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Nomadic: Zipcar for apartments, for people who only need the Internet to work.

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Re: Nomadic: Zipcar for apartments, for people who only need the Internet to work.

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Post by mmelin »

dustydean wrote: post #20

How about a service that would rent out nice LCD monitors for a few days in the cities that I travel? They would need to deliver/setup at hotels, apartments and other places I like to work and sleep. 13 inch laptop screens are great for the airport and coffee shops but I need my screen real estate on the road!

Good idea, but what would you be prepared to pay for it? I think this is something a hotel chain should do as a value add, otherwise the cost would be too high. To do it independently I would still partner with hotels and offer a complete package with a nice "laptop ready" workstation, wifi and perhaps tech support included in the price.

Re: Nomadic: Zipcar for apartments, for people who only need the Internet to work.

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Post by kirpekar »

dustydean wrote: post #20

How about a service that would rent out nice LCD monitors for a few days in the cities that I travel? They would need to deliver/setup at hotels, apartments and other places I like to work and sleep. 13 inch laptop screens are great for the airport and coffee shops but I need my screen real estate on the road!

There is a service that rents out toys to kids on vacation. We've used it in the past and loved it.

Seems like you too need your "toys" :)

Re: Nomadic: Zipcar for apartments, for people who only need the Internet to work.

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Post by ichverstehe »

sfard wrote: post #33

I love this idea in principle. I'd love to use it as well as be a host for people, but I wonder how they're going to keep out people who rob/murder you in your sleep?

CouchSurfing is a nice example of that. Sure, there have probably been some episodes, but for the majority it works really great.

Re: Nomadic: Zipcar for apartments, for people who only need the Internet to work.

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Post by a-priori »

patrickk wrote: post #29
a-priori wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So basically this is a hostel with good internet access?

Surely your not suggesting that a hostel always has privacy, a door that locks, private bathroom, prime location in a CBD and the other things mentioned?

No, and that's not what the comment I replied to says. It says that a hotel has those things, but this new lodging doesn't.

Re: Nomadic: Zipcar for apartments, for people who only need the Internet to work.

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Post by davidu »

crc5002 wrote: post #22
marbletiles wrote: post #3

I'm such a novelty whore: I bashed my email address in the form on nothing more than the headline here. Sounds like a fantastic idea, though.

I'm such a chicken: I put the URL into Google Reader, and got a notification feed. http://www.google.com/notificationservice/webchanges/webfeed...

Hah, I didn't know others used that functionality.

I stick various companies and startups management team pages into my google reader by the dozen in a folder called "Knowledge Is Power"

:-)

Re: Nomadic: Zipcar for apartments, for people who only need the Internet to work.

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Post by crc5002 »

davidu wrote: post #37
crc5002 wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm such a chicken: I put the URL into Google Reader, and got a notification feed. http://www.google.com/notificationservice/webchanges/webfeed...

Hah, I didn't know others used that functionality. I stick various companies and startups management team pages into my google reader by the dozen in a folder called "Knowledge Is Power" :-)

NSA uses a slightly different wording: "In God we trust, all others we monitor."

Re: Nomadic: Zipcar for apartments, for people who only need the Internet to work.

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Post by PhysicsAndYou »

crc5002 wrote: post #38
davidu wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hah, I didn't know others used that functionality. I stick various companies and startups management team pages into my google reader by the dozen in a folder called "Knowledge Is Power" :-)

NSA uses a slightly different wording: "In God we trust, all others we monitor."

Technically that's the AFTAC.
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