I read an article today in the Washington Post that made me chuckle. It said that intermittent fasting had no more effect than restricting daily caloric intake. However, the methodology of the study they cited was flawed in that the people who were on the fasting regimen actually CONSUMED 25% of their regular daily caloric intake on their fasting days. That isn't fasting; ...
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Innoo Tech Ceramic Burr Portable Coffee Grinder
If you've been reading my posts lately, you'll know how serious I am about my coffee. A month ago, I was trying to figure out how to deal with "the last mile", as it were, when it comes to coffee making on the road. Namely, I don't like to buy pre-ground coffee but prefer to grind my own. And when I say 'grind', I mean grind, not blend (the flavours are much better, since more ...
Mission Workshops Rummy Messenger Bag
I've been a fan of Mission Workshops for some time. In particular, I like the build quality and attention to detail of their bags and rucksacks. I posted before about the Hauser Hydration backpack that I bought and figured it was time to try one of their messenger bags. I bought the Black Camo limited edition Rummy Messenger bag about a month ago and it's become my bag du ...
Best Rechargeable Batteries for the Environment
Rechargeable batteries can be a drag, because you have to spend more time making sure that they are fully recharged and periodically recharging them even when not in use to keep them fully charged for when you DO need them. That said, we know that there are cost benefits over the long-term, if we can stick to using them. What about the environmental impact? Turns out the ...
Best Portable Hard Drives 2016 [UPDATE]
If you want a complete rundown on the best portable hard drives on the market, check out our exhaustive post - "Best Portable External Hard Drives for Urban Nomads". What follows here is a shortlist of some of the newer products that have come onto the market that you might have missed. Ultra portability - Portable External SSD Drives If ultra portability is important to you, ...
Segway MiniPro by Ninebot
The original Segway was a product ahead of its time. Unfortunately, it never caught on. It was expensive and faced tremendous pushback from city authorities who refused in many cases to license it for sidewalk use. Chinese Ninebot, however, has saved the Segway from the tech litter bin by purchasing the company and raising an additional $80m from venture capitalists, which ...
What are the Biggest most Bad Ass Hard Drives that money can buy?
It's not that I constantly run out of storage but I just loving having more than I need. Yes, I do have a lot of videos and photos, and other bumpf - but most of that can be compartmentalised onto a couple of 2-4TB hard drives. The trouble is I really want to have them all on a SINGLE drive. Just one drive. Driv-ana! Also, I'm really tired of backing up multiple drives. I ...
How to Clip/OCR Magazine & News Articles on your iPad/iPhone
There are a number of good document scanners for iOS. My personal favourite is Scanner Pro 7 from Readdle. In fact, Readdle make a number of great Apps to which I must also recommend Documents 5. These Apps allow you to take photos of paper documents and turn them into text-searchable PDF’s using OCR. Then, you can copy and paste text from the results into other ...
Carabiners are handy for luggage, groceries and hand-carry items
I have bought several carabiners over the last year, usually from luggage sales shops at the airport. I use them to clip all of my hand-carry items together. There is a special do-hickey for this purpose that came with my Tumi luggage but I keep misplacing it. Unfortunately, most of the carabiners you buy last minute (like I do) from the airport are crappy quality. I cannot ...
Lix 3D Printer Pen
If you like doodling and wished you could doodle in thin air, then this is your next travel gadget. You don't need any paper. You can start on a table top surface and draw straight upwards, even at an angle, joining your lines into a pyramid for stability. Or, you can doodle horizontally on a flat surface, then connect your component parts into a lattice-work that you can prop ...