Category: Gear

My Luggage Fetish Part 4 – Some New Bags I’m Coveting

Aug 23, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Bags, covet, defy, Gear, goruck, Graeme, Luggage, ultimate

I’ve already written a lot about my addiction to buying bags. My reviews of laptop style gadget bags is here, and various Duffel Bags and their ilk are here. I also looked at some different backpacks here. This is an update… I need to confess my sins. I haven’t dropped any cash on these yet,…
How Can I Improve My Writing? Use the Hemingway App

Aug 19, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, App, Approaches, Gear, Graeme Smith, Hemingway, How to improve, Improving learner writing, Literacy, online, tools, Writing, Writing frame

How can you improve your writing? What are some great online tools you can use to improve your writing? Use the Hemingway App…!
What do entrepreneurs do that you could do if you work in education? Part 3: Tools

Jul 2, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in 2.0, Adult, Adult Learning, Adults, ALEC, Ed, Edtech, Education, edupreneur, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, entrepreneur, Gear, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, Professional Development, Qualifications

Tools for your (mostly) digital toolbox The other day I outlined some of the ideas, approaches, and tools that I’ve started using in my work in education that have made my life easier and more manageable. Mostly, I’ve borrowed these concepts and tools from the world of start ups, entrepreneurship, and design. Then I suggested a short…
What’s the best pop filter for my Yeti Blue Mic?

Mar 31, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Gadgets, Gear, Mic, Microphone, podcast, Podcasting, Recording

I’ve got a fantastic Yeti Blue USB mic which I’ve written about before. I’ve also been coveting the Rode Podcaster Mic that pro blogger and podcaster James Altucher uses. However, I don’t think I can really justify buying when my Yeti mic is so great. In any case, I’m planing on doing some more recording…
What kind of microphone does James Altucher use for podcasting?

Jul 25, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Edtech, Education, Gadgets, Gear, Hacking, Headphones, Khan Academy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNPro, Microphone, Online learning, podcast, radio, Sal Khan

I know… this is the question that you’ve been asking yourself for weeks, right? Well, you can stop losing sleep over it right now… James Altucher is a kind of podcasting god now with daily daily podcasts coming out as well as his normal high quality and much longer weekly podcasts. Anyway, I have this obsession…
Charging my iPhone on the go – Mophie Juice Pack

Jul 14, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Design, Gadgets, Gear, Phone, Technology

I get crappy battery time out of my iPhone. Usually, it’s pretty much run down before I get to the end of the day. Other people seem to be having a similar experience. It doesn’t seem to matter if it’s an iPhone 4 or 5 or 5S… it just runs down. I mean, it’s not…
My luggage fetish part 3: Backpacks

Jul 6, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in Bags, Gear, Luggage, Uncategorized

I’ve written recently about my problems with luggage addiction. I started with laptop bags, moved on to duffle bags and weekenders, and now I want to have a look at backpacks. Goruck GR1 I absolutely love this military-inspired pack. It’s unbelievably tough and well made. This backpack is just large enough to take on an overnighter…
My Luggage Fetish Part 2 – Duffle Bag Weekender Face off

Jun 30, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in Bags, Gadget bag, Gear, Uncategorized

I’m a luggage junky… Certifiable. Here’s part two of my confessional. Part one on laptop bags is here if you haven’t read it. I’ve also written before about my awesome Waterfield Designs gadget bag. This time around I’m looking at Weekender style bags or duffles suitable for an overnight or short trip for work or…
My Luggage Fetish Part 1 – Laptop Gadget Bag Face off

Jun 28, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in Bags, Gadget bag, Gear

Confession time My name is Graeme and I have a luggage fetish. I can’t help it. Every time I see a really cool laptop bag I want to buy it. I can’t buy every bag I see but I do own several really serviceable pieces of luggage that I absolutely love. There are three bag companies…
OMG I’m so OCD (Or Digital Tools for my Digital Toolbox)

Apr 3, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in 21204, ALEC, Business improvement, Business model generation, Edtech, Education, email, Evernote, Gear, Productivity, Software, Uncategorized, work

I have a new goal… I’m trying to significantly reduce the amount of paper that I file and store. I’d like to eliminate three huge filing cabinets and shift everything, or nearly everything, to a completely online and mostly paperless system. I’m planning on using Evernote to do this in combination with the camera on my…