🔦Real talk, real life: What's your go-to gadget on the jobsite?

Angela Aff · 2025-07-08T20:25:11+00:00

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Angela Aff

Real talk:

What gadget, tool, or piece of tech (besides Bluebeam of course) do you absolutely have to have with you on the jobsite?

☀️ Solar power gadgets like a phone charger?
🔭 Something high-tech like a
👷‍♀️👷‍♂️ Something wearable like a magnetic wristband?

OR something that would be nice to have once you get home from a day's work?!

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Milwaukee Packout! kit your sh*t and its always together.

nexlevel801

For Punch-Lists in Procore, Viewing Blue Prints in DropBox, Sending & Receiving Emails, Taking Progress Pictures and Taking Notes, I would say the Apple iPad 11-inch: A16 chip, 11-inch Model, Liquid Retina Display, 128GB, Wi-Fi 6 + 5G Cellular, 12MP Front/12MP Back Camera, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life is a perfect gadget.

vfrench

My Samsung S25 Ultra is all I need - I can look at the drawings from Bluebeam Cloud and also take pictures and videos of progress, issues, etc..

Although I should say that my Thermos mug is also pretty handy in winter too!!!

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