Things every techie should own

[masterzpcz]

USB drive,  a mini screw driver a smart phone and a a drive with a iso of windows (I have actually had to use this a few times and its really helpful to have in those rare situations when you need it) 

[daniielrp]

Screwdriver set.

Torch.

Secondary device - phone/tablet etc.

2nd PC. 

Flash drive.

[Thunderpup]

Nail clippers

[MrImnotMLG]

5 hours ago, samcool55 said:

I thought linus did a video more recently but i cant find it so i'll share the one i could find

-snip-

 

Oh god that promo in the beginning. It sounds like he has a pillow over his mouth. I forgot how bad the old set up was.

[FlpDaMattress]

22 hours ago, Space Reptile said:

one of these puppies

agree, having a random windows 98 machine is always useful. i have two (true story, i'm officially a hoarder)

[Beeeyeee]

iFixit Protech Tool-Kit

Small velcro straps or zip ties

Thermal paste

isopropyl alcohol/ paper towels

GafferTape (not duct tape it leaves residue)

3m Tape

two flash drives (one with windows ISO, one for random storage with some basic programs installed on it: Defragler, CCleaner, Malwarebytes, Some basic drivers, etc.)

Cables: HDMI, USB to micro-b/mini-b, type-c, PC Power cable, etc.

Basic cables, adapters splitters, and screws (hard drive, PCI-e, etc)

Sata cables

at least thats what I have.  

[Brian McKee]

On you? Screwdriver, Knife, flashlight, lighter, standard cables and adapters.

 

I mean pretty standard stuff overall lol.

[Zodiark1593]

A small, cheap beater laptop/win 10 tablet. Flash drive. Screwdriver set. Pocket Knife. Flashlight (preferably above 200 lumens). Choice of coffee maker or espresso machine. 

 

And a bunch of people random cables laying around tends to help. 

 

I will double on that beater device. An x86 2 in 1 with Windows and Linux, with good battery, fan less, and for less than $150 out the door at Wal mart is quite great. Not fast, but it makes a great Swiss army knife for the techie and hacker. 

[mrchow19910319]

On 11/11/2016 at 2:19 PM, Enderman said:

LOL that would barely fit in my backpack

I have a much more portable light:

Pfft, can your flash light protect you when you are wondering alone in the dark???  /s

You know I heard so many stories about police man using this kind of flash light knock some people out. 

 

[BingoFishy]

On 11/11/2016 at 2:00 AM, kaiju_wars said:

A racheting screwdriver.  An anti-static wristwrap. 

That's my two must-haves.

I've both, but I also have an ifixit screwdriver that works as well/better than a ratcheting screwdriver because it's basically just a little disk on top that you touch with your palm and apply pressure on. I understand that this won't work with larger screwdrivers, but it's a really nice system.

 

Here's what I'm talking about:

If the timestamp doesn't work go to 1:16

[AlTech]

On ‎11‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 1:39 PM, MrImnotMLG said:

I was thinking today about what I should get and what I should carry around with me. I thought about what everyone here thinks we should own. This could include anything from a flash drive to a ifixit toolkit. It could be something that you don't carry with you or even use regularly, just things we should have in case the occasion arises. I just want to know what the community sees as important to own.

A Smartphone of some description, a USB stick, a Micro USB (or USB-C) to USB-A,

A Powerbank in case of ridiculously high phone usage during the day.

 

And some headphones..

[kaiju_wars]

Just now, BingoFishy said:

I've both, but I also have an ifixit screwdriver that works as well/better than a ratcheting screwdriver because it's basically just a little disk on top that you touch with your palm and apply pressure on. I understand that this won't work with larger screwdrivers, but it's a really nice system.

 

Here's what I'm talking about:

If the timestamp doesn't work go to 1:16

Yeah, I know what you're talking about.  I have the knockoff version.  It's nice for when taking apart laptops. 

[AlTech]

2 minutes ago, BingoFishy said:

I've both, but I also have an ifixit screwdriver that works as well/better than a ratcheting screwdriver because it's basically just a little disk on top that you touch with your palm and apply pressure on. I understand that this won't work with larger screwdrivers, but it's a really nice system.

 

Here's what I'm talking about:

If the timestamp doesn't work go to 1:16

Sometimes I make bad jokes so you're gonna have to bear with me....

 

Why not use a 64 Bit version? .......

 

I know my jokes can awful .

[AkiraDaarkst]

Uhhhh.... common sense?  Judging by the amount of people complaining about the new MBP and comparing them to gaming laptops, it seems many people lack it quite a lot.

[vorticalbox]

On ‎11‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 5:41 AM, Enderman said:

I carry a flashlight everywhere

I have a pen with a laser pointer and a white led. It's been super useful.

 

Things I would have are a usb with virus removal tools, data recovery and defragment maybe benchmark/stress tests to find heat problems. A tool kit and a magnetic bowl.

[brenan999]

external optical disk drive, this is great for when you don't have internet access and the drivers are on disk.

external hard drive reader (great if you need to clone a drive or try and pull data off)

anti static bags for components that are coming out or need to be set aside of a bit

power supply jumper or wire or paper clip

multi meter

double sided tape

zip ties (even if it's just to keep wires out of the way)

usb, power and video cables of all types (you cannot image how many issues are solved with just this)

canned air

hammer (for when you need to office space the problem)

[BingoFishy]

9 hours ago, AluminiumTech said:

Sometimes I make bad jokes so you're gonna have to bear with me....

 

Why not use a 64 Bit version? .......

 

I know my jokes can awful .

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