I’m sure popular and medical wisdom would both indicate when you’re injured, you should rest. Similarly, when you’re recuperating in bed, working on your laptop isn’t helpful for faster recovery. That said, this week I found myself in a situation where I had to spend a considerable amount of time in bed (ironically, I threw my lower back out rearranging furniture in my home office, and the first few days immobilized me), but I also had to keep working (I’m a freelancer and can’t afford to miss my deadlines).

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They say "with age comes wisdom", and if there's one nugget of knowledge I've kept from my years at university, it's that delivery pizza is the best deal on the planet. You can squeeze out a lunch, dinner, and the next morning's breakfast from 8 slices, and have the box leftover to do something like this.

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Several of my coworkers are off to attend a trade show later this week, and the hot topic of the afternoon was portable battery charging options. Professionally, a drained smartphone or laptop could be the difference between updating live from the show or having to wait till the end of the day to connect and upload. Personally, it's just a bummer carrying around a lump of "good for nothing" when the battery is out...

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Back in my IT days, I used to carry around disinfecting wipes whenever I had to work on another person's keyboard computer. Some of those keyboards and mice didn't look like they had been cleaned in ages. Needless to say, I'm much happier working from home where I can keep hardware clean and pristine. I wanted to share a few of the techniques I practice to keep everything looking and working well...

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Q: I'm hoping you can help me. I'm bed bound while recovering from surgery. If I'm going to be mostly limited to being in bed, I want to catch up on my Netflix and browse online on my laptop. What's a comfortable way for me to stay online with my predicament in mind?

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A laptop sleeve is not only protective insurance against scratches and dings, it's also an opportunity to showcase a little fashionable personality, especially when you design and construct the accessory yourself like this rivet-ing little number from Oh Happy Day...

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Not that there was ever many color choices for Apple laptop owners to choose from, at least not since the multi-color toilet seat shaped iBooks. But now your only option is aluminum...and more aluminum. So where does a color lover who wants to break away from the staid shell of a metallic finish turn to? A hardshell case, of course!

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Now that Skyfall has officially made its way to Blu-ray and DVD, I've had a chance to re-watch the latest James Bond flick and gawk at all of the beautiful... work spaces. What, did you expect me to say Daniel Craig?

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I highly recommend Grant Thompson's Random Weekend Projects series over at YouTube for some inspired how-to projects. Where else can you learn how to "light a fire with your pee" and "how to make a battery using pennies"? His latest project is a bit more down to earth, outlining how to take that tablet screen video and blow it up to a 50" screen using just $5 in parts...

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Hex Tribute Cloak Backpack • $99.95 • HEX Inspired by the traditional and indestructible rucksack, the Cloak backpack is made of water resistant wale navy blue corduroy, with a drawstring liner underneath to secure contents with a pull. And if you tote your laptop and tablet wherever you go, you'll like the padded front access iPad pocket lined in micro fleece, alongside an interior laptop compartment designed specifically for a 15" MacBook Pro (but any laptop of the same size will work too. The Tribute Cloak is a handsome way to avoid carrying a bag that screams out you're carrying hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of tech inside. More