I’ve been using one for a while and think it’s great. Holds a ton without looking like it. And organizes it well. I use it to limit what I have and use for EDC: it has to fit in this valet. Recommended.
Year: 2020
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Member Journal — 3/9/2020
This week: notebook thinking, iBackpack, Slack, hankies, malware apps, and location tracking.
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Member Journal — 3/2/20
This week: my kickstand argument; I pick on John Gruber’s lack of iPad understanding; show you how unlimited time off is really an open office concept for HR policies; and preview some goods I am testing out.
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The Best Things for Everyday Life
Starting around 2011, or roughly 9 years ago, I embarked on a journey with this site to find the best things. Things which would make my life easier in all the roles I play. To that end, those things are spread out all over the place on the site, in various articles and reviews, while members have access to them in ‘The Best‘ page. So I broke down three categories which I feel, I have a very good handle on, and want to offer you some items for each of those categories.
These items are not only that which I consider to be the best, but things which I think genuinely make your life better/easier for having. Here we go…
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Member Journal — 2/24/20
This week: I go deep on this idea of contextual menus for iPad multi-tasking and describe why it is beyond stupid; let’s go to mechanical keyboard school, to help you out in your office or my office; the stress of different navigation apps; and a life pro tip your lawyer will love.
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Member Journal — 2/17/20
This week: my thoughts on remote work and offices; chicken nuggets; bedding scams; flashlights; and how do airplanes work.
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The James Brand: Elko
I love carrying Benchmade’s Proper series of knives, and I think they are among the best knives you can daily carry, but there are times when you want something smaller. Something lighter, just to have, just in case. But you don’t want that something to be crap.
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Member Journal — 2/10/20
This week: my advice for managing when pissed; paying for gas got better; watch statements; kudos to News+; notification hell; my new pocket organizer; site design updates, and how I split the work between Mac and iPad; and lastly a note on Apple Watch face design.
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Member Journal — 2/3/2020
Yesterday, [I posted a response](https://brooksreview.net/2020/02/ipad-turns-10-people-lose-their-damn-mind/) to many of the complaints I have seen about the iPad. Today, I write about the things I see missing from the iPad and touch on how I am using it full time these days. Including what exactly I think we need on the software front. Read on…
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iPad Turns 10 — People Lose Their Damn Mind
I was going to post this as my member post for the week, but then I had an entirely different take for that. Instead, as most of you know, the iPad hit its ten year mark last week. Good for it, best computer ever made by a laughable margin. It seems though that many people are still split, and not of that same mindset. The word “disappointment” seems to be the best summarization of these elite tech bloggers.
Let’s get to it.
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Member Journal — 1/27/2020
This week: what I carry in my briefcase and brief reasons why; phones and looking at them always; living on Swiss time with watches; 5G and remote work; VPNs.
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Tudor Black Bay GMT
I know when this started — it started with my grandfather passing away. Shortly after his passing my grandmother handed me his watch, and told me she wanted me to have it. A Rolex Datejust, not particularly old having a 2007 model year, but it was the only watch I had ever seen my grandfather wear (something my dad confirmed). From the day my grandfather got that watch, and onward, it was always on his wrist. And for the next year and a half I basically never took it off either.
But that watch is not the style I would pick, and truth be told at the time I really didn’t know what my style was or is. So I started trying to find a watch, because that Rolex was what caused me to ditch the Apple Watch and never look back. I started with a classic Steinhart and have been on a rampage ever since then.
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Member Journal — 1/20/2020
This week: paper and pen, keyboards stress me out, someone thinks Apple is evil, my toilet paper supply, overrated work perks, toilet seats, and then we dive into the topic of bags.
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Member Journal — 1/13/20
This week: why apps like Excel fail to understand iPadOS, the $20 million test, why OmniFocus uses Stockholm’s Syndrome to keep users, and Black PR — it’s a thing.
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Member Journal — 1/6/2020
New year, short post. I’ll be back to full length next week, but for this week: News+ subscription, miscellany to kick of the year, bag talk, and the finally tally on the poll.
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The Smartphone Isn’t Evil, Chill
I saw an article recently, which shared a ‘new tip’ for dealing with distraction in the digital age. The tip: keep your phone near the entrance/exit to your domicile — and if you need to use your phone walk to it and stay in that area while you use it. This, they say, is a great way to keep yourself from being distracted.
It’s also incredibly stupid. There seems to be this idea that tech itself is addicting and that many are handcuffed to tech by way of their phone. And so often the advice, like that advice above, is along the lines of eschewing tech during some part of your life. It’s bad advice, it’s avoiding the hard questions and finding a scapegoat.