Wacom is well known for their tablets, which designers all across the globe use for creating digital sketches with their PCs. However, for those who draw and like to do creative work freehand, paper is the default medium. And the Wacom Inkling is a new device that brings the two together. A sensor clips on to the top of your page, and…
When you buy an AeroPress it comes with a pack of paper micro-filters. These work fine and are easily disposable. However, for something different, there is this stainless steel AeroPress disk. The disk is reusable and has ultra-micro perforations so that only water gets through the filter, even when brewing a super-fine espresso grind. Many people prefer the flavor that stainless steel…
I'm a drummer, so I don't know too much when it comes to guitar pedals, but I do know that analog provides a very different tone and effect than digital. And so this brand-new analog delay pedal, the Panther, is something special. The internal circuit board was custom designed and each pedal is made by hand in the USA.
Another one of Anna's and my favorite movies from 2011 was The Help. The movie is well directed, well written, and well acted. It's based on the bestselling novel by Kathryn Stockett, and it tells the story of the tensions and difficulties between housewives and maids in the small town of Jackson, Mississippi during the 1960s. (Also available on iTunes.)
Based on a true story about the Oakland A's, spreadsheets, and the business of baseball, Moneyball is a great film. Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill are fantastic together; it's no doubt why they are nominated for the Golden Globe awards of best actor and best supporting actor respectively. (Also available on iTunes.)
Announced five years ago today, the iPhone became the smartphone that changed everything.
At HelpSpot we're big supporters of open source software and simply couldn't run our business without it. So, 6 years ago we created Open Source Help Desk List to assist companies looking for an open source help desk software solution. It's success has been beyond our wildest expectations; serving as an invaluable tool for thousands of companies to find the solution they…
Malcolm Gladwell's 3 books, The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, have sold more than 10 million printed copies combined (I know I own all three). They have been redesigned to include color illustrations throughout the books, and they have been repackaged into hardcover box set that sports gray cloth binding and foil stamping.
Tired of losing your keys between sleeping and waking? Is your office desk a mess with trinkets sprinkled all over the place? These small square leather trays would make for a classy and useful holding pen for all your miscellaneous stuff. Like your keys, wallet, cufflinks, and monocular. They measure 5 inches square and come in three different shades to match your…
Carnegie Mellon University's Master of Information Systems Management (MISM) degree with a Business Intelligence and Data Analytics (BIDA) concentration is developing an elite set of graduates cross-trained in business process analysis and skilled in predictive modeling, GIS mapping, analytical reporting, segmentation analysis, and data visualization. Students in the MISM-BIDA program acquire the skills to integrate cutting edge information and analytic technology practices…
Only 1,761 of Graf Von Faber-Castell's 2011 Pen of the Year will be made. This fountain beauty is platinum-plated with a hexagonal barrel and pieces of Jade set into the sides. And it's a mere $4,000.
This new-to-me band, NEEDTOBREATHE is led by two brothers whose father was a preacher. The lyrics and melodies sound like a southern gospel rock band and are full of heart and soul. The music is engaging and teases you to keep turning it up just a little bit louder and a little bit louder. (Also available on Amazon.)
Speaking of collar stays... for the less thrifty, this 4-pack of titanium collar stays are a bit more pricy but also can open old-school soda bottles.
By now you've no doubt discovered that there are two problems with the plastic collar stays that come with your fancy button-up shirts: they get bent out of shape, and they get lost. Thankfully, these stainless steel collar stays can rectify the situation. This set of 20 stays has 4 different sizes between 2.2 and 3 inches long, which means they're sure…
I recently ordered one of these double-walled glass bottles as my new traveling coffee mug. In theory, it's designed to be a tea tumbler — there is a metal basket at the top of the bottle which holds a tea bag. You turn the bottle upside down to brew, and then flip it right side up again and remove the tea bag…
Creating in OmniGraffle: a five-step introduction attempt in less than 140 words. Desired outcome: a new mockup of WebsiteThing. Start it up. Download OmniGraffle here. Choose “Blank” from the template window. Frame it. Stencils → Software → Konigi Wireframes. Designing for an iPhone? Drag out the iPhone browser. Lock object in place with ⌘+L. Build it. Check out what else the Konigi…
Agloves allow you to use your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android phone, and the like without exposing your hands to the bitter cold. They are a much better option than those gloves with no finger tips or the ones with the hooded finger tips. What's great about these is that the whole glove is made out of the touch-sensitive material and so…
This thing has all the amazing benefits of an electric kettle combined with the great pourover usefulness of the infamous Hario kettle.
"Let it snow. Let it snow. Let it snow." That's what you'll be singing every day of the year when you've got the Thor Double Blade ice scraper waiting impatiently in the back of your car. This beast of an ice scraper has two blades for forward and backward ice scraping, a telescoping arm and handle for better leverage, and a plow…
This slim and simple card case has but a single pocket big enough to hold a few bills and a few cards. If you are a minimalist wallet lover or if you are simply in need of a way to keep a few business cards in tact when on the road, the Heritage Card Case is certainly not in want of style.