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Managing Battery Power

Managing power, in part by making judicious usage decisions, is a big element of offline usage while homeless because you also will likely be dependent on battery power for large parts of the day or all day on days when the library is closed. So you will need to decide things like if you want to play a certain game for an hour or two or if you would rather do other lower power usage things for several hours (such as read articles and write stuff) to keep you occupied all evening. This is much less of an issue if you are in housing with electricity, but just don't have internet service at home. That doesn't meant it won't ever be an issue at all in housing. If you are in cramped quarters with a short cord, you may still have some problems here. I am currently in housing and I spend many hours a day on a cheap smartphone. The cord is short and it is inconvenient to have it plugged in at all times. I sometimes plug it in and leave to run errands so it can recharge witho...

Internet Access

Libraries Most libraries offer free Wi-Fi. You typically don't even need a library card to get Wi-Fi access. You do need a library card or guest pass to access their PCs. Sometimes, you can access the Wi-Fi outside the building if you are sitting next to it in certain spots. This is especially useful on days when they are closed. Eateries and Stores Many eateries and stores offer Wi-Fi, such as Starbucks, McDonald's and Walmart. You typically need to purchase something to use their Wi-Fi. Data Plans You can get a data plan with a smart phone fairly inexpensively via services like Tracfone.

Why Phones and Tablets?

Although the hope is that this website will have broad appeal for populations like campers and digital nomads, the central goal of this site is to help people who are currently homeless or at risk of homelessness. For those populations, a laptop may be out of reach or simply impractical. Price The cheapest laptop I have seen in recent years is around $200. My previous laptop was purchased at that price point. It was barely functional. In many ways, a $50 tablet was more functional. My current laptop was a little over $300. Our experience with the previous laptop was bad enough that we agreed that if we couldn't get a slightly better laptop, it made no sense to get a laptop at all because a $200 laptop is so lousy it is less useful in many ways than a much cheaper tablet. My current cheap Tracfone smartphone that I use for hours every day as a computer cost just $30. In recent years, I have had several tablets that cost around $50-$70. If you are extremely poor, $200-$300 can b...

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