Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Parker Butterfly open Double edge Safety Razor

For my birthday this year Tracey got me one of the coolest gifts ever. A shaving kit! It might sound boring, but it's freaking awesome. Especially since I don't use an electric razor.
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The Safety Razor is made out of stainless steel.
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It's called 'Butterfly' because you twist the handle to open the top. This is where you load the Double edge razor.
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One really nice thing about safety razors, is the the razor replacements are dirt cheap compared to the 5 blade Gillette razors.
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The full kit includes pre-shave oil, Cream, and After shave lotion.
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And the Badger Hair brush. Together I get one awesome shave.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

BP Custom Woodworks Hard Drive & Lacie Flat USB Cable

HDD enclosures are getting pretty stale lately. Brushed aluminum ugliness or cheap plastic. That's until I found BP Custom Wood works Wooden Enclosure Hard Drives.
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The wood is polished Walnut. 500 GB drive.
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Not quite as small as most external HDDs, but still pretty small. And Surprisingly light.
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USB and indicator light in the back.

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To go with my new hard drive I also got a lacie flat cable usb. Granted, I have a bout 100 USB cables.
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Bright blue so it's easy to find in my bag.
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The flatness makes it easier to roll up and keeps it from tangling in my bag.
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All together it's awesome!
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I, of course, also customized the folders to fit the wood theme.


BP Custom Woodworks makes their HDD enclosures out of re-purposed materials.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Tom Bihn Ristretto for 11" MacBook Air

With my new Macbook Air, I also got a new bag to carry it in. I go through more messenger bags than anyone I know. But I think I found a real winner here.
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For starters it's very small and unobtrusive, unlike my previous bag.
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Tom Bihn logo. The fabric is a durable canvas.
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A giant heavy duty single handed buckle.
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The back has a slanted pocket for quick access to papers or magazines.
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The back also has an adjustable waist strap to keep it from bouncing around.
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The inside is a brighter orange color, which makes it easier to find things rolling around inside.
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The 11 inch Macbook Air fits perfectly into it's padded compartment.
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There are 6 rings inside, you can attach your keys or anything to them.
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I went ahead and got the 'Absolute Strap', I highly recommend it. It's soft padding on the shoulder with a textured side so it doesn't slip.
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With heavy duty metal clips.
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It's not really made to carry a lot, They claim it's only made for the laptop, phone, and a notebook. But I fit all of this in comfortably.