Posted by John Witt in Etcetera, Technology Monday, 26 July 2010 21:13 No Comments
I just recently purchased the Padster for my iPad, it is replacing a bag I just bought from Booq. The Padster is bag specifically designed for an iPad. Let me start by saying I utterly love my Booq bags, I own three of them for my 17″ Macbook Pro. The problem I had with my Booq Taipan Shadow XS is that it is way too small in every aspect. The compartment that holds the iPad is too restrictive, you can only really use it with a naked iPad (no case). We all know how slippery a naked iPad is, your just asking to drop it. With the iPad in, there is little space for anything else. It is a really tight bag with a shoulder strap that is way to short. It is so short you can only put the strap on your shoulder, you can forget about slinging it over your neck. I already have my RMA and it is going back to Booq.
Now back to the Padster bag. It is a very beautiful and spacious bag. The detail to the construction is top notch. It has a beautiful soft leather flap that covers the main opening to the bag which can be left open or zippered shut. There is a neoprene pocket that holds the ipad and there is ample room to put in an iPad with it’s case as I am currently doing.
There is ample room for me to put in my headphones, point & shoot camera, magazines, etc… You won’t go wrong with this bag, it is very stylish and the shoulder strap is really long and adjustable. I am 6′ 10″ and I have no issue with slinging this over my neck. I will only wear bags in this fashion as I usually carry around expensive gadgets and would hate to have it slip off my shoulder and fall to the ground or someone snatch it as they are running past me.
To get more information about this bag or to purchase one, go visit the fine folks at Padster: http://www.padster.net
Posted by John Witt in Etcetera Friday, 28 May 2010 13:19 No Comments
I have not been pleased with the recent site redesign and have decided to do a complete overhaul of the site. The redesign will happen over this Memorial day weekend starting today. The site will be available throughout this undertaking, however at times the layout will be off somewhat. Please bear with us during this process and we will try to make this as quick and painless as possible for you, our followers.
Thank You
Posted by John Witt in Etcetera Tuesday, 18 May 2010 02:44 No Comments
Please forgive my prolonged absence. Just before Christmas I left for California to visit my family and relax with my wife afterwards in Santa Monica. I did not get back until after the New Year and then I ran into health issues with one of our cats. He was diagnosed with diabetes and we are now giving him 2 shots daily. Work has been very taxing over the past several months as well. I am now getting back to my normal grove and will begin updating the site shortly. I am working on the next installment on the firewall tutorials, expect one within the next couple of weeks.
Once again sorry for my long hiatus.

Posted by John Witt in Featured, Technology, Tutorials Wednesday, 2 September 2009 20:34 3 Comments
I decided to add a second hard drive to my 17” Unibody MacBook Pro. To do this I purchased an OptiBay adapter from MCE Technologies. This adapter replaces the built DVD drive in the MacBook Pro. I rarely use it so it is no big loss to remove it. In doing so I gain another 500GB of storage bringing my total storage to 1TB. MCE Technologies also sells an enclosure which allows the DVD drive you removed to be used as external USB drive. I happened to purchase the OptiBay while they were giving away this enclosure for free with purchase. The installation was pretty straight forward and simple. I mistakenly removed a connector from the system-board which I didn’t have too. It made my heart race a little since it was a delicate connector and I was having difficulty reconnecting it. That particular connector is what connects to the display so I was worried i just hosed the laptop, luckily I didn’t. My only gripe was that it uses two less screws to connect to the chassis then the original DVD drive did. They user the cover to help hold everything together and keep things from moving. Also one less screw could be used to affix the Bluetooth antenna to the OptiBay adapter instead of the two that was originally used to attach to the DVD drive. The attached video is of me installing the OptiBay.
Posted by John Witt in Etcetera Tuesday, 11 August 2009 18:41 5 Comments
Well, I pulled the trigger today. I found a store in the city that carries Vibram Five Finger shoes. I was unsure if I should order them online because I have big feet (size 14.5) and their sizing is unconventional. I believe the sizing is based on the european metric system. My right foot is a little smaller so I bought two different sizes for a better fit. They fit very well and I kept them on since I left the store so I can get used to them. My feet are feeling some what tired and sore. I was expecting that after doing a vast amount of research on them before the purchase. Basically when you start running around barefoot which is what you are basically doing, you are using a lot of muscles that you haven’t used in a long time. I will give them a couple of days of use before I chime in with my verdict. When I do give my verdict it will be via an update on this post.
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