WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.680 for a limited time only buy an Intel Core I5 or core i7 CPU and get a free 00:00:04.799 --> 00:00:10.679 3-month subscription to iracing.com available from participating retailers 00:00:09.200 --> 00:00:16.320 click the link in the video description for more details now I've been asked a 00:00:13.759 --> 00:00:21.359 ton of times to show what I think is sort of a an ultimate Tech bag what do I 00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:25.279 carry around with me what does slick carry around with him when working on 00:00:23.400 --> 00:00:29.160 computers or just generally doing Tech things so we're going to do that episode 00:00:26.840 --> 00:00:34.600 today and we're going to start with the big stuff I always carry a laptop these 00:00:32.279 --> 00:00:38.879 days with such small laptops available I use an Ultrabook just because it's 00:00:37.040 --> 00:00:43.079 really convenient and it doesn't take up much space in my bag which is otherwise 00:00:40.920 --> 00:00:47.440 very very full I'm one of those hopeless obsessives who actually carries a mouse 00:00:45.399 --> 00:00:51.600 pad around just because I can't stand using a mouse without one a tablet is 00:00:50.039 --> 00:00:55.239 great to have just for looking up something next to you or sitting and 00:00:53.359 --> 00:01:00.559 watching videos while you're otherwise working on something so do carry a 00:00:58.120 --> 00:01:08.080 tablet with a nice durable case on it in this case I use my iPad for that all 00:01:03.199 --> 00:01:09.280 right next pocket we've got a webcam 00:01:08.080 --> 00:01:13.720 never know when one of those is going to come in handy we've got an SSD never 00:01:12.600 --> 00:01:19.159 know when one of those is going to come in handy uh this I'll keep an OS on so 00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:23.159 that gives me a nice fast platform in order to boot up to and sort of do any 00:01:21.360 --> 00:01:26.520 Diagnostics if they have you know a slow virus who ridden hard drive that I 00:01:24.560 --> 00:01:29.960 otherwise basically can't use I always carry a spare Mouse to go with my spare 00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:35.720 mouse pad so in this case it's a Logitech g9x it's an older Mouse but I 00:01:33.200 --> 00:01:38.840 really really like it so business cards no self-respecting Tech should go 00:01:37.280 --> 00:01:44.799 anywhere without their business cards because you never know when there's going to be a PC in need copy of 00:01:42.439 --> 00:01:48.759 antivirus these days it's less necessary so that's more of a figurative thing um 00:01:47.439 --> 00:01:52.680 because you can download them anti-static bag somewhere safe to put 00:01:51.079 --> 00:01:55.880 stuff that you take out of a system sometimes customers will go oh well I 00:01:54.399 --> 00:01:59.399 don't really need that RAM anymore now that you put the new stuff in there you 00:01:57.399 --> 00:02:03.600 can have it want somewhere safe want to be able to take that home with you 00:02:00.600 --> 00:02:07.439 that's good stuff notepad little notepad 00:02:03.600 --> 00:02:10.959 for sticky notes SATA cables never go 00:02:07.439 --> 00:02:12.160 anywhere without those spare router 00:02:10.959 --> 00:02:15.879 sometimes when you're diagnosing a network problem the problem is the 00:02:14.080 --> 00:02:19.599 network so you can use your router either as a wireless access point and 00:02:17.840 --> 00:02:22.280 router or you can just use it as a switch if you need to wire up a few 00:02:21.319 --> 00:02:26.920 different computers spare cooling fan can be great 00:02:24.800 --> 00:02:30.959 for diagnosing cooling related issues so you can take this strap it next to 00:02:28.920 --> 00:02:35.920 something that's overheating and find out if that's what's actually causing 00:02:32.760 --> 00:02:37.760 the problem multimeter this is great for 00:02:35.920 --> 00:02:41.760 even just basic stuff like diagnosing power supplies is this is this extension 00:02:40.120 --> 00:02:47.000 cable even working all right USB hub especially 00:02:45.400 --> 00:02:50.239 when you're working on Modern computers if it's a