I’m trying a cool experiment with the Bluetooth keyboard I bought way back when I was getting ready to become a fulltime vandweller and worried that I might not be able to charge my Chromebook or Macbook Pro.
With the keyboard, which only cost $30 (but now I see they’re even cheaper), I had the security of knowing I could easily write with any device that could connect to it, even my Kindle Fire. (Yes, I like gadgets.)
I’ve only used the keyboard once since then because I got a solar panel to charge things up and besides, I couldn’t really figure out how to use it with my ‘dumb’ phone.
But now I have an iPhone and suddenly everything is easier. Go, Apple!
I really think I am going to like this. I have Simplenote installed on all my devices so I can write on any of them and then access what I wrote on any of the others.
This will be super useful when, like today, I can’t charge my laptops because a couple of weeks ago, I blew out the solar controller and the inverter by reversing the wires to the battery. Oops.
I plan on buying a new controller and inverter but in the meantime, when I can’t get to the library or Starbucks to charge up the laptops, I can use my phone with the keyboard.
I can always charge the phone with the cigarette lighter in the van. Or the USB port I found on the dashboard. (Having an almost-new van with lots of bells and whistles is pretty awesome.
Now, I have zero excuses left for not writing a Nudge. In fact, I have even installed the Dragon dictation app so I can ‘write’ without the keyboard. All I need is my iPhone.
Good tools make everything better
Just ask a carpenter, a mechanic, or your dentist.
Do you have the tools you need to get that shit done as easily and smoothly as possible? Get ’em!
And let me know if you could use some private, personal nudging to help you get your shit done.
