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It takes a Heart to make a Home
Monday, 07May2007 Filed in: Design & Life Hacks
Edge of utility
Wednesday, 26Aug2009 Filed in: Tools
Remembering the Travel Tinker Trouble Kit
Saturday, 24Feb2007 Filed in: Tools
Not only did I almost go into internet withdrawal, but I nearly went into tool withdrawal too when my computer bag stayed at home without me. So that tool crisis sparked a bit of thought and a couple of memories.
Read More...Pocket Briefcase
Not all tools are electronic or even strictly a "tool." Sometimes nothing beats paper to jot things down, or more important, to share. 3x5 cards can work, but where is the style in that?
Read More...Best Utility Knife
Monday, 05Dec2005 Filed in: Tools
I try to keep my "travel" tools separate from my regular tools.
At home since I have the space, I like to use regular tools instead of multitools.
Read More...TechTool Protoge
Out of the box, most Macintosh computers can be booted from a drive connected to the FireWire port.
But who has room to carry an extra FireWire drive for diagnostics?
Which is where Micromat enters the picture.
Read More...Utility Belt Part 3 (Final Part)
Monday, 05Dec2005 Filed in: Tools
I experimented with several main tool pouches before I found one small and unbulky enough, and I experimented even more to find out what tools to keep in it.
Even now I keep a few basics in it and adjust according to need.
It doesn't usually live on my belt anymore though, it stays in a side pocket of my computer bag.
Read More...Speaking of keys - Utility Belt Part 2
I've tried a lot of key holders over the years. The obvious solution is to keep them on your belt. Of all the types I have tried, three worked pretty well.
Of course there is the old standby, the leather strap thing over your belt with a hook for your keys. It does work pretty well, but the strap wears out after a year or so.
There is the retracting chain, also known as the "zirp-zirp." Get too many keys and it also wears out after a while and the chain won't retract.
Then there was a spring steel thing that worked OK until it got bent out of shape.
I had pretty much resigned myself to replacing the leather strap type every year or so, and then I found something different.
Read More...Revived 02Sep2019
Monday, 02Sep2019 Filed in: Site news
Utility belt part 1
Speaking of keys - Utility Belt Part 2
Utility Belt Part 3 (Final Part)
TechTool Protoge
Best Utility Knife
Pocket Briefcase
Remembering the Travel Tinker Trouble Kit
Edge of utility
Things you might have to teach your client - part two
Things you might have to teach your client
It takes a Heart to make a Home
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