Do you reach out to people before you actually need something just to say hello or keep a connection going?

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And beyond that, trying to keep a connection with the rest of life, too -- the birds, the bees, the rocks, things like that.

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For most every other passport-wielding jetsetter, we're guessing that it'd behoove you to keep a data connection nearby.

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Twitter, along with Facebook, blogs, Tumblr, and all the rest, allow me to keep a little connection with lots of people without much effort.

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Of course, leaving a smartphone's display on for multiple hours as you traverse Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and California isn't wise without a power source to sustain that type of abuse, so it's worth mentioning that I traveled with an AC inverter in order to keep a constant power connection to the Lumia 900.

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Rain-Slick Precipice 3 is a throwback to the classic 16-bit era and runs smooth without any kind of connection, so keep it on hand when you find yourself in one of those dark pockets of the world.

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To non-Americans, oblivious to the constitutional guarantee of the right of the people to keep and bear arms, the connection between guns and tragedy seems obvious.

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But the key is to keep the momentum going by creating an emotional connection between fans and drivers.

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In my battery test, where I keep the screen at 75% brightness, leave the Internet connection on and email collecting in the background and play videos back to back, the Nexus 7 lasted 10 hours and 44 minutes.

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