You’ve got to love a bag from a company named Bumbakpaks. Come on, it’s just fun to say. Bumbakpaks, bumbakpaks, bumbakpaks. Ok, now that I have that out of my system, I can tell you about their Urbanomic Hamptons Chocotango bag which the company refers to as a messenger bag. But to me it looks […]
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I have been reviewing Slappa DVD and CD cases since last year, and in that time I have found them to be the best portable audio-video storage solutions I have ever used. Slappa’s attention to the smallest storage details – and the quality materials from which they make their cases – sets theirs apart from
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Is there a law somewhere that says that all laptop bags have to look like laptop bags? You know what I’m talking about, they tend to be black, boring, made for men and as far away from making a fashion statement as humanly possible. I guess this is my cue to tell you that when
When I spotted the VertiGo Bag on the WaterField site, I immediately thought it would make an excellent day bag for my then upcoming UK trip. My much-loved AK Taylor Tote is large enough for my daily gadget carrying needs, but it is not something I would want to chance leaving on a BritRail train.
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Back in 2001 I got the brilliant idea of buying a laptop that would replace my desktop, which resulted in the purchase of the Gateway DS Solo 9550 XL. In case you didn’t catch it, the “XL” is on the end of that name for a reason; that laptop was a beast. Measuring about 13″
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Here it is. Another review brought about by the reoccurring theme — “Bill whines about something and Julie comes to the rescue.” The strap on my laptop bag started rolling over and cutting into my sensitive shoulders. Whaaa. 🙁 The original strap was a two piece arrangement — a seatbelt type nylon strap with a
Mike over at RoadWired sent Julie their latest gear bag – The Roadster Convertible. When Julie asked me if I would like to review the bag, I said simply, “Yes.” I like to keep my answers simple — besides I really like all of the RoadWired gear I already own. Julie forwarded the description of
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Product Requirements: Device: Slim l aptops from 12″ up to 17″ inches wide These days mobile warriors have a wide variety of choices when it comes to laptop bags. Backpack style bags and attache style cases tend to be the types most often seen carried by the laptop user on the go. Today I’m going
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Gear bags are a passion with me. I’m always on the look out for something better than what I am currently using. For me, “better” tends to mean a combination of functionality and style. I don’t want to carry the same boring bag that everyone else does, I like to be different. So, I was
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Product Requirements: Daily gear that needs a bag, a smaller sized laptop (up to 11.5″ x 9.5″ x 1.5″ / 290 x 240 x 38mm) One of my favorite gear bag manufacturers is Tom Bihn. This unpretentious and friendly company has a past record for producing some of the best looking, hardest working and longest
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The RoadWired MegaMedia Bag is billed on the RoadWired website as the “Mother of all tech bags.” Strong words. As I was in the market for just such a bag, I looked forward to trying it out. Julie delivered it with the following description, “It’s big.” True enough, but, contrary to the head gadgeteer’s opinion,
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Introduction About a month ago I received a Volt XL backpack from Cory Barnes at Spire USA. Based in Boulder, Colorado, Spire manufactures a range of backpacks, courier-type bags and protective cases. The Volt is not the first Spire product that I’ve tested; a few years ago I bought one of the first of Spire’s
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Product Requirements: A laptop computer with the dimensions of 14″ x 11′ x 2″ or smaller, or up to 15″ screen including 15″ Apple Powerbook and 14.1″ iBook There are people that need to bring the entire office along with them when they travel, and then there are others that just need the basics –
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Late in October 1999 I bought a G3 PowerBook. Wanting something to protect my beautiful little laptop I ordered one of the early “Meta” bags from Spire. The Meta had its faults, but was for the most part an excellent bag. In June 2002 I retired my trusty G3 and got myself an 800Mhz Titanium
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Do you believe in fate? I do. Case in point: A few weeks ago, I was contacted to see if I would be interested in writing a review of a laptop bag called the TiBag. I like reviewing gear bags, so I accepted. The bag was delivered, I looked at it briefly and then stuck
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One of the joys of being mobile is that you can just pick up your stuff and go. Having a gear bag that can comfortably and efficiently carry everything you need to be effective while mobile can be one of the more difficult decisions that you will need to make. Crumpler, a company that doesn’t
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