FlyThru Laptop bag from Belkin review

The Transportation Security Administration (you know, the TSA folks at the airport that ask you to throw out your shaving cream, take off your shoes and take your laptop out of your carry-on bag) has come up with Checkpoint Friendly Laptop bag rules.

One that I've seen reviewed is Belkin's FlyThru bag.  It looks like a nice design.  The laptop section unzips (not completely) so that it can 'butterfly' flat on the scanning belt.  The laptop section has a clear screen so that the TSA folks won't have any question about what's inside.  And I've read that the metal zippers won't interfere with the x-ray scan.  

The price doesn't sound too bad ($59.99 list price, or $42.80 at the PC Connection website).  I'm not sure when it will be available.  PC Connection's site says to call for availability, and Circuit City says it's to be released December 8, 2008.  (Anyone else nervous about buying anything from Circuit City?  I believe their days as a retailer are numbered!)

Anyway, if I end up getting one, I'll update this post with an actual hands-on review of the product.  If anyone else has got their hands on one, let us know what you think!

TinyURL.com

Ever wanted to share a website address with someone, but the address is some huge string of characters no one would ever be able to remember?  Like my URL for my photography blog: http://windycitycameraphile.blogspot.com.  Now that's a lot to remember.

Well, you can go to TinyURL.com and assign a shorter, easier to remember name for your site.  When you type in the TinyURL address, it directs you to the site!  I did this and gave my photo blog site the address http://TinyURL.com/chicagomike.  Try this with sites you go to all the time that have long, hard to remember URLs.