Mobile Office

Hopefully, “Eat more healthy foods” had top billing on your list of Resolutions. That, and possibly the E word…

I’m convinced that lunch time is our dieting downfall. We usually manage a pretty good breakfast, and sometimes even drink juice with it. (In addition to coffee, of course.) And often, supper is healthy enough, complete with a variety of vegetables. But, if we were to be honest, our lunches are far too often far too fattening - and nothing even close to healthy.

You could easily leave the house with the best of intentions - planning to grab a salad out instead of a burger and fries. But…

• A. Salads are, surprisingly enough, pretty expensive - even in fast food places.
• B. The willpower that was so strong when you started outwill bottom out when you see that burger and fries on the menu, or worse yet, if you step inside and smell them!

Solution? Make your own awesome salad at home and take some with you for lunch. The Salad Chill & Go above is available at Improvements Catalog.com.

From the website:

No one enjoys soggy salad, so fill the Chill & Go™ with your fresh garden ingredients, and fill the separate in-lid container with up to 6 tbsps. of your favorite dressing. Double-wall insulation keeps it cold for up to four hours. When noontime comes, just twist the lid off, pour your salad onto your plate, then unscrew the lid’s leakproof inner cup and pour the dressing over the crispy salad!

Check it out! You’ll find the little lovelies under Indoors>> Kitchen >> Cooking Tools>> Measuring/Hotpads/Utensils.

Ingenius!

Tumi luggage and laptop carriers have a stellar reputation for quality. According to the company’s mission statement, they strive to “…create bags that are true extensions of the human form. Each piece taking a step toward the goal of simple perfection. Consciously designed and detailed to achieve effortless navigation through our world. Constantly evolving and growing to increase your potential.”

Personally? I just think they look hot.

The Tumi Laptop Carriers pictured here are from the Luggage Collections at Macy’s.com.

They’re available in basic Black as well as Beet, Fir and Yam….which on unpretentious days go by Red, Green and Orange.

Do you lug your laptop back and forth in style or just lug it ?

Do you absolutely love Swiss Army gear like I do ?

Do you need a case that:

1) Can handle up to a 15″ laptop ?

2) Whose main compartment features a hanging zippered pocket and slash pocket ?

3) Has a front zippered pocket with iPod® pocket ? ( for the ‘nets best iPod info, click HERE )

4) Has a cell phone pocket and key fob ?

5) Back divided stash pocket for quick-access items ?

And as if that isn’r enough, how about this all encompassing description from the Swiss Army site:

” In today’s world, you don’t just want it all, you demand it all. Well you’ve come to the right place. We deliver progressive style, relevant traveling and packing function and a brand that speaks to you. Out of the fray of these daunting expectations comes Lingo™, casual travel gear that speaks your language. “

Think about it. Can you even afford to not click thru and check out the world’s best iPod site and the Swiss Army site ?

I thought not. Thank me later. Click now.

Now I realize that if you’re not an Apple fan there’s no way in heck I’m going to convince you via a single blog post that the iBook makes a great centerpiece for your mobile office – but that won’t stop me from trying! After all, at least two of us Office Freaks are Mac evangelists, so you’d better get used to hearing the good word

Seriously though, I’ve been using Apple’s low-cost and lovable iBook as my main computer for the last five years, and even though my particular model is getting a bit long-in-the-tooth (12″ screen, 466Mhz, 10Gb HD,) it still blazes along under OSX, and is good for all but the most demanding photoshop work…hence, it makes a great mobile office computer.

One of the great benefits of an Apple laptop is it’s famous ease-of-use, and plug & play compatibility. While this may not be a big selling point to the mega-geeks out there, for the average home business user it can mean the difference between costly visits to your computer tech, or just a cheap and easy fix you can do at home.

And with iWork applications installed, and Apple’s newer, larger-screen offerings, the iBook can really accomplish anything you’d need it to, and with style, grace, and speed (that’s right, there’s a Unix kernel under that hood…Vroom!) Of course that also means that if you are an uber-geek, you just might find command-line love under that gorgeous OSX interface.

So go ahead and give Apple a chance…I dare you…you won’t be unsatisfied!

