Fix

Stuff Clothes In Boxes As Free Packing Material

Drumming up packing material when moving isn’t always an easy task. While newspaper has been the go-to means to keep your breakables safe, home improvement site Apartment Therapy recommends using clothes as an alternative since you’re moving them anyway.


July 27, 2011
Travel

Use Air Freshener In Luggage For A Fresh-Smelling Arrival

Travelling is difficult enough without getting to your destination only to find your clothes smell like stale aeroplane air or car exhaust. Instead, spritz some tissues lightly with air freshener or your favourite fragrance and layer them between your layers of luggage.


July 22, 2011
Travel

Store Your Dirty Clothes In A Pillowcase When Traveling For Easy Laundry When You Return

Whether you pack your luggage as efficiently as a flight attendant or not, chances are the clothes you take are at least clean. That much can’t always be said for the trip home, however, and you probably want to separate your soiled garments from the rest of your stuff. Many people will use a plastic bag, but green living blog Re-Nest suggests using a pillowcase. Here’s why.


May 30, 2011
Travel

No Luggage: The Complete Series

Lifehacker AU

The challenge? Spend a week on the road with no change of clothes and nothing but a BlackBerry, and still do my job as Lifehacker’s editor. Here’s the complete story in chronological order.


Travel

No Luggage: What Everyone Can Learn From Luggage-Free Travel

Lifehacker AU

I spent last week on the road with nothing but a BlackBerry Torch and some essential toiletries for No Luggage Week — an experience that proved both liberating and productive. Few people would ever duplicate the exact experience, but it does have plenty of lessons for anyone who travels regularly for work.


May 27, 2011
Travel

No Luggage: How Are The Clothes Holding Up?

The BlackBerry has come through with flying colours. But there’s another component of No Luggage Week: the clothing. After a week, how are the non-crush suit and the quick-dry lower layers coping?


Work

No Luggage: How I Changed My Work Habits To Use Only A BlackBerry

I always planned that one of the main posts during No Luggage Week would have to cover how I altered my work habits to deal with not having a computer as my chief work device. But you know what? I really didn’t have to make that many changes.


May 26, 2011
Travel

No Luggage: Why Work Travel With Nothing Is So Liberating

No doubt travelling with no luggage requires sacrifices: a constant laundry routine, careful battery management, and no backup option when the mobile network dies. But there’s a big payoff too: a feeling of liberation and ease I haven’t experienced on any of my previous and numerous work trips.


Travel

No Luggage: +1 Washing Machine, -1 Optus

The good news? In Brisbane, I have a washing machine. The bad news? Optus apparently thinks data services are an unnecessary luxury throughout the Brisbane CBD. It’s one thing to have no luggage, but how can I do any work with no net connection?


May 25, 2011
Work

No Luggage: The Essential Apps I Added To My BlackBerry

The original inspiration for this week’s No Luggage challenge was the realisation that I could do my entire job using my BlackBerry Torch rather than my PC. Here’s a list of the apps I’ve added to my Torch to make that process easier.