Is This How to Carry Your Gadgets? 346
mightypie writes "What's the best way of carrying a Visor Prism, mobile phone, cybertool, digital camera, wallet & keys? I just don't like the vest solution Somebody here must have the solution" That is the most disturbing ad I've seen. Someday my phone/camera/pda/mp3 player will be one tiny happy box. As it stands my solution is baggy pants w/ big pockets.
Re:The ultimate accessory (Score:1, Insightful)
If someone has to carry around a laptop, palm/pda AND a cellphone, AND a pager, along with other gadgets, then something's terribly wrong with them.
Nobody actually *needs* all of that junk. It's just status posing, but not even good posing...
Re:The ultimate accessory (Score:5, Insightful)
This is ridiculous. Go into any situation prepared for all likely eventualities. The tools you carry make you more flexible, and therefore more valuable. I feel naked without my Leatherman...I don't use it every day, but when I need it, I NEED IT. Same thing with my Palm Pilot. I use it as a swap file for my brain. Man's major evolutionary accomplishment is that s/he has figured out how to use tools to make his environment more suitable. Turning your back on this fundamental advantage for an aesthetic consideration is absolutely laughable.
Promo (Score:3, Insightful)
(i.e., say you don't like a product (yours), and provide a link - someone out there will like it!)
The ultimate accessory (Score:5, Insightful)
I have often tested this principle when I do consulting gigs. I call it the "Naked Consultant Game." Whenever possible, I go in to the site carrying nothing but a pencil. Occasionally a client will be puzzled, asking where's my phone, laptop, etc. I ask them if they want me to fix their stuff, or if they'd rather look at a bunch of cheap plastic toys. I tell them I'd gladly carry a bunch of crap to gawk at, but it will cost them extra, and take me longer to get onsite carrying all that crap.
Two words (Score:2, Insightful)
Yeah, it's not two words, but it's close enough...
Re:Speaking as a tailor... (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:sailing (Score:3, Insightful)
Long ago, before laptops and even cellular phones were available, I recall going out to the beach in Malibu with my girlfriend. I described to her how in only a few short years, I'd be able to do all my work from the beach with a laptop and a cel phone, and I'd rarely have to go into the office again. She totally stunned me with her response. She said, "you're always talking about how stressed out you are from work, and now here you are at the beach sitting next to a woman in a bikini and you're talking about bringing your work with you! Shut UP and let's go swimming!" So we did. And I've never forgotten what she said. She changed my attitude about work permanently.
It's called a bandoleer (Score:3, Insightful)
The problem is walking around in public giving the appearance that yer totin' ammunition...
Given today's climate and recent events, if I wuz getting a Big Mac or mailin' a letter and you walked in wearing one, I might jest hit the deck and return fire.
Now, I'd feel bad about killin' yer Palm Pilot when I filled you full o'lead. But me feelin' bad wouldn't matter. The durn thing still wouldn't boot after havin' it's BIOS flashed with a .45 slug.