Essential Tech for Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs share what tech tools they can't live without.

We asked a few of the entrepreneurs featured in this issue (including a couple of the freelance writers who helped make the issue happen) the same question: What piece of technology can't you live without? To avoid a page full of iPhones and BlackBerrys, we excluded the ubiquitous smartphone and made them think hard. Here's what they came up with.

I can't do without my laptop. With wireless internet access, it keeps the lines of communication open for me.
--Peter Taunton, Snap Fitness

No. 1 would be my laptop. I can't get any work done without it. No. 2 is my MP3 player. I use it to listen to books on tape from the library on my commute. It helps me utilize that part of the day and keeps me off the phone while driving.
--William Carey, Dixon Golf