Category Archives: Hardware

Hipster tablet

Posted on June 20, 2011 by drben

Merlin Mann presented the hipster PDA. I’ve just discovered the hipster tablet.

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How I chose a notebook (3): Bindewerk

Posted on August 9, 2010 by drben

In the course of testing out various notebooks, I bought a Bindewerk Purist in a local shop. My first impression was of a rather rough little notebook that didn’t look like a Moleskine. It has straight cut edges, no round … Continue reading →

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How I chose a notebook (2): paper test

Posted on August 9, 2010 by drben

So, to the testing. Method: For all testing, I used the same pen, a Faber-Castell E-Motion with a medium nib.

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How I chose a notebook (1): a problem emerges

Posted on August 2, 2010 by drben

A couple of years ago, I started using my mobile phone instead of a paper diary to keep my appointments. At the same time, I was getting a bit frustrated with coming back from meetings with loose A4 pages of … Continue reading →

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Kindle Didn’t Light His Fire

Posted on August 9, 2009 by drben

Nicholson Baker reviewed the Kindle electronic book-reading thingy in the New Yorker. And answered questions about it in a chat. Personally, I spend enough time staring at screens. But I think Baker has given the device a fair trial, and … Continue reading →

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