Bohea, the aroma of tire fire, Mob Wives, smugglers, “bro” tea, and what it all means to the backstory of the American Revolution. Malcolm tells the real story on what happened in Boston on the night of December 16, 1773.
Goodbye Portland.
Best place to work
The bird flies at midnight
JetBlue flight 1205, JFK-PDX. An A320 named Blue Fox.
Spending some time outside before my flight.
Packing for the Indieweb Summit
Rosemary Orchard challenged me to talk about what tools I use. To start, I decided to go over some of the things I’m bringing to the Indieweb Summit this weekend.
- Computer
- Dell Inspiron 7370 – This is a 13.3″ laptop running Linux which I bought open-box. As I spent more time away from home, I needed something that wouldn’t slow down under load.
- Eleduino 13.3 Inch 2K HDMI Portable Gaming Monitor – There are a variety of these available on Amazon and other sites. I use this as a second monitor for trips.
- Kabcon Quality Tablet Stand – This is a bit more stable then the tiny stand that came with the gaming monitor. It is designed to hold larger tablets.
- Nexstand Laptop Stand – This brings the laptop high enough to handle a keyboard.
- Royal Kludge RK61 Wired/Wireless Keyboard – This will be this keyboard’s first trip. It is a new mechanical keyboard, even smaller than the previous one I carried, that doubles as a bluetooth keyboard.
- Travel Gear
- Lectrofan Mini – I use the full sized version of this at home, and used to carry it around. This is a miniature noise generator that doubles as a bluetooth speaker. There is a new version of this now.
- Aukey USB-C PD Dual 18W Wall Charger – When I bring my USB-C Chromebook and my phone, this allows me to charge both at the same time.
- A GL.iNet GL-AR750S Gigabit Travel AC Router with a microSD card full of movies and music
- A Roku Stick. Carry this for watching video in hotel rooms.
- Monoprice Fast Wireless Charging Pad/Stand – A collapsible wireless charging stand that uses USB-C if needed
- Monoprice Mobile Series USB-C 3-port USB3.0, RJ45 Gigabit Adapter
- Camera Equipment
- Acer 4K Holo 360 Camera – Also the first trip for this item. I saw it on extreme discount and ordered it. It is a small Android LTE capable device that doubles as a 360 camera. I keep wanting to do more with 360.
- Smatree Q3 Telescoping Selfie Stick with Tripod Stand – I use this to hold the 360 degree camera. At the last IWC Austin and last years IWS Summit I used it to hold a webcam for remotely streaming one of the rooms. Will use this to experiment with the 360 camera.