laptop for example a lot of 00:02:48.640 --> 00:02:55.280 them don't have more than a couple USB ports and it's great to be able to plug 00:02:52.000 --> 00:02:56.640 in a keyboard mouse and a USB drive or 00:02:55.280 --> 00:03:02.159 and any of the other things that you might need wire strippers these I carry 00:02:59.319 --> 00:03:09.400 maybe not necessary for everyone but uh power adapter for my laptop as well zip 00:03:06.040 --> 00:03:11.000 ties use those all the time notepad 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:14.879 bigger notepad this is great for doing things like overclocking let's face it 00:03:12.799 --> 00:03:18.120 it's not always the most convenient and fastest thing in the world to have two 00:03:16.159 --> 00:03:21.239 computers going and be documenting things in Excel and I personally find 00:03:19.760 --> 00:03:25.840 myself jotting things down with pen and paper all the time even these days 00:03:24.280 --> 00:03:29.760 isopropyl alcohol you don't have to carry around a whole bottle of it but I 00:03:27.400 --> 00:03:33.439 still find it's very useful for removing thermal compound which is also in here 00:03:31.840 --> 00:03:39.760 you can usually borrow toilet paper wherever you happen to be so I keep a 00:03:35.480 --> 00:03:42.000 3/2 mm um extension cable just because I 00:03:39.760 --> 00:03:48.959 find that comes in handy for me every very so rarely once in a while USB 00:03:44.799 --> 00:03:51.840 cables um a to mini B so this is great 00:03:48.959 --> 00:03:55.680 for digital cameras and stuff like that uh a to micro b so this is great for 00:03:54.280 --> 00:04:00.959 cell phones charging up your phone whatever else and this one's attached to 00:03:58.599 --> 00:04:05.599 something A2 or did I say a to mini B that was a to B A to B so that's for 00:04:02.720 --> 00:04:09.920 printers and a to mini B so in this case it's pre-attached to my external optical 00:04:08.040 --> 00:04:13.079 drive which I also carry around with me again because if you're working on a 00:04:11.599 --> 00:04:18.600 laptop that doesn't have one and you happen to need to oh I actually need to 00:04:15.519 --> 00:04:21.000 use a CD then you'll be pulling your 00:04:18.600 --> 00:04:24.199 hair out if you don't have that a power bar is great to set up at your temporary 00:04:22.759 --> 00:04:28.000 workstation so you can make sure you have all this stuff plugged in while you 00:04:26.120 --> 00:04:31.600 work I recommend getting one that has a fairly long cord so that you can can run 00:04:30.039 --> 00:04:36.120 it from somewhere inconvenient if you need to alternately you can carry an 00:04:33.440 --> 00:04:39.400 extension cable as well electrician tape never know when that'll come in handy 00:04:37.440 --> 00:04:45.160 keyar for mechanical keyboards this is a slick special I don't actually carry one 00:04:41.120 --> 00:04:46.919 of these but he does uh Apple cable even 00:04:45.160 --> 00:04:49.639 if you don't own any Apple products you know how many times I've been asked if 00:04:48.320 --> 00:04:53.800 someone can borrow one of those it's just nice to have it on hand uh okay 00:04:52.360 --> 00:04:58.039 apparently we had more than I thought for those USB cables that was a USB a 00:04:55.800 --> 00:05:02.840 Tob uh little mini heat sink this is another one that's good for diagnosing 00:04:59.880 --> 00:05:06.520 weird um just weird issues is it heat related is it not um and then carrying 00:05:05.000 --> 00:05:10.880 around some double-sided thermal adhesive is another good one so you can 00:05:08.680 --> 00:05:14.520 actually Stick it to stuff uh this is my iFix it 00:05:12.080 --> 00:05:19.400 toolkit it contains a whole bunch of really cool stuff so number one is an 00:05:16.639 --> 00:05:23.479 anti-static wrist strap right there uh number two is a bunch of cool like 00:05:21.000 --> 00:05:29.319 tweezers and pry tools that I can use to take stuff apart or get stuff out of 00:05:25.919 --> 00:05:31.280 hard to reach places huge set of uh 00:05:29.319 --> 00:05:34.880 precision screwdrivers including some security bits and things that you can 00:05:32.960 --> 00:05:38.639 use for taking apart stuff that's they don't want you to take apart