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Call for ideas: The 43 Folders Geek Gift Guide
Merlin Mann | Oct 13 2005
Reader Jeff Click emailed to re-remind me of an idea I’d meant to act on last holiday season and never did: the 43 Folders Geek Gift Guide. Whee, presents! I’m also thinking of opening the floor to people who want to write mini-reviews of beloved schwag for use in the guide. So, assuming a bunch of you are geeks or have a cuddly little geek that you love, what would you like to see covered in the guide? So far I’m thinking:
Gimme more ideas. What do you want to know about? What kind of comparisons would be useful? What might you want to review yourself? And apart from fresh dungeon dice and a new inhaler case, what’s the one thing that will thrill the geek in your life this holiday? Update 2005-10-25 21:05:35Disclosure: I will almost certainly end up making a small percentage off readers’ purchase of some items reviewed in the Gift Guide. Also, John Wayne wasn’t really a cowboy, your Mom is the tooth fairy, and Bruce Willis was actually dead the whole time. Thanks, and sorry for any confusion. 24 Comments
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 I am so down for...Submitted by Nicole Lee (not verified) on October 13, 2005 - 2:13pm.
I am so down for writing a mini-review of geek gifts. Let me brainstorm on exactly what, and I’ll get back to you. »
Forgive my ignorance, but... 'scuba...Submitted by Maggie (not verified) on October 13, 2005 - 2:21pm.
Forgive my ignorance, but… ‘scuba boards’? »
Perhaps Phillips' new keychain 128mb...Submitted by Matt (not verified) on October 13, 2005 - 2:27pm.
Perhaps Phillips’ new keychain 128mb thumbdrive/MP3Player/Video/still camera? http://www.doyourthing.philips.com/key019_detail.cfm »
 Forgive my ignorance, but… ’scuba...Submitted by Merlin Mann on October 13, 2005 - 2:31pm.
Forgive my ignorance, but… ’scuba boards’? My bad, Maggie. I probably should have said “scuba slates.” :-) »
I came across this on...Submitted by Dave (not verified) on October 13, 2005 - 3:05pm.
I came across this on del.icio.io.us a while back. Haven’t ordered anything yet, but I’m drooling…. http://www.jetpens.com/ Tasty treats from Japan… »
The International Pocket Briefcase is...Submitted by Sean (not verified) on October 13, 2005 - 6:13pm.
The International Pocket Briefcase is the perfect wallet for us 3x5 card users. »
Kevin Kelly (of Wired fame)...Submitted by Greg (not verified) on October 13, 2005 - 7:28pm.
Kevin Kelly (of Wired fame) has an amazing product review site called Cool Tools: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/ He spent a long time traveling around Asia with just a camera and the clothes on his back and he is a gadget guru and just an overall genius of cool and useful stuff. The site is brilliantly categorized and full of concise entries. For example, the “Play” category has everything from a high end open source flight simulator (http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000706.php) to a book on how to make special effect Mouth Sounds (http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000747.php). For me, just the URL to Cool Tools would be a pretty great present — endless browsing and shopping-fantasy time provided. »
Don't forget money-costing subscriptions and...Submitted by Ashby (not verified) on October 14, 2005 - 2:46am.
Don’t forget money-costing subscriptions and software we never quite convince ourselves we should spend the money on. You know, cause really need it. »
Ever have the need for...Submitted by Rob (not verified) on October 14, 2005 - 3:24am.
Ever have the need for a crossover cable and not have one handy? ThinkGeek has an adapter that is small and priced right for the kids! http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/7470/ They also have a loopback adapter: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/6c20/ »
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