Review: Mobile Edge Notebook Bags

For about 6 years now I've used Mobile Edge bags, and for the most part I've been extremely happy.  These bags are rugged, durable, and do a great job of protecting your gear from damage.  (They're quite water resistant as well, I know this because I had a bottle of water in a side pocket and it leaked, luckily my electronics were kept safe because it did not seep through as I had feared).

my one instance where I was not happy was an Alienware branded bag made by mobile edge that I purchased (I was in desperate need of a bag and it was the only one by mobile edge that was both available at the time, and fit my DV9700 17 inch notebook)  I found it to be rather lacking in storage space.

I currently use the Mobile Edge MEV17P 17" bag (it happen to fit my 18.4" HDX 18T quite nicely), and love it. It has enough pockets and side spots to store a lot of my electronics gear and books as well.  Here's a look:





Whether you do a lot of traveling and need a checkpoint friendly bag or you're a fashionista and are tired of the typical offerings that most notebook bag manufacturers have available, Mobile Edge more than likely has a bag that will fit your style and your needs.

Are you an Environmentalist? No problem, they have a line of bags and backpacks or you as well.


 Just do yourself a favor and stay away from the Alienware branded bags as mine was rather limited in storage space, though it too has held up quite nicely.  Oh, and did I mention they offer a lifetime warranty?

Do you need the government telling you what to do? I don't.

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Dell is no longer offering Recovery DVDs?

Quite simply, this is not true.  Dell is still offering recovery DVDs/CDs, but you have to request them now.  If you are buying a new Dell this holiday season and want those backup disks, you can trot on over here and fill out the request form to get your disks.  It usually takes between three and ten days, depending on who you ask, where you live, and what time of year it is.

You can also make your own backup disks as well, but why bother when you can spend two minutes filling out the form to get yours?

Is that what the U.P.S. man has?

Speaking to a customer today, she informed me that her touchpad was no longer working on her notebook.  I asked her if she had reinstalled the touchpad drivers for the unit.  She asked me if that's something she had to get from the U.P.S. man....

This kicks off the start of the Holiday Season in the world of Tech Support, where every goofy person that usually closets themselves away for the rest of the year decides it's time to come out of the woodwork.

Tech Tip: Tired of lugging around a bunch of adapters to keep your electronics charged on the go? Check out this Cooler Master Slim 95 Watt USB Notebook Adapter, Dell owners beware, it won't charge the battery but it will power the device.

has the white iPhone 4 finally arrived?

Not yet, but the latest app store update has it listed. So if you were waiting for that fabled white iPhone, it appears as if the wait may be almost over. If I had to guess, I would say that this might drop in February or possibly March.

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For those expecting Google's Chrome O.S. to replace Windows, think again...

If you were expecting Google's Chrome O.S. to take over the world and put such popular distro's of Linux like Ubuntu and Microsoft's Windows down for a permanent dirt nap, think again.  When the O.S. is finally released, it will be available not as a free download but only on Netbooks that hardware manufacturers will make specifically for the O.S.

Google wants to tout quick boot times, and why not, since they are asking hardware manufacturers to include Solid State Drives on any units sold with Google's new O.S.

I know when Google made the announcement last year that they were getting into the operating system game, a lot of people had high hopes that this would be the operating system to bring down all others, but that is just not going to happen anytime in the next decade.  As it is, there has been nary a peep about any new netbooks coming this holiday season with the new Google Chrome O.S. which means it is more than likely going to be delayed until sometime in 2011 or 2012.  Of course if you know how long some of Google's beta's can take, this time frame won't surprise you at all.

Google fans can rejoice or at least breathe a sigh of relief though.  Google will not be attempting another dip into the hardware market like they did with the Google branded Nexus One (made by HTC).  Umm, good call on that one Google.

So I bought this Android phone, what can I do with it?

Most people use their phones for making calls, texting, recording video, and taking pictures, and they use a notebook for everything else.  Well, I work in a building where notebooks aren't allowed, but I've managed to get around the Nazi regime that I work for by using my Android phone to do most of what I need to get done during the day.

I purchased a Motorola Droid X (upgraded from a Crapberry) for the purpose of having a slightly larger screen so I could control my Notebook (HDX18t, affectionately known as Monster) while I am at work or otherwise on the go.

I utilize three basic apps on my phone to do this.  I have an App that allows me to Remote in to my PC, I have an app to sync files between my phone and my PC, and I have a remote torrent app for adding torrents while I am away from my PC.

• PhoneMyPc --- $9.99 while in Beta
• Dropbox --- File Syncing between my computer and phone (Free) 
• Torrent-Fu --- Used to add torrents (need a client such as uTorrent for this to work) (Free)

These three apps allow me to do pretty much everything I need to while I am away from Monster during the days. Eventually PhoneMyPc will have file transfer capability, but in the mean time Dropbox works great and does the job nicely, so if you are looking to do more during the course of your day but can't carry a notebook with you, try these three apps, I think you will find them well worth your time and productivity. 

Note: The Dropbox link is a referral and boosts my storage space by 250 megabytes per click through.