so that's 00:05:36.479 --> 00:05:42.080 uh that's really great and then last but not least some more pry tools and 00:05:40.199 --> 00:05:46.639 measuring tools and all that kind of good stuff um not that impressed with 00:05:44.759 --> 00:05:51.639 the build quality of the kit overall to be perfectly honest I I bought it a 00:05:48.440 --> 00:05:54.479 little while ago and I I was trying to 00:05:51.639 --> 00:05:59.319 remove a screw from my fs700 camera and now my one of my Philips heads looks 00:05:56.240 --> 00:06:00.520 like this cuz I I'm apparently super 00:05:59.319 --> 00:06:06.280 beast bent way too easily okay always carry a pen never 00:06:05.280 --> 00:06:12.319 know when that'll come in handy my Windows 7 pen to go with my Windows Vista 00:06:09.039 --> 00:06:14.560 backpack awesome uh side Cutters these 00:06:12.319 --> 00:06:18.599 are great for cutting off cable ties that you're wire managing with or 00:06:16.039 --> 00:06:24.000 cutting wires that are in your way for example I'll use these to cut off the 00:06:21.000 --> 00:06:26.919 ac97 uh header block here my evidence 00:06:24.000 --> 00:06:30.479 going off uh I'll use these to cut off the ac97 header block so that it's not 00:06:29.039 --> 00:06:35.280 ugly and the way and it'll just plug in the HD audio needle noose pliers holy 00:06:33.639 --> 00:06:38.840 crap you can use these for almost anything I used to carry vice grips with 00:06:37.400 --> 00:06:42.400 me but I've stopped doing that now that I don't water cool as much because what 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:49.240 I'd do is I would use vice grips to tighten compression fittings with a 00:06:44.319 --> 00:06:50.759 cloth or um or some you know paper towel 00:06:49.240 --> 00:06:56.879 to keep them from getting damaged screwdriver multi-head 00:06:52.960 --> 00:06:59.360 screwdriver the bits that I use are slot 00:06:56.879 --> 00:07:04.000 um small Phillips so that's I think that's a number is that a zero I don't 00:07:02.440 --> 00:07:08.160 remember what this is but it's a it's a little little tiny one and then a big 00:07:06.199 --> 00:07:11.639 Phillips I think that's a number two can't remember for the life of me 00:07:10.240 --> 00:07:15.039 I'm sorry guys I'm not really good at tools but big Phillips small Phillips 00:07:13.240 --> 00:07:19.879 and medium Phillips and then I also carry a slot and that stand standard 00:07:17.319 --> 00:07:23.759 size Roberts Robertson whatever it is like I said not a tool guy um that's 00:07:22.000 --> 00:07:28.080 used for almost everything so those are the bits that I carry this is a Snap-On 00:07:25.440 --> 00:07:32.479 ratcheting screwdriver so it's great for working extremely quickly electric 00:07:30.160 --> 00:07:35.680 screwdrivers you they go as fast as they go um so especially when you're 00:07:34.319 --> 00:07:39.720 threading in a screw and you need that fine touch it's nice to be able to do 00:07:38.120 --> 00:07:43.759 this with your fingers it has a knurled portion here so you can do that and then 00:07:42.160 --> 00:07:48.319 wrench it tight when you get to the end it's also great for going quickly cuz 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:52.400 you can move as fast as your fingers can move or you can wrench it like that so I 00:07:50.879 --> 00:07:56.599 love this screwdriver I've had a lot of people ask me about my screwdriver so 00:07:54.479 --> 00:08:01.080 there you go I've been using it for years now I've had that for about eight 00:07:58.599 --> 00:08:04.599 nine years all right always carry headphones in fact those are a headset 00:08:03.080 --> 00:08:09.599 those are the steel series flux inor pros and this is a weird one but I 00:08:06.680 --> 00:08:12.960 actually carry two USB sound cards because you never know when some weird 00:08:11.159 --> 00:08:16.440 issue like Premier was crashing the other day on Diesel's workstation 00:08:14.680 --> 00:08:20.319 problem ended up being the Onboard video or the onboard sound on the motherboard 00:08:18.199 --> 00:08:25.240 we were using this one didn't fix it but this one did so I have a steel series 00:08:22.319 --> 00:08:30.599 one and I have a Zonar u3 from ASUS which has been very