I am notorious for misplacing my pushpins, not to mention repeatedly stabbing myself with the pointy ends so this new product, the Click and Stick is a “push pen,” for lack of a better term. Load in a stack of thumb tacks and then slide to push the tack into the bulletin board. (Thanks to…
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From our fine readers…
I have received several questions and recommendations from our fine readers so I thought I might start an infrequent post series “From our fine readers”. Shall we begin? Mark recommended a recent story from The Smithsonian Magazine on the history of the @ symbol. Great article about one of my favorite little glyphs. Nathalie asked…
Kaweco Allrounder vs. Student: The Purchasing Debate
Let me start off by saying I have not yet handled either of these pens but based on the descriptions listed, let me go through the differences (and similarities) between the Kaweco Allrounder ($106) and the Kaweco Student ($56). Also, let me clarify that I started this research for my own benefit as I was…
Gender-specific pen: ‘Bic For Her’
Oh, boy… Bic is getting lots of flack for the gender-specific Bic for Her. Does is come with a just showered fresh scent too? I have to be honest, I do prefer smaller pens because I have small pens but this kind of crap marketing and tampon-esque “Easy Glide” ad words make me cringe. C’mon…
Winner of the Notice Life Stationery Set
Thanks to everyone who entered to win the Notice Life business organizing system. Without further ado… Drum roll please… m. j. hutchens! I sent you an email to confirm your prize and get your shipping information. Thanks so much to everyone! More giveaways will happen in the near future!
Evernote + Moleskine Smart Notebooks
I’m sure this isn’t the first time you’ve heard about the recent union between Moleskine and Evernote but I thought I’d go ahead and include info here for those who might not have heard the news. Moleskine announced an Evernote-specific “smart” notebook last week at the Evernote Trunk Conference. The book includes stickers that, when…
Need Advice on News and Digital Detritus
I’ve had a couple questions floating around in my organizationally-obsessed head and I was hoping you fine readers might have some input. What is your favorite way to get your news? I’m talking weather, politics, big news — not just RSS feeds from Gizmodo and the Pen Addict. How do you collect and track online…