To continue our fledgling "Gadget Bag" series, GearBits' own former contributor, Mitch Hamm, updates us on his gear du jour:
I have been through several digital eras in the past ten years. I think things kicked off seriously for me when Microsoft debuted Win95 and I was at the launch party ready to ditch Windows 3.1 and get on with my life. Reality set in soon after and I bailed from Windows for a four year defection to Linux. During this time I was heavily involved with the late, great HP 200LX palmtop. Once it became technically obsolete, I wandered in and out of the Palm world looking for a new love, but none ever came. I am still without a PDA that I rely on and trust like I did my old 200LX.My latest digital era began long ago, but I never could wrap my head around the concept. I even came to Craig several times with my devious plan, but he just could not "grok" and I'm sure he still can't. I finally put my plan into motion in March after my employer let me know that I had been a very good boy last year...
My bag is a 15" Powersleeve made by Booq. It's just big enough to carry what I need, but not large enough to tempt me into carrying a bunch of extra junk. I also like the "portrait mode" suspension it has versus the conventional landscape mode.
In it I carry a 15" G4 Apple Powerbook. It is a 1.67 GHz model with 128 MB of VRAM, 1GB of main RAM, 100GB hard drive, an 8X Superdrive, Bluetooth 2.0, and built-in 802.11g wireless. I always wondered if the Powerbook hype was true and after two months with it I can say that yes, it's all that and a bag of chips.
Along with me in the Booq is a Radtech BT500 bluetooth mouse, an Apple iSight for stunning video conferencing, a 1GB iPod Shuffle for portable tunage, a Motorola HS810 bluetooth headset (works with the Powerbook and the phone), a Canon Powershot SD300 for pictures and movies, and a Motorola V710 phone keeps me in touch.
In the back pocket of the Booq I always have the latest issue of
Make magazine which is my new favorite publication. Most everything else I read on Zinio in digital format.So it seems my digital life has come nearly full circle in the past
ten years of so. On Friday, April 29th, Apple launches "Tiger" and I'll be there. My how things have changed since Win95 came out...
We'll continue the series next week, so stay tuned.
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