–11, but dri­ving and tele­con­fer­ences are no sub­sti­tute for per­sonal presence.

As an IT pro­fes­sional, there are times when I have to phys­i­cally be at the site. It’s hard to start a remote ses­sion into a com­puter when the hard drive is dead or the power sup­ply is blown.

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