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Cleveland<\/h2>\n

Goin’ Down to Gadget Town<\/h3>\n

It is either ridiculous, sad, pathetic or all three to think of how many gadgets I have dragged along with me on this trip.\u00a0 Compare this to my first trip to Europe, when I took exactly one gadget:\u00a0 A camera (which broke halfway through my Paris stay).\u00a0\"D90\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Gadgets Taken on Trip<\/h4>\n

HP Laptop<\/p>\n

Droid Incredible smart phone<\/p>\n

Droid Incredible smart phone charger<\/p>\n

Nintendo DS Lite handheld gaming system<\/p>\n

Nintendo DS Lite handheld gaming system charger<\/p>\n

Sony PSP lite gaming system<\/p>\n

Sony PSP lite gaming system charger<\/p>\n

Kindle<\/p>\n

Nikon D90 SLR digital camera<\/p>\n

Nikon D90 SLR camera battery charger<\/p>\n

Nikor portrait lens<\/p>\n

Data dump for photos<\/p>\n

Data dump charger<\/p>\n

Computer cable for camera<\/p>\n

Computer cable for data dump<\/p>\n

C-PAP machine<\/p>\n

Earbuds<\/p>\n

World of Warcraft authenticator fob\"Nintendo<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"This<\/a>
This protects my World of Warcraft account from getting hacked again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of course, I have to now check each one of the devices or chargers and make sure they won\u2019t blow up if I plug them into a European 220-230 volt outlet.\u00a0 I think they should all be fine, but I must make sure, because I\u2019d really rather not sully my reputation with the Client by burning down the odd hotel in Russia or Belgium.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, I must be prepared, because having useable electricity will be very important, and European hotel rooms are not famous for the bounty of electrical outlets they typically offer.\u00a0 I\u2019ll probably need to get a little Euro power strip.\u00a0 Not being able to use my C-PAP machine would be . . . not good.<\/p>\n

I do love technology, but I worry about how utterly dependent on it we are becoming.\u00a0 I assume that as terrorism evolves the attacks will be more and more on our technology infrastructure rather than purely physical targets.<\/p>\n

\"It's<\/a>
It's all about the games, baby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019m also trying not to be too anxious about Moscow.\u00a0 I think of it as a pretty dangerous place.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t it?\u00a0 I don\u2019t want to end up a footnote in the Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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