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@pratik cool bag. I carry a backpack wherever I go.

@pcora Thanks to @mtt for the suggestion. A backpack is too big and would tempt me to carry everything or rather more than what I actually need. This is for my wallet, keys, journal, maybe iPad Mini and a water bottle.

@pratik I understand that.. lots of people end up filling backpacks with more than they need. What I like is having support on both shoulders instead of in a single one. :)

@pratik What app are you using for Trakt? Using “TV Time” myself, but always looking for better options.

@mcg Trakt has its own native iOS app now. I first came upon their iOS app and later discovered their website.

@pcora Makes sense. For me, if a bag is heavy enough to need support on both shoulders, then it has too much stuff in it.

@pratik Last time I looked at their app it was a disaster 🙂 I keep hoping to find something a little nicer than TV Time, but no luck yet. It gets the job done, but not very elegant. I also worry about Trakt as well. They just had a multi-day outage due to a big database oops and I don't think this was the first time.

@mcg Definitely very confusing and not intuitive. ReelGood is another and it syncs from Trakt. I wish it did the other way. Or that ReelGood had RSS feeds.

@pratik do you know if the Berkeley field bag fits a 9.7” iPad Pro?

@pcora @pratik I can tell you have travelled to Europe. Man bags are cool. I prefer the option of sling, but bags that are more adaptable. I use a Billingham camera bag, don’t carry the camera about as much, so I just took the padding out lol

@Munish @pcora Yup! I just have to used to it. Maybe my second trip to (or first to actual) Europe later this summer will seal the deal. I have cringey memories of my fanny-pack days.

@humdrum Yes, it does

@mcg @pratik My personal favorite is TV Forecast.

@Mtt That might be my second favorite. The UI is nicer than TV Time but it’s missing some things.

@mcg @Mtt I see that you can sign in to Trakt to sync history in TV Forecast but needs a subscription to do that. Are they related or is it a one-time import? Do either of them have RSS feeds?

@pratik They are not related. It’s syncing more than importing.

@pratik TV Forecast doesn’t have an RSS feed, not sure about Trakt.

@Mtt but it asks me to pay to sync. I could but I’m already paying for Trakt. And yes, Trakt offers RSS feeds but only if you pay. But their feeds, as you know, are messy and error-riddled.

@Munish @pcora haha they are back in fashion. I used one when we went to NYC, it was easier for money and cards etc, when trying to keep an eye on a six year old too. They are still about, people are wearing them differently. We call them bum bags

@Munish @pratik In France, they’re sometimes called «bananes» (i.e. bananas) because of the shape.

@pratik These sync with Trakt(TV Time also has it’s own sync system)and provide nicer interfaces to track and get notified of upcoming shows. No RSS feeds.

@artkavanagh @Munish I have started using a sling when traveling. It's the everyday use that I wanted something for.

@pratik Like, for flinging rocks?

@eurobubba That too. Stay away, Goliath.