Comments on: What’s in My Bag, 2016 edition

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 08:06:35 +0000

In reply to Kevin Simback. That looks like something in the Skymall catalog. :) Thanks for sharing.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 08:06:09 +0000

In reply to docharryph. Haven't tried Bellroy but I'll write it down to check out. I love Muji and Uniqlo, mostly because they work well, are simple, and unbranded. I don't know why but in my 30s I've definitely come to appreciate that something unbranded is an incredible luxury. I just have the Chromecasts in one of the internal pockets of the Lululemon backpack.

By: Azur (@moulaert)

Azur (@moulaert) — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 16:19:22 +0000

Hey! fun post. Have you heard of this guy? http://www.iceman.it/en/clothing-equipment different lists…

By: Dave Fish

Dave Fish — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 15:42:22 +0000

I’m looking forward to trying out this new gadget on a flight next week. http://www.theairhook.com

By: Kevin Simback

Kevin Simback — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 13:28:26 +0000

Lots of great stuff – thanks for sharing! I have a similar bag in terms of general contents, although fewer cables. One thing for travelers that I cannot wait to add to my bag is the BEST looking airplane pillow – this should be perfect for red eyes and international flights where you need to sleep, and if you’re tall like me, leaning back just doesn’t work so this “lean forward” pillow looks great and collapses to about the size of a kindle. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1053204230/woollip-travel-pillow-smart-pillow-for-smart-trave?ref=thanks_tweet

By: docharryph

docharryph — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:57:57 +0000

I love EDC posts. I’m a bit of a packrat myself.

1. I love the Lululemon bag. I’m surprised to not have seen it on my last US trip a few weeks ago despite going to three stores. 🙁

2. I noticed you carry quite a number of Muji stuff. I also have the small notebook and their micro fountain pen. The minimalism is what I like about them. Went crazy buying in Japan a few months ago. What do you like about Muji?

3. Have you tried the Bellroy wallets? That’s how I ended up combining an iPhone 6+ case and wallet together. I had the same sentiments as you: awkward at first but over time, more freedom and wallet essentialism wins out.

4. Lock picks?

5. Best case use for the Chromecast stuff?

By: Kyle Andrew

Kyle Andrew — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:34:12 +0000

Thanks for sharing all this. Not sure if you have external storage needs, but I recently grabbed a Samsung T1 500gig USB 3.0 SSD drive for mobile content creation purposes and it is killer fast and very small.

By: Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 04:00:06 +0000

I purchased #19 since I receive am in “meetings” and calls for most of the week and have been trying out a few items that will work well. At my work desk, I use a wireless one that is connected to my desk phone, which has excellent sound, but on days that I work from home, I do need a better a fairly decent alternative.

By: Weekly Review – 03/20/2016 - Shea Laughlin

Weekly Review – 03/20/2016 - Shea Laughlin — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 01:57:58 +0000

[…] What’s in My Bag, 2016 edition [Article] – Matt Mullenweg (developer of WordPress). I’m such a sucker for these. Now I feel the need to get some new gadgets! The most interesting thing in Matt’s bag, the Google Fi phone. I’ll need to check this out more as a viable hotspot solution while traveling and on the road. […]

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 02:02:21 +0000

In reply to Rabiul Hasan Arif.

Maybe start a meetup there: https://make.wordpress.org/community/meetups/

By: Ahmad Awais

Ahmad Awais — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 20:27:20 +0000

This is a lot of tech, I am wondering how much time of the day you spend charging everything? What keeps me from getting into wireless stuff is that I already don’t like to charge what wireless devices I have. Beats me how you do that. Could def. learn something there.

By: Rabiul Hasan Arif

Rabiul Hasan Arif — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 06:07:23 +0000

How can I get one for myself in Bangladesh?!!

By: Voyaz

Voyaz — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 09:36:17 +0000

In reply to Matt. Hi, thanks for replying. Great blog. Keep it up!!!

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 03:13:53 +0000

In reply to Voyaz.

That’s usually covered by the SD card and reader, but I did used to carry around a little USB-C plus regular spinny USB disk.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V62XBY8/

But I gave it to someone and haven’t replaced it. I don’t generally need more space than that because the laptop has 1TB internally.

By: ikhwan

ikhwan — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 02:18:19 +0000

In reply to Matt.

or you can buy that one via https://mercantile.wordpress.org/

By: Voyaz

Voyaz — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 21:41:24 +0000

Hi Matt, what about an external storage? In case you need that additional space to store your data while on the go? Seagate 7 for example? http://www.seagate.com/gb/en/products/laptop-mobile-storage/laptop-external-drives/seven-portable-drive/

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 20:00:58 +0000

In reply to Tom Staaberelli. No but I do grab one sometimes, or I might stick a Soylent in the bag if I know I'm going to be on the go a lot in a day.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 20:00:30 +0000

In reply to George. The water bottle I just empty out before I get to the airport, they're fine with you having an empty one. (I've forgotten once or twice.) No knives for me.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:43:15 +0000

In reply to Sharath. The old version wasn't but I think the new version is.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:42:58 +0000

In reply to Jan Tank. Thanks for the tip, will keep an eye out for that one.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:42:31 +0000

In reply to David Watkinson. I haven't had that happen, I think they just start to take stuff up and then they give up.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:42:10 +0000

In reply to Rahul Banga. Thanks for the tip! Since I never need the old iPod dock anymore I find the cables that are Micro USB with a lightning attachment (like the ones above) to be more reliable and smaller.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:40:52 +0000

In reply to Adi Nugroho. Go to a WordCamp!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:40:40 +0000

In reply to Shannon Clark.

Good questions! I sometimes travel with the long power cord in my carry-on suitcase, but it’s too big and I don’t use it enough when on the go for my backpack. I’ll love the day when everything is USB-C and I can just carry around a monster 12ft cable for it.

I run with my phone, just holding it. I take it out of the wallet case and just switch hands every ten minutes. I haven’t tried a ton of the running cases or holsters though.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:38:53 +0000

In reply to Benji Cano. It's items that were in the pack last year.