Google Keep and Calendar. Specifically because of the blazing fast home screen widget. I wouldn't trust a cloud solution for important long term stuff but I love how well it integrates with everything.
BitWarden. Every time someone asks about password managers, the answer is always BitWarden or KeePass.
My answer is no different. I have been very happy with it. And the secure notes feature is nice.
MOLLE. This is the military webbing soldiers use that makes their packs modular. My SOG ninja backpack is only $35. lacks a laptop compartment, but a standalone sleeve fixes that.
The pouches are cool, but what really sells the system is putting an extra water bottle holder, or a carabiner attachment with Grimlocs that can then hold a bag for extra shoes, a keychain solar flashlight, or a towel case so it's out and can dry.
(By the way, I would NOT recommend a solar backpack for any reason unless you really like walking in direct sun all day. They cost a fortune, weight a lot, have stuff to break, and MOLLE lets you carabiner on a folding solar charger if you really want.)
YoLink temperature sensors. If you think you have an area where pipes might freeze, don't wait till they do, watch them with a sensor of your choice. Or maybe wait for a Matter compliant one.
A pourover coffee maker. The filter catches the cholesterol raising stuff, the process is focused and relaxing and a break from the screens, coffee makes you live longer, and it tastes better than keurig or instant.
One of the few analog functional items I actually use and recommend.
Plano molding plastic ammo boxes. Put all your stuff for one project in them, put them in a cube shelf organizer by your shoes, and getting ready to go somewhere for a project is so easy! If you can't fit all your stuff, then you know it's time to reassess how much stuff you need to take there.
They're cheap enough to have a bunch and dedicate them to different activities.
Kind of an odd one since I just now learned of their existence and have not personally tried them yet(They haven't come in the mail), but I can't just not share this one.
Uni-ball Power Tank pens.
Currently, I use a Rite in the Rain pressurized pen, but reviews say the uni-ball ones are just as good, but in a disposable form factor, for $16 per 10 pack.
Pressurized pens are amazing. Nothing else stands up to being left to sit around unused quite like that. Having them available cheaply makes them the perfect pen for occasional users. I just wish I had known about them sooner, since I know so many people who would appreciate a few for Christmas.
The power tank pens are especially great if you're left handed since they dry fairly quickly. You might also enjoy the Pilot multiball- doesn't have the cool pressurization thing going on, but it works really well on non-paper surfaces
BitWarden. Every time someone asks about password managers, the answer is always BitWarden or KeePass.
My answer is no different. I have been very happy with it. And the secure notes feature is nice.
MOLLE. This is the military webbing soldiers use that makes their packs modular. My SOG ninja backpack is only $35. lacks a laptop compartment, but a standalone sleeve fixes that.
The pouches are cool, but what really sells the system is putting an extra water bottle holder, or a carabiner attachment with Grimlocs that can then hold a bag for extra shoes, a keychain solar flashlight, or a towel case so it's out and can dry.
(By the way, I would NOT recommend a solar backpack for any reason unless you really like walking in direct sun all day. They cost a fortune, weight a lot, have stuff to break, and MOLLE lets you carabiner on a folding solar charger if you really want.)
YoLink temperature sensors. If you think you have an area where pipes might freeze, don't wait till they do, watch them with a sensor of your choice. Or maybe wait for a Matter compliant one.
A pourover coffee maker. The filter catches the cholesterol raising stuff, the process is focused and relaxing and a break from the screens, coffee makes you live longer, and it tastes better than keurig or instant.
One of the few analog functional items I actually use and recommend.
Plano molding plastic ammo boxes. Put all your stuff for one project in them, put them in a cube shelf organizer by your shoes, and getting ready to go somewhere for a project is so easy! If you can't fit all your stuff, then you know it's time to reassess how much stuff you need to take there.
They're cheap enough to have a bunch and dedicate them to different activities.
Kind of an odd one since I just now learned of their existence and have not personally tried them yet(They haven't come in the mail), but I can't just not share this one.
Uni-ball Power Tank pens.
Currently, I use a Rite in the Rain pressurized pen, but reviews say the uni-ball ones are just as good, but in a disposable form factor, for $16 per 10 pack.
Pressurized pens are amazing. Nothing else stands up to being left to sit around unused quite like that. Having them available cheaply makes them the perfect pen for occasional users. I just wish I had known about them sooner, since I know so many people who would appreciate a few for Christmas.