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A Geek’s Bag

I am going to Thailand for 10 days with my girlfriend Breana. It’s hard being a geek and trying to pack light. Here is what I plan to take in my camera bag. Click on the image to check out what each item is (On Flickr). Is there something i’m missing? Let me know! Also, on the subject of packing for travel, I found a great video by Timothy Ferriss on travel packing tips: Share → Tweet

Kindle 3 and iPad – The Comparison

Whenever the Apple iPad is brought up in conversation, it doesn’t take long before people begin to compare the device with ebook readers, namely the Kindle 3. As an iPad owner, these comparisons have never bothered me for one big reason. I have always bought books on the iPad using the Kindle App. It makes a lot of sense to buy books within the Kindle App, rather than the iBooks app for these two reasons alone: Multiple device reading – It doesn’t matter what device i’m using at the time.... Read The Rest →

5 Things The iPad Has Taught Me

Here are some of my thoughts on the iPad after using it for a week. RSS READERS MAKE READING AND SHARING EASIER I have tried a few RSS readers on my computers in the past, but haven’t found them useful. Now with the iPad I spend a good majority of the time using one. NewsRack is my iPad RSS reader of choice at the moment. I love that I can easily share interesting blog posts and articles with friends on Twitter, as well as star/favourite articles for later use. I... Read The Rest →