When smart phones first came out, my life changed for the better. Given that I make a living online, having processing power in my pocket took the leash off and allowed me to get away from my monitor far more often then ever before.

These days, however, I detest the smart phone. In fact, I believe it is largely responsible for the wide spread disease of social media – which, in turn, can be held responsible for many of today’s societal and political problems.

That’s neither here nor there though I guess… The smart phone is here. So what are you gonna do about it?

My answer has been to minimize. This started with a refusal to upgrade my years old iPhone. And when that finally gave up the ghost, I bought the iPhone mini thinking that the diminutive size would keep my eyes and thoughts away from it unless absolutely necessary.

This has worked ok for me, but Palm is taking it to the next level with a credit card sized “sort of smart” phone and I LOVE it.

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A really smartly design hub for travel… I love the way the cable stows and makes a nice clean package.

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I always thought those Goal Zero units from Yeti were sort of the segment leader in solar generators. Learned recently that most of those weirdo preppers prefer the Jackery.

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I’m not a big corp guy… I like the idea of niches being better served by small business and flexible innovation. But… As far as big corporations go, Apple is ok in my book. They are now donating 100% of eligible proceeds from (PRODUCT)RED sales to Covid relieve. Pretty rad.

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One of the better Cyber Monday deals out there. The Osmo is getting long in the tooth, but it’s still the best action camera out there when it comes to image quality and stabilization.

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Some of the best budget floor standers ever made are living off borrowed time. As such, you can get em for crazy cheap!

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