This travel daypack zips up into a tennis ball sized bundle / Boing Boing

On my last trip to Tokyo, I brought along the Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Day Pack ($26.99 on Amazon). It weighs 2.4 oz (my iPhone 6 Plus weighs 6.2 ounces) and zips up into a bundle smaller than my fist. But it holds 20 liters of stuff, and I used it every day to carry water, snacks, sweaters, an iPhone charger, a portable wifi, groceries, and things Carla and I bought while walking around. The material feels indestructible.

This is the best pot scrubber After trying out a lot of different scrub brushes, I think the OXO Good Grips scrub brush is the best. I prefer this palm-style brush to brushes with a handle because I can really bear down on the pots and pans. It’s comfortable to hold and the bristles hold up well to rough treatment. I […]

I interviewed the delightful John Hodgman about some of his favorite tools, and I learned many good tips from him (especially how to reverse sear a steak). As you probably know, John is a writer, performer, former PC, once the resident expert on the Daily Show, and now the author of two books of non-fake […]

Every tool box needs a pair of screw removal pliers A screw with a stripped head can be difficult to remove. There are a number of ways to remove screws with stripped heads. Lifehacker has a nice article on this subject. My favorite method of removing a stuck/stripped screw is with a pair of screw removal pliers. They bite into the exposed sides of the […]

If you’ve ever worked with two monitors, you know how much time they save. When you’re dealing with big jobs that involve lots of data, there’s nothing like being able to see all your charts and spreadsheets at a single glance. Once you’re used to it, there’s no reason you’d ever go back other than […]

This travel app helps you take advantage of flash airfare deals When you’re planning a vacation, think about things from the airline’s point of view. Jet fuel is expensive. Airplane maintenance is expensive. Ergo, empty seats equal a lot of lost revenue. There are a few travel sites out there that can turn someone else’s canceled flight into your gain, but you’d be hard-pressed to find […]

Things break, and even in this disposable world, there’s a need to fix them. Up until recently, that’s been the crusty bottle of glue in your junk drawer, which is just as liable to coat your fingers as the thing you actually want to repair. Looks like there’s finally a Star Trek-level solution on the […]

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