Comments on: The Eight (Seven…Six?) Information Devices I Can’t Live Without

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:10:57 +0000

You should of done an ‘after picture’ to show, that not only do you require less devices, but that some of them do more and are even smaller than back in 2005.

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By: Bill Ghormley

Bill Ghormley — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:02:27 +0000

Hi Wade — here’s my list:

iPhone 3G (will go to s later) @ 3.0 — both me and spouse
Macbook (client group A > 80% of use) on Leopard OS
Airport wireless n/w — just upgraded s/w to 7.4.2 (?)
Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop (client group B
Braun coffee grinder, Bose CD player, MSFT XBox 360 (Ann adds)
Electric tooth brush
Cuisinart, Kawasaki rice cooker (w salmon)
Sharper image floor mini-heaters + Mitsubishi A/C
+ others too numerous or embarrassing to mention

Best, Bill

By: Mok Oh

Mok Oh — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:31:30 +0000

1. iPhone 3Gs
2. Macbook Pro
3. Verizon WANN access usb thingamobob
4. Canon T1i with my fisheye lens
5. Nodal Ninja and tripod (for panoramic photos)

By: Eric Hellweg

Eric Hellweg — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:14:17 +0000

Victory is mine! hahaha…
Great post, Wade. Didn’t we have a wager on this? ;-)
Eric

By: Jason Jacobs

Jason Jacobs — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:54:51 +0000

I’m a simple guy:
- MacBook (not Pro, that is next time)
- Verizon EVDO card
- iPhone 3G

They come with me everywhere I go.

Jason

By: Jules Pieri

Jules Pieri — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:33:50 +0000

I just spent a week in Italy completely device-free so my current desire (for today at least–first day back in the office) is to reduce the device demands in my life.

BUT…I do “need”:

–MacBookPro
–My minimalist Motorola phone which I would actually like to replace…I want a phone that facilitates texting more than voice calls, like I had when I lived in Ireland. A better UI.
–With this trip I finally made the switch from film to digital, with the Canon Rebel EOS I bought months ago but never adopted for personal use
–Peek Email Device

When my kids were smaller, I would have said our digital thermometer. Haven’t hauled that out in ages.

If Mike Troiano would like to shed some devices, I would gladly accept his Bose Noise Cancelling headphones. I borrowed a pair on the flight from Europe yesterday. Sweet. Too bad the “Seventeen: Back to High School” in-flight movie did not merit the headphone usage.

And since I have ZERO sense of direction, I could also use Mike’s Nav system, but I am guessing that is attached to the BMW, which I will take too, if I have to.

By: Michael Troiano (@miketrap)

Michael Troiano (@miketrap) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:13:36 +0000

Only 7 I can’t live without…

iPhone
MacBookPro
Sony XRDS 60′ Flat Panel
PS3 (for Blu-Ray, really)
HD DVR Cable Box
Bose Noise Canceling headphones (for travel)
BMW Nav System

Everything else is nice to have…

By: S. Morris Rose

S. Morris Rose — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:05:10 +0000

Pacemaker.

By: Luke Timmerman

Luke Timmerman — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:36:22 +0000

Right now it’s my Lenovo laptop and BlackBerry Curve that I can’t live without. I don’t know how many more gadgets I really want to carry around with me anyway.

By: Andrew Koyfman

Andrew Koyfman — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:21:24 +0000

Wade,

What about the rice cooker which is prominently featured – any comment on the importance of fuzzy logic rice processing?

Andrew