Comments on: An Amateur’s Guide to Location Independence [Part 3 of 3]

By: How To Protect Your Laptop From Thieves and Customs Agents Using TrueCrypt Hidden Folders | foXnoMad

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:49:41 +0000

[...] Test out your hidden folder and load it up with your important documents. Some good ones as Dan suggested are scans of your passport, credit cards, and anything else you wouldn’t want to lose.To open [...]

By: Anil P.

Anil P. — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:40:17 +0000

I guess it depends on where you are an what type of work you do exactly. I think that location independence is a new or foreign concept for many governments so that makes visas and taxes a cumbersome process.

I’m not sure what the best general resource is for such things, I think it’s something that has to be taken care of on a specific basis for each place. I’m open to hearing any further suggestions from others though.

By: dreaming

dreaming — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:09:00 +0000

My big obstacle with this location independent working is how to fit into the legal and tax systems. Almost every country I’ve lived in has reacted very strongly AGAINST the concept of location independence.

And I’m not talking about tax evasion or retiring rich to the Cayman Islands – I just mean fitting earning any money around working visas and local systems without, er, breaking the law…or paying more in bureaucratic and accountant’s fees than I’m earning.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

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The Best Comments Of The Month: July 2009 : foXnoMad — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:02:10 +0000

[...] An Amateur’s Guide to Location Independence Part 3: “TrueCrypt is a good shout. I use it for a hidden encrypted volume on my hard disk for scans of my passport, driving license, credit card etc in case I lose them and also on a USB drive which I use for backups.” – Dan [...]

By: Overcoming 7 Major Obstacles To Traveling The World – #2: You Think It’s Too Expensive : foXnoMad

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:02:32 +0000

[...] and work from anywhere (an amateur’s guide to location independence part1, part 2, and part 3) all on your computer – so why pay extra to do [...]

By: Anil P.

Anil P. — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:01:13 +0000

It’s especially fun if you like to go chart crazy

By: jen laceda

jen laceda — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:54:05 +0000

Ooh, I’m going to check out Mint. That’s such a good idea!

By: Anil P.

Anil P. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:22:51 +0000

Originally this post was going to be a single one but kept growing longer and longer. I guess I like writing about technology and get carried away, glad you and others like reading about it too.

I use the full disk encryption along with hidden volumes on the hard drive and encrypt all of my USB drives. I can’t imagine losing my important documents on a lost or stolen USB drive that wasn’t encrypted.

Yeesh – what a pain that would be.

By: Anil P.

Anil P. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:14:25 +0000

Thanks Cody. I was going to pull a few good links from the last carnival but there were so many decided just to link to them all at once. Great site you have.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:43:17 +0000

Happy to help, I’ve enjoyed this series.

TrueCrypt is a good shout. I use it for a hidden encrypted volume on my harddisk for scans of my passport, driving license, credit card etc in case I lose them and also on a usb drive which I use for backups. The usb drive is so small, its easy to misplace, so I like the reassurance that its contents are encrypted.