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Since the release of the Ericsson R380 <\/a>in 2000, the Smartphone has become ubiquitous.\u00a0 In 2008, laptops started becoming more common than desktop computers.\u00a0 Tablets have also become commonplace since the release of the Apple iPad<\/a>\"\"\u00a0in 2010.\u00a0 Keeping these power hungry mobile and portable devices feed (charged) presents a unique challenge in the 21st Century.\u00a0\u00a0 Keeping connected to the\u00a0Internet\u00a0also presents challenges.\u00a0 There is a lot going on at SolidWorks World.<\/a>\u00a0 It is\u00a0a big event with thousands of tech savvy attendees with tons of devices, competing with resources to keep them feed and connected.\u00a0 Granted, keeping a smartphone charged is pretty dang cheap.\u00a0 However, finding an electrical outlet is the issue at hand.<\/p>\n

Power<\/h4>\n

\"San<\/a>If you are using your smartphone to keep your schedule (like I do), you’ll be accessing it more often than you might on a normal day.\u00a0 In addition, you’ll likely be text messaging and using other social media communication more frequently, too.\u00a0 Normally, your smartphone\u2019s battery charge may last a day or two without any worries.\u00a0 No day at SolidWorks World is normal.\u00a0 Even on the most battery efficient devices, you are likely to need power to recharge at some point during the day.<\/p>\n

Have a spare battery or extended-life remote battery on hand, whether you are using a laptop, smartphone, tablet, or any combination thereof.\u00a0\u00a0 Wherever you happen to find yourself, be sure to scope out power outlets.\u00a0 This applies while you are at the conference, and more so also after hours while you are out and about and when your device is most likely to be low on power.<\/p>\n

During the day, if you have a smartphone and a laptop, you can charge your phone from the laptop via the normal USB connection.\u00a0 Finally, the most obvious thing of all, don\u2019t forget any of the charging cables.<\/p>\n

If you are plugged into a random outlet or loaning your charger temporarily to another attendee, don’t forget your charging cable by leaving it behind!\u00a0 You will likely never see it again, for various reasons.\u00a0 This particularly applies to breakout session speakers who may get distracted at the end of their presentation by people rushing up to the podium to introduce themselves and ask further questions.\u00a0 Am I speaking from personal experience?\u00a0 Maybe.<\/p>\n

Staying Connected<\/h4>\n

Staying connected is the whole reason we carry around smartphones and tablets.\u00a0 That means you always need an awareness of WiFi hotspots.\u00a0 Those of us with smartphones may not be tethered.\u00a0 However, don\u2019t rely on cellphone carrier signal for data connections while in a conference room.\u00a0 Even smartphones on a free data plan may need to switch over to WiFi to access the Internet at some point to Facebook, Foursquare or Flickr.\u00a0 SolidWorks provides many WiFi hotspots throughout the conference.\u00a0 One of the main locations will be near the Partner Pavilion.<\/p>\n

All this means that you’ll need to scope out the locations of these hotspots a head of time so you aren\u2019t left without data connection at an inconvenient moment.\u00a0 Hotspots should be shown on the conference map.\u00a0 Keep in mind that there will be many other people accessing WiFi at the same time, so please avoid downloading big files or streaming videos.\u00a0 I always recommend hitting the hotspots for specific connectivity needs, then quickly moving on.<\/p>\n

Good luck and I hope to see you at SolidWorks World 2014!<\/p>\n

—–<\/p>\n

The author of this article is an employee of Dassault Systemes.\u00a0 However, the material of this article is not representative of Dassault Systemes, nor is it reviewed by them.\u00a0 Please see the FTC notice in the right side bar of this webpage for further details.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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