It used to be a thing for techies to show off what’s in their backpack… In fact just yesterday Gizmodo showed the amazing mass of contents in Steve Wozniak’s backpack. Personally I find the challenge and joy in optimizing the signal to noise ratio, filtering down to carry just what I actually use most often. I get my kicks from pulling everything out and re-triaging (using the Rapid Pickup Process). Here’s the lineup I use…
The Bag Trio
- Main Go Bag
Stuff carried into and out of work, home, meetings, or other relatively quick engagements. REI Shoulder Sling Bag: slim, simple, plenty of pockets, fits stuff just right, bag I have isn’t being sold anymore, but here are some similar ones, REI Urban Sling Laptop Bag or REI Monorail Sling, as with all bags its best to take laptop with to try fit
- Travel Case
Used for extended laptop use, such as when hanging at a coffee shops for extended period, traveling, and working remotely. Usually kept in the car or thrown in luggage. All fits in a small 6”x6” inch old Case Logic CD player carrier.
- Bose Headphones
Bose QuietComfort 15 Noise Cancelling Headphones: amazon, in its own separate case, taken when needed.
Main Go Bag
The portable office. Goes to and from home/office/wherever. All together 6.75 lbs.
Contents…
- Darth Vader Key Ring (amazon, on bag zipper pull, gotta get your Vader on)
- MacBook Pro 13”: 512 GB SSD, 8 GB RAM, Windows 7 (only, no MacOS, apple.com)
- Amazon Kindle 3rd Gen 3G (amazon)
- Verizon 4G LTE Hotspot (like MiFi, Samsung SCH-L11, blog)
- Apple Earphones w Remote Mic (apple.com)
- Mini stuff In the top pocket:
- Victorinox Swiss Army Classic in Silver Alox (amazon)
- Atmel Minimus AVR USB Dev (site)
- Super Talent 8 GB Pico Key (amazon)
- Circuit Board Business Card Holder (amazon)
- SCM Microsystems SCR3500 SmartFold Smart Card Reader (amazon)
- 6 inch USB A to Micro-B cable (amazon)
- 6 inch USB A to Mini-B cable (amazon)
- Square Credit Card Reader (site)
- Personal Moo Cards (blog)
- CableJive iStubz Sync/Charge Cable for iPod and iPhone (amazon)
- Targus ACH63US Super Mini USB 2.0 4-Port Hub (amazon)
- Cards (credit, loyalty, etc) taken from slim wallet (blog) and held together with a clip
- Small Black Plastic Hair Comb
- Backup keys to cars, home, office
- My favorite type of pen, Pentel R.S.V.P. Ballpoint Pen, 0.7mm Fine Tip, Black Ink BK90 (amazon)
Travel Bag
Stays in the car most the time. Pull it out for coffee shops or traveling.
Contents…
- Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 (amazon)
- Apple 60W MagSafe Power Adapter (apple.com)
- NuGiant Plugless USB Charger (amazon)
- iPhone Charger (apple.com, too many knockoffs on amazon)
- 6-foot lamp extension cord (amazon, fantastic for airports, coffee shops, and hotel rooms)
- 6-foot iPhone Cable (amazon)
- 32-GB SanDisk Cruzer USB Key (amazon)
- Kindle Charger (mainly used to power WiFi hotspot)
- Spare Apple Earphones w Remote Mic (apple.com) in little baggie to keep clean
- MacBook DisplayPort to VGA and HDMI adapters (apple.com, amazon)
What do you carry?
So what are your favorite gadgets and gizmos? Recommend anything I’m missing? Got a post about your modern day go-kit? Please do share…
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