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LinusTech
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I don't do this very often, but I like my scalpel and tiny pinchers and scissors.

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I've got several boxes and closets full of stuff such as compressionfittings, fan splitters, V-reducers, about 50 fans, tubing, rad-screws, every screwdriver you could possibly need, big machinery like hydraulic drills and I have access to my grandfathers working room, where you can find basically EVERYTHING you can imagine. And if we don't find what we need, we still have access to the university-lab, where everything you never thought you'd need is located :D

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Apart from stuff you carry, I also have these items

1. Wacom's bamboo graphic tablet 

2.Cyber Clean (as they say for them selves "the high tech cleaning compound")

3.Microfiber cloth (2 or 3 of them)

4. Post it papers

5 Deodorant ('cause you never know: maybe a hot girl needs her PC to be fixed=

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I use have this in mine and find it very useful.

 

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Oooo yeah that looks HANDY! :)

PROFILEYEAH

What do people even put in these things?

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Ive got a screw driver, head phones, a psp, ipod classic 300gb hell yeah, two gloves.

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I don't do this very often, but I like my scalpel and tiny pinchers and scissors.

So you have shaky hands and a scalpel, the legit version of oooo shit.

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


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Honestly my tool bag is sad. I have a Philips and flat head screw driver, a couple sata cables, power cables, USB flash drives, and for some reason a 15gauge needle from work

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So you have shaky hands and a scalpel, the legit version of oooo shit.

You better not know I have razorblade I use for some stuff... oh.

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You better not know I have razorblade I use for some stuff... oh.

How many limbs do you have. You havent managed to lop off your man sausage off yet have you?

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Got an a-data N005 32Gb usb with yumi and a universal Windows 7 (all editions,x32+x64), Windows 8, server, diagnostic, linux etc. But sadly it died, so it's in for a warranty replacement. Also Another USB with kaspersky rescuecd as backup and some other USB's full of random crap.

 

TP-cable, ikea alenkeys, small philps skrevdriver, pens, keycap remover, micro and mini usb-cable, laptop+charger, external hdd and notebook.

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think thats about it, i keep my thermal paste, spare cords and cleaning supplies in my truck

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Love the subtle "69" on the calculator screen @LinusTech hahaha

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I love all technology. The perfection of macs for my designer side, and the hardware and fun of tinkering on the of the pc side. We can have it all, just not at the same time.

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Potatoes & a box of Twinkies 

To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

 

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Do you have a link or model or where you have bought the screw driver? Never had something to be proud of using.

I am guessing everyone is on his channel as well...of course. How many people do we have here now. Where were

the status pages for the forum/community? 

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Depending on what I'm doing ill just take what I think I might need.

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Standard phillips head screwdriver, precision phillips head screw driver, thumb drive, need to get a new usb to sata/ide adaptor...most of the time this covers what I do..along with my laptop of course

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It might be handy to carry a can of air in your tech bag. Many of the things you were carrying were to be used to diagnose cooling issues, and you never know when you might need to blast some dust out of a rig or scare off a pet. xD

Just make sure the can is protected. I can only imagine the damage a punctured can will do in a tech bag.

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Generally just me and possibly a screwdriver... but I do have a whole storeroom at work filled with all the other whatsits that might be needed, I just cant carry those around wiht me so I take what is needed for the job, it changes.

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Mine

-A laptop (Samsung 535U3C)

-SATA3 to USB 3

-External 13' monitor (newly bought)

-32GB Flash Drive that had a AIO Windows 10/Windows 8.1 and Drivers

-Multibit screwdriver (almost like the ifixit kit)

-pliers

-Bunch of SD card (most of it is dead from my client)

-Universal laptop charger (with a bunch of DC jack)

-Food (why not)

-Thermal paste (5 of them)

-Anti-static bag

-gloves

-mouse (the cheapo one)

