December 2009 Archives

I changed my mind. I used to think that the Total Shaving Solution was the best shaving oil out there. But I admit it was the first one I tried. Any shaving oil is a massive improvement over shaving cream or gel, so you really can't go wrong. But I find Kinexium to be a better product than TSS for several reasons:

1. It's easier to dispense. A single squirt from the pump nozzle is all you need.
2. It doesn't have the overpowering menthol smell and feel like TSS.
3. It's slicker, making it easier to spread and easier to shave.

The price per fl oz is about the same as TSS. I found it at my local CVS drugstore. It's available online too from Amazon or eBay.

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I love my Evo pen. I picked mine up several years ago at the MOMA store. I love it. It's the most comfortable pen I've ever used.

Then when I was packing for a long international trip, I stumbled upon the idea of taking one of the Evo cartridges with me in my money belt. It worked brilliantly. At 2.5" long, it's short enough to fit comfortably with my credit cards. But it's long enough to be usable for filling out travel forms and taking brief notes.

They are also very reasonably priced, at only $1 a piece (though you have to get them in sets of 3). I recommend you pick up an Evo pen while you're at it. At only $3, it's a great deal.

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I love my Apple aluminum keyboard. The flat keys, short travel, and ample margins between the keys make it the easiest keyboard I've found to type on. Plus it is quiet. No loud clicking to distract me from the thoughts I'm typing.

Of course the annoying thing is that it's designed to work with Macs. Still, that doesn't stop me from plugging it in and using it with my Windows PC. The only real difference is the Command key sends a Windows key event. Personally, I use the SharpKeys utility to remap my keys so that the Command key on the keyboard sends Ctrl and vice-versa.

You can also get a narrower version without the number pad on the right. This gives you a bit more space to operate your mouse on the right without straining your arm way out to the side. (I keep my mouse on the left, so I don't have this issue.)

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