November 12, 2003
My Brain Bag finally arrived
Since my not-so-new-anymore, but still very lovable old-style 15" TiBook arrived, I knew I had to replace my trusty old laptop bag (some Targus model, must be four years old by now, but still looks pretty nice, if only a bit too 'corporate'). The TiBook was a tight fit for my old laptop bag, and given my recurring back problems, I also got the advise that a backpack might be slightly better for my posture as well. After reading up on Tom Bihn's range of laptop bags, and as a birthday present for myself, I decided to order a Brain Bag and assorted stuff as a new home for my TiBook. I ordered it on the 24th of October, it arrived in Belgium through USPS Express Mail on the 3rd, and then it required until today (October 12th) for customs clearance, and having it delivered to me. USPS should really get his act together on this: packages are not delivered through Belgian Postal services, but by GLS - which are virtually unreachable by phone, and work themselves with subcontractors for the doorstep delivery.
Kudos to Ted for mentioning Tom Bihn somewhere (can't find a link anymore) - I followed his advise, and the bag seems indeed very nice.
I'm now off to Flanders Multimedia Valley to speak on Open Source and Business from a producer's perspective. Reiterating Outerthought's two years of existance. Should be fun.
Comments
I also have a backpack for my (big) laptop and find it immensely much more comfortable than hand-carrying a "standard" laptop case when travelling.
Your back will hopefully thank you for this purchase ;-)
Posted by: Sylvain Wallez at November 12, 2003 11:09 PM