I, like most of the Robots who work to bring you this site am a bit particular about my gadgets and the things I use everyday. I’m sure you are too. From the phone you carry, the OS that runs your computer, or the pens you use to take notes I think every little piece shows a bit of what kind of person you are. Starting today we’ll be rotating through the contributors here at BSR to show you what we carry with us and how the site get its content to you.
The bag itself came from Urban Outfitters a few years ago, and a discount thanks to a friend. Its Ben Sherman with a padded laptop sleeve, zippered pockets front and back and two front pockets with magnetic closures. It works well but I’d like to get a new one that I can put my DSLR in as well.
Starting at the top is my laptop, its a Dell Inspiron 15 running Windows 7. Nothing special whatsoever it was a replacement for one that broke and could definitely use some more features it was cheap but it gets the job done. I only have one game loaded on it, Civilization V, and some photo editing software and thats enough to slow it down. Resting on that is just my cell charger (the Droid X needs a midday charge) and USB cables for my phones and Ipods.
Below that is my Kindle 3, I got it in September and I take it everywhere. It actually fits in my back pocket for days when I’m travelling light. The charge lasts me 2-3 weeks and I am a very heavy user and it saves me lots of space because I have the strange habit of reading 1-3 books at a time. Moving down some more is my red Moleskin with the BSR logo sticker. I don’t use it much but with my work I occasionally get random phone calls and need to jot down lots of names, ranks and numbers. To the right of that is my old pocket knife. I have no clue where I got it or when but I keep it sharp and mostly just use it for opening mail and boxes, my former job got me in the habit of carrying a knife and I can’t shake it.
To the right of the knife are my headphones, I’ve gone through lots of sets of Apple ones that break pretty damn fast and a few pairs of cheap SkullCandy ones that aren’t much better. These are from Sony and the nice thing is they go over the top of my ear which keeps them from falling out when I run. Continuing to the right is my G-phone, this is my work phone (a Blackberry Tour) and it only does email and very limited internet. Basically its a way for me to contact people at HQ and check a few things that The Company needs us to know.
Bottom row I’ve got my various pens, one from a bar I take a pen from every time the waitress sucks, and the rest are just Sharpies. My Droid X follows those and its a great phone, this was my first Android phone and I love it. I text, tweet, and post to tumblr all day so the battery drains fast. When I’m not working it usually lasts the whole day but when I am it needs a boost around 2. That weird looking Dracula is actually a flash drive that was a prize at a Big Shiny Pub Quiz (I know you’re jealous). The flashlight I use constantly because I tend to drop things in my car…like once a week.
The last 2 things are my Ipods. Both are 16GB and get used a lot.. The Ipod Touch is the 1st gen and is showing its age, it can’t hold a charge for long and usually just gets used for games and in the car. Since I got my Droid it gets used less and less and I go back and forth between it and my 4th Gen Ipod. The Nano is new, got it over Christmas and I love it. It usually stays clipped on me all day at work and I really like being able to change the orientation of the screen at any time, plus its so much easier to use at the gym I don’t notice the weight like the other two.
And that is me in a bag. They’ll be more to come from the other editors so keep an eye out and let us know what you use and why you use it in the forum and in the comments.
