Here’s an example of
using appropriate (not new) technology in new ways.
Kevin Kelley has self
published Cool
Tools: A
Catalog of Possibilities, a book based on
a ten year blog, and tells his
story of publishing
it.
If you would like to
preview what is in the book, check out the Cool
Tools blog.
I’m a tool junkie,
started as a union carpenter, and still go to look at hammers when I
can. Several Christmases ago, a unique gift was genuine Home Depot
gloves, rule and APRON!
You’re not supposed to be able to get the
apron unless you are an associate. I have powerful friends.
Third post in Cool Tools
was a next
generation
carpenter’s square
I had never seen before, and reading the blog post I understand what
an advance it is over the carpenter’s square. (I was a cutter, the
guy on the crew who figures out the cuts using
the square.)
These days I’m fairly
literate on advances in organization and software technology, but
seeing advances in my earlier field brings home the need for ongoing
learning in every field. Education is being able to continue
learning in an effective manner.
Which reminds me, Duluth
Trading Company commercials
are also a learning experience for the construction trades that
I enjoy.
Kevin tells that many of
the devices in Cool Tools are available from Amazon, and how
one chain of bookstores refused to carry Cool Tools for that
reason. What it shows me is how far Amazon has gone to provide what
customers want.
Kevin has built a
successor to The
Whole Earth Catalog, which was the
printed parent of the World
Wide Web. He also notes that the catalog format may not be familiar
to younger readers. Go figure.
I wonder what new
inventions Cool Tools will spark?
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