handy um video 00:08:27.840 --> 00:08:34.599 adapters I'm missing my dv a VGA adapter that should be here but I also always 00:08:32.719 --> 00:08:41.279 carry mini DisplayPort to full-size DisplayPort DisplayPort to DVI and 00:08:37.839 --> 00:08:44.480 just in case I have an active powered 00:08:41.279 --> 00:08:46.440 dis mini DisplayPort to dual link DVI 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:50.519 um that will only come up in very rare scenarios but you never know Molex TOA 00:08:49.560 --> 00:08:55.959 you never know when you're going to have to install a hard drive in someone's computer and they don't have any spare 00:08:53.320 --> 00:08:59.480 SATA connectors so I I carry a one to two one so that I can plug in my SSD 00:08:58.079 --> 00:09:03.320 plug in the new hard drive do whatever it is that I need to do a wall wart for 00:09:01.600 --> 00:09:07.680 your USB charging just in case you're sitting somewhere a while you need to charge up your phone while you're 00:09:05.480 --> 00:09:12.120 waiting and then I personally carry a bunch of fan adapters so some Splitters 00:09:09.920 --> 00:09:15.519 one to two so you can take only one available header and plug in two fans 00:09:14.160 --> 00:09:19.040 lots of computers won't have extra headers and maybe they got a cheapo OEM 00:09:17.279 --> 00:09:22.600 fan that doesn't come with an adapter and then I also carry a fan speed 00:09:20.720 --> 00:09:27.399 controller this is more for my personal use or it's not a controller this is 00:09:24.160 --> 00:09:29.160 just a Molex that splits out to 5V 7vt 00:09:27.399 --> 00:09:33.880 and 12vt so this will give you a good idea of the startup voltage of a fan if 00:09:31.000 --> 00:09:43.200 you're just curious and you want to know um ha this 32 mm to um RCA super handy 00:09:39.920 --> 00:09:44.720 use it all the time uh 3 and 1 12 mm to 00:09:43.200 --> 00:09:48.560 whatever that bigger one is and then the other way around the bigger one to 3 and 00:09:46.240 --> 00:09:51.399 1/2 mm keep those together keep them with you at all times never know when 00:09:49.839 --> 00:09:58.399 you're going to need those full set of Allen Keys super handy again I carry one water 00:09:56.880 --> 00:10:01.560 cooling Barb with me cuz you never know when you're going to be one short 00:09:59.880 --> 00:10:07.600 but that's kind of a a hold over from when I used to water cool a lot more 00:10:04.000 --> 00:10:10.279 once again um external hard drive so USB 00:10:07.600 --> 00:10:15.600 drives aren't always enough and this one right here has a modular USB R 3 to SATA 00:10:13.839 --> 00:10:21.440 adapter that comes with it so I could plug this into some other drive and use 00:10:18.440 --> 00:10:23.160 it like this as a USB drive if I needed 00:10:21.440 --> 00:10:29.800 to this is one of seagate's goflex things awesome like that's a must have 00:10:25.800 --> 00:10:32.920 for any Tech tool kit love it um battery 00:10:29.800 --> 00:10:34.040 bank so USB charger this one charges out 00:10:32.920 --> 00:10:40.200 of a little thing that comes out of the bottom this isn't a particularly big one but these are so 00:10:36.920 --> 00:10:42.120 handy uh SD card reader and SD card 00:10:40.200 --> 00:10:48.399 never know when you'll need one of those USB drives Galore so I usually carry a 00:10:45.519 --> 00:10:53.440 USB drive in my back oh there it is USB drive in my back pocket that's my main 00:10:49.880 --> 00:10:55.800 one it's a 64 gig Patriot um Supersonic 00:10:53.440 --> 00:11:00.440 and then I always carry at least one or two backups so in this case we've got a 00:10:57.880 --> 00:11:05.880 Survivor as well as a flash or these are I think a 64 and a 16 gig or 32 or 00:11:03.360 --> 00:11:09.680 something like that more screwdrivers what's great about these screwdrivers 00:11:07.839 --> 00:11:14.000 versus the ones that come in the iFixit toolkit is they're fantastic for putting 00:11:12.120 --> 00:11:19.200 fans in radiators for example because they're just over uh 25 mm long so you 00:11:17.720 --> 00:11:22.800 can get right in there and they're you know you can torque them enough in fact 00:11:21.240 --> 00:11:30.279 you can use the vice grips that I used to carry