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...lost power on Wednesday night at her home in nearby Webster Grove. Her office in downtown St. Louis was unaffected yesterday, but a city transformer gave out and she was sent home. After a hot night without any news of the city's damage, Blakley set out with her laptop this morning. "I first tried St. Louis Bread Company because they had power yesterday morning," she said. "But after the transformer blew, they lost power. I came here and was happy to get the Internet...
...limited time, anyway. Shortly before 11 a.m., another severe storm rumbled through St. Louis, knocking out the electricity for another 200,000; the St. Louis Coffee Oasis was no longer an Internet oasis. Blakely could only laugh as she shut off her laptop. "At least I had the Internet for a few minutes," she mused. "But I still don't know what's going on in the city." Had she been able to log on, Blakely would have learned of water boiling orders, the arrival of the National Guard, forced evacuations, sold-out gas stations, booked hotels and power outages...
SCREEN SAVER The newest Mac laptop, the MacBook Pro, has a built-in camera for videoconferencing. For the less sure-handed, there's a motion sensor to protect your files if the machine gets bounced in transit. This sleek laptop is an inch thin, although it weighs...
BAGGING IT Shaun Jackson Design's Higher Ground laptop bags are light, compact and cleverly configured to obviate the need for a desk. Several of the small company's cool cases are marketed toward students but serve business travelers equally well...
...your shoes at home is one thing, but forgetting a critical file can ruin a business trip. Sites such as GoToMyPC.com can save the day. GoToMyPC.com lets you operate a PC remotely from any Web browser. A new version lets you drag and drop files from home onto your laptop...