Archive For February 2013

After my review of their Western Flyer travel bag, Tom Bihn contacted me and asked if I would like to review their Ristretto laptop bag. They didn’t need to ask twice, and just a few days later UPS were at my door. I’d originally planned to use the Ristretto as my “mobile office” whilst pursuingContinue Reading ›

I’ve never given anything up for Lent before, but this year I’m giving up Twitter. Over the last few months I’ve found Twitter less engaging, and less rewarding, and after the latest round of hoo-hah I’ve decided that a longer break is in order. Related to this is the realisation that the ‘signal to noise’Continue Reading ›

Something went wrong around the start of the twenty-first century. The crowd was wise. Social networks replaced individual creativity. There were more places to express ourselves than ever before … yet no one really had anything to say. — Jaron Lanier

I’ve just returned from the latest New Adventures in Web Design conference in Nottingham and my luggage of choice was once again my Tom Bihn Western Flyer. My Western Flyer has quickly become one of my favourite and most used pieces of luggage, so thought I’d write a quick review to explain why I thinkContinue Reading ›