KW1303 – Everyday Carry
Sep 14
A little more than a decade after Amazon introduced the Kindle and turned the eReader market on its head, Knightwise reminisces about some of the earlier reading experiences and provides recommendations for a bunch of great reads.
What’s in the bag…?
- Logitech K811
- MS Sculpt
- Macbook Pro + DongleTown
- iPad Pro + Apple Pencil
- Ikea USB Charger
- Quechua Trekking Bags
Links
- Knightwise.com Facebook Group
Credits
Episode produced by Keith Murray
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The Knightcast Episode 31 : Tips for the mobile Geek.
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The Knightcast episode 31 : Tips for the mobile geek.
Direct link to the show : https://knightwise.com/podcasts/kc290506.mp3
Summary.
An episode jam packs with tips for the mobile geek. How to carry and organize your tech equiptment as easy, light, convinient and efficient as possible. What to take with you, where and how to store all your geeky goods. Furthermore we talk about the Ubuntu-Granny incident and let you hear ' The Knightcast Signal".
Shownotes.
- Intro
- News and events.
- MUSIC The Knightcast signal as preformed by Noplasticinside .
- The Knightwise.com website gets 11000 hits over the weekend.
- The Ubuntu story on Digg .
- MUSIC The road less traveled by Sweet Crystal.
- Part 1 : Tips for the mobile geek.
- Why this podcast.
- Groundrules.
- Dividing everything into zones.
- Zone 1 : your body.
- MUSIC : Move it by Life has teeth .
- Zone 2 : The "Bag"
- Groundrules.- What to put in your bag.
- Zone 3 : The car.- Groundrules.
- What to store inside your car.
- Signoff.