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Technorati Tags: Apple, iBook, Mobile Office, Office Supplies, Laptop

I stumbled across an ad for this wondrous little gadget in the December edition of Wired Magazine, and immediately thought of Office Freaks. I mean, seriously…is that thing tiny or what? Apparently this diminutive projector weighs around a pound and runs on a battery, making it highly portable indeed. It’s made my Mitsubishi, and according to their website the PocketProjector has some fairly diverse uses beyond the standard business presentations–

Suggested Applications for the Mitsubishi Pocket LED DLP Projector:

Digital camera display magnification

Retail signage for show window messaging at night

Government or military on-site training

Camping video; Mobile video in cars, trucks or vans

Theater or club signage displays

Gaming video

Gaming video? That one really caught my eye…

Wall-sized round of Halo anyone?

My co-freak Mike was hecka’ impressed with the Swiss Army Pen I wrote about yesterday, so just wait until he gets a load of this little high-tech wonder. No, you’re not seeing things, and this definitely isn’t your father’s Swiss Army knife…it’s the Swissbit 1GB USB Flash Drive! Incredible…

That’s right, it’s the world’s first Swiss Army Knife that comes loaded with a gigabyte of USB Memory. Talk about a company keeping up with the times Good job Swissbit! And it doesn’t stop there: the Swiss Army USB Flash Drive comes with the all the usual suspects, including a stainless steel knife, those itty-bitty scissors you’ve come to love, a file, and a screw driver.

And just in case you’re really tight for space (or perhaps you’re taking a flight within, to, or from The States) the USB memory module is fully detachable.

A must-have for the geek, super-spy, or just plain geeky super-spy on your Christmas list.

Get the latest price on the Swissbit 1GB Swiss Army USB Flash Drive

Technorati Tags: Gadgets, Office Supplies, USB Flash, Swiss Army

Let me get this straight, with this ingenius notebook computer, the Toshiba Satellite R15-S829 Notebook PC, I could take notes and answer e-mail without a Keyboard?

If I’m to believe the manufacturer’s copywriter (and he or she would have no reason to lie to me), the user can use a pen with hyper-precise digital ink to take notes. No Keyboard. The artistically inclined, of whom I am not numbered amongst, could even take a line or two for a walk and wax all kinds of creative. That’s cool.

Here’s more info from said copywriter:

Overview

• Built-in Optical Drive
• Integrated Wireless
• Toshiba Shock Protection System

Specifications

• Intel Pentium M Processor 735 (1.70GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 400MHz FSB)
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005
• 512MB PC2700 DDR333 SDRAM (Both Slots may be occupied)
• 14.1″ Diagonal XGA Display (1024 x 768)
• Intel Extreme Graphics 2 with 16MB-64MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
• 80GB HDD (5400 rpm)
• DVD SuperMulti (+R double layer) drive
• Intel Pro/Wireless Network Connection 2200BG (802.11b/g)
• Dimensions: 12.9″ x 11.4″ x 1.45″/1.51″
• Weights: Starting at 6.13lbs.
• 1 Year Standard Limited Warranty

Also Includes

• Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
• Microsoft Works®
• 3-USB (2.0) ports
• i.LINK IEEE 1394
• SD card slot
• TV-out (S-Video)
• External Microphone jack
• Built-in microphone
• Headphone jack
• 10/100 Ethernet
• V.92 modem port
• RGB port

Santa, baby, I’ve been real good.

Looking for the perfect gift for that gadget-hound on your Christmas list? Believe it or not, there’s a Swiss Army Pen, and it’s fashioned after a GPS Swiss Army rifle cartridge…too cool!

This crazy contraption sports an authentic Swiss Army multi-tool from Victorinox, a flashlight with batteries that last for over 12-hours of continual use, a letter opener, nail file and scissors.

Coolest of all (Chrispian’s gonna’ like this,) the Swiss Army Pen uses an ink cartridge manufactured by Fisher Space Pen, so it can write underwater, at any angle (even upside down) and in hot and cold temperature conditions (great for taking that hot snow-bunny’s digits, eh?)

To top it off, the Swiss Army Pen comes with a 2-year warranty…just in case it peters out on your next deep-sea mission

Get the latest price on the Swiss Army Pen

Technorati Tags: Gadgets, Office Supplies, Pens, Swiss Army Pen

Catherine Roseberry, queen of Mobile Office Technology, has written a great article with your laptop in mind. Her technological knowledge owns mine. I guess that’s why she’s the queen of Mobile Office Technology.

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