Comments on: What do you rely on most, besides technology?

By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:28:18 +0000

A Swiss Army Knife with a pen and scissors are a must. I use the pen when all the pens on my desk have disappeared. I use the scissors when I'm bored at my desk but glued to the chair... i sit and clip my nails until the computer screen calls back to me.

By: Island in the Net

Island in the Net — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 13:54:54 +0000

My wife. Without her to distract me from my technopilia long enough to eat, sleep and engage life, I would have been found dead at a desk staring into the cold glow of an LCD.

By: LivNLet

LivNLet — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:19:21 +0000

COFFEE.

And…

coffee.

By: kelly

kelly — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:17:48 +0000

Copious amounts of coffee. Black, no sugar.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:16:36 +0000

Automatic espresso machine in the kitchen.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:06:20 +0000

Here are what I use, in no particular order:

- A UniBall Vision Elite pen
- A BIC 4-color retractable ballpoint pen
- A few 8.5″x11″ yellow legal pads
- A few stacks of purple or green Post-Its
- An orange chisel-point highlighter
- A pad of grid paper (I find it better than a napkin to mock up pages)
- A huge mug for tea, hot cocoa, etc.
- A bottle of ice cold water
- A small yet usable messenger bag for my MacBook Pro

Other than those items and possibly my tech books, I’m pretty flexible. A good desk/chair combo helps, too, but I try to make do with what I have.

By: michael bernstein

michael bernstein — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:31:31 +0000

Coffee, of course.

By: ducksixty

ducksixty — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:02:57 +0000

Scotia, the yellow labrador retriever, the moleskine with index cards, a scheduled visit with a real live non-work-associated friend or relative, walking shoes that demand use, my saxophone, reading specs.

By: tiffany

tiffany — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:32:01 +0000

A notebook and pen, and the perfect (for me) bag. It has to be lightweight enough to function as a purse, yet big enough to hold a Moleskine, and a small paperback.

By: pam

pam — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:19:55 +0000

Coffee.

By: Sal Cangeloso

Sal Cangeloso — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:08:59 +0000

Definitely my desk. A big sturdy desk is the key to getting anything done, especially if you like to have your materials laid out in front of you…

I have one from Ikea, not too fancy, but it does the job.

By: techbee

techbee — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:51:40 +0000

A good armchair and reading glasses, because you know your eyes will get ruined by all this computing anyway so its best to save what can still be.

By: Derek Coleman

Derek Coleman — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:42:33 +0000

Umm…food?

But seriously, like-minded people are essential to have nearby or at least easy to reach. New ideas flow much better when you’re talking with people of the same mindset.

By: Patrick Rhone

Patrick Rhone — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:12:40 +0000

I rely on my Moleskine 18 Month Weekly Planner, Levenger Shirt Pocket Briefcase and Uniball Signo 207 Pen. Without these, my world would be one of reckless confusion and hopeless denial. Capture early, capture often. Then I take all that info and sync it into tech where all the little computer elves do the sorting and heavy lifting.