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Wed - August 26, 2009 Edge of utilityWhen does something stop being useful
and just looks good?
www.teknopagan.com Sat - February 24, 2007 Remembering the Travel Tinker Trouble KitNot 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.
www.teknopagan.com Sat - June 3, 2006 Pocket BriefcaseNot 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?
www.teknopagan.com Sat - January 14, 2006 TechTool ProtogeOut 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.
www.teknopagan.com Mon - December 5, 2005 Best Utility KnifeI 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.
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Utility Belt Part 3 (Final Part)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.
www.teknopagan.com Sat - December 3, 2005 Speaking of keys - Utility Belt Part 2I'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 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. There 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.
www.teknopagan.com Mon - November 28, 2005 Utility belt part 1I love tools. Part of it is their
function, part of it is very definitely totem magick, and part of of it is
meditation to keep the panic attacks at bay. Don't worry, I won't touch on
those last two bits here. But the question inevitably comes up, how much is too
much to carry with you? Too much drags your pants off and gives a swivel to
your walk. Not enough and you don't have what you
need.
After experimenting, I divided my traveling tools into groups. My main tool pouch stays in my computer case, close enough to be handy but not dragging down my belt. Unless I need it of course. I do keep a small tool pouch of ballistic nylon on my belt with just a couple of tools.
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