What's in your Bag?

Again having to think about everything that is packed into my laptop case. Do I need all this stuff, why can't I just carry the laptop and power adapter in one of those "cutesy" little sleeves?

Inventory:

• laptop: dimensions 14.1 x 10.5 (+ extended batter, which doesn't really give me much life)
• laptop power adapter: 8 x 2 x 2 and a tangle of cords
• Buffalo MiniStation: 500 GB (cord stores neatly with drive, Nice)
• iPod Nano (8GB)
• Panasonic RP-HC55-S Noise-Cancelling Earbud (Silver)
• iPod usb cord
• Logitech Notebook camera
• Wacom Bamboo pen tablet (i just got the touch for a colleague, ENVY!)
• BlackBerry world edition
• Charger from my old Motorola phone
• Headset and mic for web telephony (mine are much older)
• 8-10 USB thumb drives
• Canon Power shot a400 (rocking it old school, OK it ain't great but works)
• Logitech Bluetooth Cordless Laser Mouse
• Garmin nüvi 275T
• Garmin Portable Friction Mount
• mini usb cord
• 2-6 AA batteries
• 2-3 AAA batteries

That's all i can inventory now, gotta go and unpack it for security.

Laptop life: Clutter

In the Airport again lamenting the fact that I am not one of those people who can survive with only one of those very slim notebook computers, and the power supply. I carry around such a pile of accessories that I just don't understand how some people get along with only one of those neoprene sleeves.

Inevitably I end up having to unpack all the cords, adapters, accessories and other swag at the x-ray belt and end up looking much less like the seasoned traveler I imagine myself to be.


Now I found this wonderful invention. It has elastic loops that are stretched over  the rectangular body. It comes in a variety of sizes to accommodate various laptop cases or other bags.

You use it to take all you cord clutter and accessories that end up floating all over your bag, or collect at the bottom and band it into place.

For the weary traveler with a laptop this means no more over stuffing the few accessory pockets in your case , or leaving to chance the packing of all the cords. Give it a whirl.