This post was written
for @CurrysPCWorld #PortableOffice
competition – find out more here.
As a London office worker, I commute from West Ealing to
Holborn every day. It takes about an hour each way which means I spend 10 hours
a week trapped like a sardine. Discomfort aside, it’s really really
boring.
Luckily, I have a smart phone which could turn 2 hours of
wasted time into something either useful or mildly entertaining.
As someone who listens to and writes about a lot of music
for my free bass music downloads
blog, commuting is a perfect opportunity to hear the tunes of the day via
SoundCloud (at least while over ground – as far as White City). After going
underground, it’s iTunes all the way and I use this time to listen to DJ promos
I’ve been sent so I can consider them for my DJ sets at the weekend.
I am all for multi-tasking and though listening to music is
great, it can be done while doing other useful / fun things on the go.
Furthermore, I am a massively busy individual so getting things done is the
order of the day.
Being able to check emails on the go is a game changer –
work or personal. It’s so routine to have to delete spam and filter through
email noise that it’s a perfect task to do while commuting. Also, having all my
emails managed through one app is awesome.
After I’ve organised my day, it’s on to the serious task of
beating my high score on Angry Birds or completing the next chapter of the
Walking Dead game. I’ve gone through a lot of game apps over the last few
years…
Back to commuting - I quickly that it was not ideal to stand
in middle area because it made passing the time on my mobile difficult for
having to constantly negotiate other commuters getting on and off the trains.
The other issue is having to hold on to the rails which, makes playing most two-handed games, virtually impossible.
Luckily a solution is at hand! You too can be free from back
packers swinging their pots and pans around as turn left and right, taking
everyone and everything out with them. By simply standing in the ‘dug out’ at
the end of tube carriage, by the window, you are out of the way and
undisturbed. Better still, in summer you’re cooler because of the window and
EVEN better – you can lean against the back and sides, so you don’t have to
hold on to anything. Win.
