(Nicked this picture from Stevecla – looks like an advert for Cyberdyne Systems. I’m going to put a chain lock on the TV stand just in case..)

I’m back at work tomorrow after a few days off recharging batteries/dumping the kids with the grandparents. This afternoon I managed to get a couple of hours to continue tinkering with the tech set-up at home.

Mainly this involved downloading the new blades for the XBox (looks very metro-y now) in preparation for the arrival of the Kinect(which means my kids will be able to do video calls to the Grandparents really easily too!) and hooking up the new laptop to the Windows Home Server via the Zune software and Windows Live Photo Gallery in preparation for the arrival of my Windows Phone 7.

Man, I think I just geek bloated on all of the upgraded stuff that’s happening. It’s nice, not least because it means I can ditch iTunes and all things “i*”, but also because it feels just a bit “meh” now.

Oh – also squeezed in an order for a Kindle. I know, I just had to have that second slice of pie. Burp.

I was delighted to see our very own @deepfat (resident business intelligence, security and, er, fine art expert) nominated for the Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards 2010.

He’s in the Individual IT Professional Male category under “Insufficient Data” and is up against my chum Steve Clayton – which is surely reason enough to give @deepfat your vote…

A little known fact is that I always try to sneak in a picture of a clown into my presentations. (via Clementine)

In a break from the norm, pencil case 5 contains pens and pencils:

• A biro.
• Some nice sketching pens of various thicknesses
• A bunch of felt tips
• Some Sharpies
• A load of whiteboard pens

And that’s it – the Mobile Road Warrior kit in several pods. What’s in your backpack?

This is the “everything else” kit:

• 2 HD Webcams
• SD (and other) Card Readers
• USB Memory Stick
• A few spare business cards
• A universal socket adaptor (with 2 USB charging points)

Spare lenses for cameras usually end up in the camera bag, but there’s plenty of other bits and pieces in another piece of essential evangelism kit:

• Gorillapod tripod
• Microphones: wireless lapel and battery pack, gun and surround.
• Headphones

Almost a mobile studio – the lighting wouldn’t fit in.

Boring but essential is the charging pod. Contents include:

• Mini-USB charging kit (plugs and cables)
• USB Cables
• Specialist battery chargers for Sony and Canon cameras
• Standard 3-pin plug and 2-pin power cable

Next upgrade for this would be a universal set of pins and maybe solar power and spare battery capacity.

Every evangelist needs to be able to “put the show on right here” so Pod 1 is all about presenting.

Contents include:

• Samsung SP-H03 Pico Projector  - which has internal memory so can carry a bunch of presentations too.
• Kensington Clicker – getting old and not a patch on @mtaulty’s lucky charm
• RGB and Video cables and a USB cable and extender.

Presentations sorted.