What’s In My Bag: Carmen Parisi
Unlike my college buddy who was endearingly nicknamed “Pack Mule” back in second year, I hate carrying around a bunch of stuff all the time. Once I have the basics covered (wallet, keys, phone, Leatherman) I always attempt to keep any additional stuff with me to a minimum. Here’s what I typically haul around with me on a daily basis to and from work: Swiss Gear Messenger Bag I bought this bag years ago when I was just a junior in high school for around $20 at a big box store and somewhat surprisingly it held up all through college with only minimal wear. The bag’s got all sorts of pockets and pouches inside, which I love, so I can perfectly organize whatever I’m carrying on a given day. You will never catch me with a single compartment catch all bag, I’m a stickler for a well organized setup. After…
What’s In My Bag: Chris Gammell
We’re kicking off this week with a series of posts from our authors about what we carry around with us as engineers. We’re sure you’ll find lots of similarities and would love feedback on what you see and possibly even what you think we’re missing! I’ll start us off: Bag: Most of my work is done on a laptop these days. Therefore, I’m often found toting my entire laptop setup around with me. I wouldn’t think otherwise these days, but I know many EEs who prefer desktops because of the assumed high power processing (think MATLAB). Plus doing schematic entry and board layout often requires multiple screens. Still, I favor portability and being able to work from anywhere over a slightly faster load time of a web page or a calculation. Computer: This is a pretty standard issue Lenovo notebook from my workplace. Sure, it’s boring from the outside. But…