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Here is a quick Unboxing video of a recent purchase from Amazon.com. I am way behind on uploading videos to YouTube. This was filmed back on April 23rd, just getting to uploading it now… >.<
Anyway, I recently got a new iPad Air 2, so I picked up a case from Amazon: iPad Air 2 Case, SUPCASE. I also have been getting back into fountain pens, and I have wanted a Pilot Parallel Pen 2.4mm so I grabbed one. Lastly, being the crazy Dr Who / Whovian fan I am… I picked up a big bag of: Jelly Babies!
Soap – Soap Commander – Thanksliving
Aftershave – 4711
Razor – Wet shave Club
Blade – Trig from Wet Shave Club
Brush – Restored Ever Ready Badger
Scuttle – Georgetown Pottery G12
Scent:
Thanksliving = Apple Pie. Awesome Apple Pie. Hot Apple Pie! It’s sweet, rich, strong scented and wonderful. Darrin & Carrie did a great job with this scent, I absolutely love it. Post shave feel was impressive. It is a decadent lather. No issues lathering it up today!
Razor & Blade:
The Wet Shave Club Razor and the Trig blade continues to impress me. No cuts, weepers, irritation with it, nice clean shave.
4711 Aftershave:
I love it, it smells great, just like the cologne. Fresh, light and clean. It reminds me of my grandma and makes me very happy. Isn’t it neat how smells can do that to you?
Cheers
Today’s SOTD and Scent Review:
Soap – Catie’s Bubbles – Three Wiseguys
Razor – Vintage Checker Wedge
Brush – EverReady
After Shave – Aqua Velva – Ice Blue
All in all the shave was very nice, aside from two nicks… Nicked my Adam’s Apple. Which sucked. But rub some dirt on it and all will be well. Aqua Velva was selected as an AS because I just bought it a couple days ago, and I have been without it forever. Didn’t really go great with the soap, but I didn’t care much about that. It reminds me of Grandpa, and I enjoyed using it for that reason.
On to the Catie’s Bubbles – Three Wiseguys. This stuff was interesting. I was first thinking this was a Christmas type scent, I didn’t really listen to any of the previous reviews of the soap, and I probably didn’t even read the description on the CB site. Anyway, the scent is still amazing. It is rich, dark, old, sweet and mysterious. It reminds me of what a really really old church might smell like. To me, I smell something like amber, but I do not believe that is in there. The scent profile is old, very old school scents. Frankincense, Myrrh, Cedar, Rock Rose are what Chris has on his description on the site. I was right about the Frankincense, Myrrh and Cedar… didn’t smell rose, but that may have been the sweet component I was smelling.
All in all, it is a great soap. As per usual, Chris does a great job. The soap is an amazing performer.
Today Google released Chrome 8 in the Dev Channel. The Mac version didn’t seem to get the Google Instant Omnibar feature by default. Never fear, here is how you add the feature…
How To Enable Chrome Instant In The Omnibar – Mac Version
First you need to make certain you are running the Dev Build of Chrome. **Warning: Think of this as an Alpha Version, and be caution as its a pre-beta build – i.e lots of bugs may be present** You have been warned.
Lets install the Chrome Dev Build First… (Skip if you are already on the dev channel)
1. I suggest backing up your Default profile for Google, this will enable you to downgrade to a more stable version later. Navigate to:
~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome
2. Zip/Compress the “Default” directory and save it somewhere safe.
3. Download & Install the Dev Channel Build of Chrome here.
4. Open Chrome and navigate to:
about:labs
5. Enable one of the experimental features.
6. Quit Chrome
7. Open Finder and navigate to:
~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default
8. Open the “Preferences” file with a text editor (TextEdit/TextMate etc)
9. Find:
"enabled_labs_experiments": [
10. Add:
"match-preview",
For reference mine looks like this:
"enabled_labs_experiments": [ "expose-for-tabs", "match-preview",
11. Save the file, and relaunch Chrome.
Congrats your Omnibar now accesses Google Instant.
FYI, if you find that the Google Instant feature drives you bananas… Just do the same thing, but remove the “match-preview”, from the preference file.
Apple released it’s new trackpad this morning. They are calling it the Magic Trackpad, to go along the lines of the Magic Mouse naming convention. It seems to be a good deal at $69, it competes well with other trackpads in the current marketplace. I will be reviewing this product shortly.
More info about the Magic Trackpad:
Magic Trackpad gives you a whole new way to control what’s on your Mac desktop computer. When you perform gestures, you actually interact with what’s on your screen. You feel closer to your content, and moving around feels completely natural. Swiping through pages on screen is just like flipping through pages in a magazine, and inertial scrolling senses the momentum in your fingers as you move up and down a page.
More to touch, more to love.
Your fingers will fall for the Magic Trackpad. It’s made with smooth, wear-resistant glass that feels great to the touch. And it’s nearly 80 percent larger than the built-in trackpad on the MacBook Pro, giving you plenty of room to perform gestures. Because the entire surface of Magic Trackpad is a button, you can click on objects just as you would using a traditional mouse. And Magic Trackpad sits at the same height and angle as the Apple Wireless Keyboard, so you can go from trackpad to keyboard in one seamless motion.
Bluetooth technology.
Magic Trackpad connects to your Mac via Bluetooth wireless technology. Use it in conjunction with the Apple Wireless Keyboard for a cable-free, uncluttered workspace. And if you feel like venturing away from your desk, Magic Trackpad maintains a reliable and secure connection up to 33 feet away from your Mac.
It can be purchased online or in stores now.
