Dan Stevens <dstevens@twcny.rr.com> wrote:

> ... this made me think of some of the important things when we are
> out and abroad.  and one that is probably often overlooked is a
> floppy with your favorites folder saved to it.
> you can access this at most public libraries and from many friends
> house..  and if your research for a big trip was complete then you
> have many items saved that pertain to the geographic area in a
> specific folder  ie. "maine links"

A good idea - but if you're on an operating system different from the
machines you have access to, it could be frustrating.  Here's a
solution that doesn't even require you to carry a floppy or paper:

Almost every ISP provides you with server space for web pages.  If you
put all of your vital travel resources on a web page, you can access
it regardless of the operating system/browser.  You don't have to be a
web guru to make a no-frills, text only web page.  This can have links
to all the sites you might need on the road.  If you have files with
non-web info, you can make them a text-only web page, store it on the
server space, and link to each from your main page.  It takes only a
tiny amount of code to make text-only pages.  But never put anything
too personal on such a website.  Even if you never advertise it, it
can be found by software looking to inventory what is out there in
cyberspace.

I did this for the most common whitewater kayaking resources that I
used so that I could quickly get to the same stuff at work, or at
home.  Wound up using it a couple of times when out of state.