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This post was inspired by the most recent "this is how you should live your life" posts on 43folders. I blogbarfed a way-too-long comment that was in poor etiquette, and decided to edit it down into two related posts here. I'll add to it as I remember more things, and I'll add photos the next time I have to pack for travel.
Just like any moving part, the collection of things I carry from place to place is scrutinized repeatedly for ways to reduce weight. An obvious decision, I've separated my car keys from my house keys so I don't have to carry the big plastic lump with me since there's zero chance that I'll be using it.
Note: if you're looking for a headset you can buy, I ended up buying this Logitech headset and have been reasonably happy with it.
So I'm not what you would call a DIY type guy, unless it comes to completely random stuff that is a total waste of my time. This is your warning.
I was trying to use Skype to talk to a colleague across the country today, and I was not happy with the sound quality. More importantly, I was concerned about the "cool factor" of my otherwise quite tolerable colleague who knows about this blog, because he said that it sounded as if "the Daleks were attacking", which must be some reference to the battle of Hastings or something gay.
At first, my expectations were not high. I had the only-ever-used-as-microphones iPod headphones nearby, and I was using the laptop's built in microphone. This microphone is really close to a fan, and a particularly noisy hard drive. Not a good experience. However, I didn't have a real headset around the apartment, so I thought about how I would improvise a suitable alternative.