BookBook iPhone case from twelvesouth

Picked up a BookBook iPhone case today. I've been looking for a wallet case, and this one seemed to be the best option.

When I saw it online, I was afraid it was going to be excessively bulky, but it really isn't bad. Fits pretty well in a front jeans pocket. I managed to fit my drivers' license, 3 credit cards, medical insurance cards, and a little cash in the inside pockets. I'm a fan of "less is more" when it comes to carrying things around. For years, I sported the Batman utility belt--phone, P&S camera, and a Gerber multi-tool, all threaded onto my belt. I know what you're thinking--total chick magnet. I quit carrying the Gerber years ago, the P&S camera went when I got the iPhone, so the final move for enjoying an accessory-free belt was the phone.

I'm too OCD about scratching my phone to put it in the same pocket as my keys, but my wallet was in the other pocket. The only option was to consolidate the wallet and the phone, and the BookBook case does that well. My only gripe would be that there is no hole for the camera. Taking a photo requires pushing the phone up a little so the camera lens clears the top of the case. Minor, but worth mentioning.

$60 at your nearest Apple Store, and worth it if you keep your cases as long as I do.

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Self-regulation

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When I first got my iPhone organized, I had 3 folders of games. I found myself trying to justify the space they consumed by playing them all at least once or twice a week. Total time-waster. And I kept buying more games. Games I saw somewhere, games my friends recommended, games I randomly stumbled upon in the App Store, etc.

So now I limit myself to one games folder. If I really need a new game, I delete one that I don't play as much as I should. It cuts down on clutter, wasted space, and wasted time.

Do you set any limits for yourself and your iPhone, or is it one big bird-flinging, temple running free-for-all?

Of all the photos to steal…

Used TinEye to check a few of my images, and ran across this. It's an old photo of some of my past computers. It's licensed as Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial, and a few people have actually asked to use it. But this Turkish site never asked, and even cropped out the URL watermark in the photo. If the photo was more important to me, (and the infringement was more recent,) I might complain.

Instead, I just thought I'd blog the ass-hats and remind everyone that the only sure-fire way to keep people from stealing your photos is to never post them online.

The article can be found here (it's in Turkish--Google Chrome was happy to translate, though.)

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Dirt Roads

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Much as I love Portland, I definitely miss the dirt roads of Montana from time to time. Sure, there are plenty of dirt roads in Oregon, but for some reason they're not the same.