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It's getting a bit too hot in the office now -- the mercury hit a whopping 92 F here in the UK the other day, so we're already whining and wishing it was winter again -- so I'm spending less time in the office and more time out and about. But there's always work to do, so that means the trusty laptop often comes along.

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Just the other day, I cleaned out my laptop bag, threw out a fair bit of detritus I'd collected over the past few months, and streamlined what I was carrying. (I really didn't need a handful of USB-C cables!) Now I've got a lightweight load that lets me travel the world and still get work done.