-memory cards to usb3.0

Thats all

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I counted and Linus has 56 things in his bag (61 if you count the other things that didn't made it into his bag with it) Also, Linus, where did you get your orange multiheaded (I'm assuming magnetic) screwdriver?

https://store.snapon.com/Standard-Handle-Screwdriver-Ratcheting-Magnetic-Standard-Orange-8-3-4--P634146.aspx

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2011 17" MBP

Lightning Cable

30 Pin apple Cable

Blank CD's

1TB external HDD

Assorted memory sticks

Notepad + atleast 5 pens

Multitool

Numerous 3.5mm to 1/4 jack adapters

Reference Headphones (AKG K550)

Monitoring Headphones (Sennheiser HD202)

XLR male to female lead (10ft)

1/4 to 1/4 TRS lead (10ft)

Behringer xm8500

Reel of small gauge insulated wire

Electrical Tape

Masking Tape

Sharpie

Guitar Picks

Capo

Electric Tuner

Drum tuning key

AA, AAA, C batteries

 

It weighs an absolute tonne, but its all saved me more often than i'd care to remember. :lol:

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The list of tools my company either requires me to carry or are things I personally keep (to make life easier) in my tool kit are listed below.

I do not use all of these tools each day nor do I carry them on every job I complete. I keep a networking tool kit and a general tool kit. My laptop bag holds my general purpose tools. When I go on networking jobs, I carry both kits, otherwise just my laptop bag tool kit.

 

The most important thing I keep in my tool "kit" is my attitude. Going in with a negative attitude when doing a repair, IME, leads to longer repair times and frustration.

  • Windows laptop/tablet and charger
  • laptop/tablet/phone charger and cables
  • Android phone with tethering
  • bluetooth earpiece (self explanatory)
  • Spare phone battery or USB battery pack
  • Screw driver with bits (I use one with a telescoping shaft)
    - Torx and security torx
    - Phillips heads
    - Flat heads
    - Hex bolt (use small hex screws in PCs and large hex bolts to wall mount servers and networking equipment)
    - Allen key adapters
    - Precision bits 
  • 1 needle nosed and 1 regular pliar
  • Magnetic screw cup (as to not loose screws)
  • Telescoping Magnetic grip tool (to hold screws in place or to remove screws stuck where pliars/tweezers can't get them).
  • Screw driver and bit magnetizer
  • Tweezers
  • Electric mini drill/driver
  • Cable toner
  • Cable tracer
  • RJ11/RJ45 punch tool
  • RJ11/RJ45 crimp tool with wire cutter and stripper
  • keyboard and mouse
  • multiple USB drives
  • SATA to USB adapter
  • usb to PS/2 adapter for mouse AND keyboard
  • 2x PS/2 to usb adapters (1 for mouse and 1 for keyboard; used when PCs' BIOS mandates PS/2 keyboard or the system only has PS/2) 
  • VGA/display port/DVI/HDMI cables (for testing purposes only)
  • USB Ethernet adapter
  • USB to Cisco serial adapter
  • Cat 5e cable
    -Straight cable
    - Crossover cable
  • Rollover to Ethernet and Rollover to serial Cisco adapters
  • Headlamp
  • Glasses/alcohol wipes
  • Pen and paper
  • mini knife (to open packages)
  • angled wire cutters (to remove zip ties or cut cable)

The drill/driver, USB adapters and cables, keyboard and mouse, video cables, and Ethernet/Cisco cables are kept in my trunk for situations when they are needed. If my company provided a monitor for me to use for troubleshooting, i'd keep it in my trunk as well. By no means is this a complete list of the things I keep either in my networking kit, my regular tool kit, or in a box in my trunk. I use most of the items listed at least 1 time per week (with the exception of the Cisco stuff and the USB to SATA adapter and the RJ punch tool and the RJ crimp tool)

 

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I'll show you mine if you show me yours...

 

I just saw this video on YouTube and the movie Marry Poppins kept coming up in my head. I also have a lot of gear I carry around. 

Love your videos Linus.  :wub:

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