I’m getting quite a few emails asking for my laptop, ipad and Kindle loadouts. So here they are. I also included my daily clothing and backpack contents. Hey, might as well be complete!
Clothing worn most of the time - The Ex-Officio stuff has lasted me more than 10 years. Moisture wicking fabrics are a lifesaver in Thailand!
- Floppy hat
- Exofficio airstrip shirt
- REI coolmax undershirt
- 5.11 tactical pant coyote tan
- Exofficio boxers
- For extreme heat, evaporative gel neck cooler
- Costco socks (nice fluffy socks are difficult to find in Thailand !!! )
- Basic Nike walking shoes
Misc electronics in pant pockets
- iPod touch
- Vmoda ear buds from Costco
- Samsung dual-sim phone purchased from MBK a few years ago … throw down SIM from 7-11
Backpack contents – Backpack is a Jansport with 3d-mesh straps, amazingly tough and comfortable backpack that has survived riots, protests and warzones
- Deet anti-mosquito creme MUST HAVE
- Kindle DX Graphite
- ipad2 with grey cover
- Laptop
- Laptop charge
- Mouse
- A-Data USB 3.0 32GB USB Stick
- Foam disposable ear plugs
- Lots of Xylitol chewing gum – chewing gum increases focus study
ipad2 loadout
Apps
- GoodReader
- Sudoku HD
- Penultimate
- Zeo Sleep Manager
- Evernote
- Dropbox
PDFs under GoodReader
- CCIE RS Quick Review Kit by Krzysztof Załęski
- CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide 4th Ed
- Every cisco doc known to man
- Thai learning materials
Kindle DX Graphite (the big Kindle) contents
If you’re serious about Cisco studying, don’t buy the smaller Kindles because you’ll be scrolling around too much on diagrams and pdfs.
- INE Workbooks – bookmarked the beginning of each chapter – thank you for not using Lock Lizard!!!!!
- CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide 4th Ed
- 50 Cent Laws of Power
- 48 Laws of Power
- Ten-Minute Trainer – 150 Ways to Teach it Quick
Lenovo Core i7 laptop upgraded to 8GB RAM
Programs on laptops
Remote Desktop Manager is a great utility that groups all your telnet, ssh, RDP, VNC, etc sessions into one application. You can open multiple putty windows in tabbed format and you can group sessions and open them in one shot. For example, I made a group called, “IOU SWITCHES”. I can right-click the group and open all four switches.
My main labbing tool is Asasel’s IOU, followed by GNS3. I also have rack rental time with Graded Labs/INE for the final push. DON’T ASK ME WHERE TO GET IOU !
- GNS3 with router images, link to the various topologies
- VMWare Workstation
- Asasel’s IOU 4.3 (AWESOMENESS because the menu system has options to load in INE, IPExpert and Narbik’s lab configurations)
- focusbooster app
- Evernote
- Dropbox
- Stardock Fences to organize all the icons
- Putty
- Remote Desktop Manager
Study Material on laptop
- INE workbooks
- INE Advanced Technology videos
- Spidered version of Cisco’s online doc pages – this took a LONG time
- Ruhann’s Short Notes, buy this!!! I consider this the best value in CCIE R&S studying
Thank you! Keep up the good work, as always you’re very informative and inspirational.
Hey Humphrey,
I really appreciate all your efforts…all thumbs up!
By the way, how did you get a copy of the offline DocCD?
When are you taking the IE Lab?
You download the individual pdfs from the Cisco site. There is no actual offline CD anymore.