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rockin’ laptop case

Recently a thinkTANK Artificial Intelligence 13 V3 made it’s way into my arsenal. Now as a girl, I’m wired to have loads of bags. Kind of like Goldilocks always looking for one that’s just right! This is my 4th case/sleeve/bag I’ve acquired since getting the Macbook Air last year and this one really nails it for most occasions.

What’s amazing about this bag? Well a few things… how about jamming all of this into it:

a 13″ MacBook Air
a composition book/moleskin
keys
laptop charger
iPhone
olloclip
small wallet
lipstick/lip blam
pens/sharpies
I can even sneak an Olympus Pen E-P2 in there too! (with the 17mm pancake lens)

The bag is only 1.2″ deep, this means if you’re travelling you could store this bag in a larger bag. It’s well padded, and my MacBook air fits in there snugly. The back pocket on the bag is where I carry a real notebook, even though I heart my technology I still love putting pen to paper. But if you really love technology, you could easily fit an iPad (smart tablet) into that same pocket.

The front pocket has slots for cards, like business cards, a few pens, and a fob to attach your keys to, if you so wish. The strap is also designed in a way to either just be worn on the shoulder or as a cross body. Multi-functional, yep I dig it.

Thank you thinkTANK for adding this size to the Artificial Intelligence line! And for being rock stars!

All photos of the bag and contents were taken with my trusty iPhone4s.

olloclip

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Anyone who knows me, and knows how I like to shoot, knows that I like the k.i.s.s. philosophy, you know, keep it simple, stupid! Over the past couple of years I’ve seen a slew of iPhone camera and case accessories. … Continue reading

olympus pen ep-2

I’ve been eyeing something in the micro 4/3rds system for sometime. After some reading of reviews and doing some side by side comparisons on DP Review, I decided on an Olympus. I found an amazing deal on an EP-2 with the 17mm pancake lens, for less than $350, it couldn’t be beat. Yes, I could have spent more and gotten the newer EP-3, but for what I wanted to do, the EP-2 was just fine.

So far, I have found the little Oly fits well into my ever growing arsenal of gear. It’s compact, but hefty. Sure it has it’s draw backs, technology isn’t perfect. The one that’s most noticeable to me is that it doesn’t shoot quite as fast as I would like. And it can get a bit noisy on the higher ISO range, but when you want more than what the cell phone camera can do, or even many of the point and shoots on the market, this is a nice option.

Here’s a few photos from my wee little Oly!

Taken in Kenmore, WA at Log Boom Park, on one of our first sunny days this spring.

And my angle on the Ballard Library.

Each of these images were edited in Lightroom3.