around with me or even the needlenose pliers which now I can't find 00:11:26.639 --> 00:11:32.000 anymore to grab onto the grip here and 00:11:30.279 --> 00:11:37.880 tighten things even in really hard to reach places so I carry a full set of 00:11:34.600 --> 00:11:39.760 small slots as well as a full set of 00:11:37.880 --> 00:11:44.360 small Phillips and this is a special one this actually came with a lean Lee case 00:11:41.880 --> 00:11:47.959 so this is a hex on the top here this is the size of motherboard standoffs highly 00:11:46.519 --> 00:11:51.320 recommend carrying around one of these it allows you to tighten them in so that 00:11:49.680 --> 00:11:55.839 when you go to remove the motherboard it doesn't undo the standoff from the back 00:11:53.079 --> 00:12:00.519 plate rather than undoing the screw from the standoff which can be a real pain um 00:11:58.800 --> 00:12:05.360 yet another screwdriver you can never have enough screwdrivers uh USB wireless 00:12:03.279 --> 00:12:08.760 adapter always carry a USB wireless adapter just in case you're trying to 00:12:06.760 --> 00:12:12.639 diagnose a networking issue and their Wireless dieses for example that's my 00:12:11.120 --> 00:12:19.639 wife calling but it's okay we're almost done here extra Sano an Loops always 00:12:16.800 --> 00:12:23.680 always always extra doublea batteries in handy in yeah comes in handy all the 00:12:22.040 --> 00:12:28.920 time and what's great about anal Loops is you can leave them in your bag and they don't discharge that quickly micro 00:12:26.839 --> 00:12:32.920 SD to SD adapter so that you can use the car card reader where's our card reader 00:12:30.360 --> 00:12:38.560 ah yes our card reader uh in order to read them and then we've got aha uh car 00:12:36.160 --> 00:12:44.760 power to USB never know when that'll come in handy and finally we've got a 00:12:41.480 --> 00:12:46.199 couple of Ethernet cables so guys what 00:12:44.760 --> 00:12:50.440 I'd like you to do if you made it all the way through this video is leave your 00:12:48.360 --> 00:12:53.920 own suggestions for things that you feel like we missed in the comments under the 00:12:52.279 --> 00:12:57.279 video or in the Forum thread Linked In the description I'm going to show you a 00:12:55.480 --> 00:13:01.360 few more things that didn't make it into my bag but are things that could come in 00:12:59.720 --> 00:13:05.800 handy carrying around one of these little uh one of these little battery 00:13:03.079 --> 00:13:10.160 powered speakers can be useful um if you don't have a phone that you know has 00:13:07.519 --> 00:13:13.760 great speakers built into it like mine does kimchi bow noodle never know when 00:13:12.639 --> 00:13:19.440 you're going to be working for a long time this was Slick's suggestion he actually carries an extra kimchi bow 00:13:17.639 --> 00:13:24.600 noodle and a fork in his bag at all times so there you go USB number pad 00:13:22.600 --> 00:13:30.240 okay this is a useful one and I personally am oops I personally am more 00:13:27.519 --> 00:13:35.279 of a mouse and mouse pad de but slick carries the number pad as well as a 10 00:13:33.399 --> 00:13:38.560 keyless keyboard around with him in his bag when he feels like it'll come in 00:13:36.959 --> 00:13:42.120 handy this is his limited edition one that I think he just wanted to show off 00:13:40.040 --> 00:13:47.040 cuz it's limited edition but this is not the actual one he carries a smart guy um 00:13:45.279 --> 00:13:51.360 but he does actually carry one I've seen him do 00:13:48.399 --> 00:13:57.519 it uh also in here we've got the cable for that as well as a measuring tape and 00:13:55.120 --> 00:14:02.120 this this one's me uh I actually carry a calculator in my bag at all times don't 00:13:59.440 --> 00:14:07.240 like the touchcreen interface and I like being able to see I carry this instead 00:14:04.680 --> 00:14:11.360 of the number pad so if I need to add something up or whatever else I use this 00:14:09.639 --> 00:14:15.120 so thank you guys for checking out our ultimate Tech tool bag don't forget to 00:14:13.720 --> 00:14:20.160 subscribe to lus Tech tips for more unboxings reviews 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