cox.net.nz http://www.cox.net.nz Business, Productivity, Technology, and more... Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:38:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en Deciding what to do… http://www.cox.net.nz/2008/06/21/deciding-what-to-do/ http://www.cox.net.nz/2008/06/21/deciding-what-to-do/#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:09:59 +0000 Alan http://www.cox.net.nz/2008/06/21/deciding-what-to-do/ I’ve decided to put a hold on this blog while I decide what I want to do with it.

So what happened?

I think there’s a whole heap of blogs out there that are just a list of rants and with not really doing much good to anyone. I felt that my blog was starting to head off down the same track. So, I’ve removed practically all of the articles I started with and will now take some time to think about what I really want to do with this space.

The one thing I do know is that I’d like this blog to be useful to others and above all - positive!

Let’s see what happens next.

]]> http://www.cox.net.nz/2008/06/21/deciding-what-to-do/feed/ The best laptop bag ever? http://www.cox.net.nz/2008/02/17/the-best-laptop-bag-ever/ http://www.cox.net.nz/2008/02/17/the-best-laptop-bag-ever/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:45:56 +0000 Alan http://www.cox.net.nz/2008/02/17/the-best-laptop-bag-ever/ Last week I took delivery of my new Cactus laptop bag just in time for Webstock. My usual bag is a Braun Buffel leather bag (which I love) but I didn’t think it would cut it with 2 days of lugging around laptop, notebooks etc.I’ve had many bags before this one, including Tenba and STM, but I have to say the Cactus bag is by far the best. Not only is the bag totally capacious, it’s easy to use. Even with a heavy load (15″ Powerbook and lots of paper/notepads), it felt great on the shoulder. My customer-experience with Cactus as a company and the bag itself has been awesome.Here’s a couple of photo’s of what it looks like on the shoulder and the internals:cactusbag.jpgOne possible way the bag could be improved is by putting a large ’sleeve’ on the back of the bag so it can slip over the handle of a small trolley case when traveling.I really like the fact that it has a cool and funky look while at the same time being quite understated. The small Cactus logo is cool, as is the small green Koru detail.Would I recommend it? Definately.

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