The kind and benevolent gods and goddesses over at JetPens have given me a $25 gift certificate to give to you, one of my fine readers. So, here are the rules: You must tell me what you would buy with $25 at JetPens You must leave this information in the comments here at The Well-Appointed…
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Pelle Leather Journal Review
The Pelle Journal is the American answer to the widely-coveted Japanese Midori Traveler’s notebook. I got the medium-sized notebook which does not align with either of the two sizes available for the Midori books. The small “passport-sized” books seem too small to be truly useful at about 3.5”x5”. I’m curious about the classic “traveler-sized” which…
Alfred App
Four months ago, I mentioned a new app discovery called Alfred. I thought I would follow-up to let you know, I cannot live without it now. The simple act of clicking Option+Spacebar and keying in the first few letters of anything has shaved so many seconds of clicking around on my computer that I think…
Holiday Gift Guide 2011
I’ve thought long and hard trying to come up with a spectacular round-up of gift ideas but today it dawned on me that just about everyday is a gift guide here at The Well-Appointed Desk. I hope you don’t think I’ve sold you short but since we just passed the 1000-post mark last month, there…
Pilot Opt 0.5 Mechanical Pencil
This is a review I wrote awhile ago. I thought I’d repost it here on The Well-Appointed Desk where people might see it. The Pilot Opt 0.5 mechanical pencil in “stardust blue” from Jet Pens is a standard plastic-bodied mechanical pencil. It has a wide barrel and rubber grip for more comfortable writing, a standard…
Winners of the Pencil Giveaway!
Thanks to everyone who entered. I loved all the comments and I wish I had enough pencils to send to everyone. I will definitely be offering more giveaways in the future. Now, onto the winners! Congrats to both our winners! I’ve contacted you by email to notify you. Please let me know if you have…
Ask The Desk: Better Handwriting
A reader asked: I was wondering, since your interest and expertise, you would not happen to know how I can become a better writer? I am talking about the real live writing, the physical act, not as in my style, … I have horrible handwriting and would like to improve that … But I can’t…