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    Simple Cocktails at Home, now a $1 PDF!


    2012 - 02.06

    SCAH Cover

    I’ve decided that selling my book Simple Cocktails at Home through Lulu.com was too convoluted. I am now selling the digital (PDF) edition on my own, without any digital rights management, for $1 each. This puts them at a really convenient price, and you can buy multiple copies for yourself and give them away to friends. I will just email you the PDF for the book when you buy it, simple as that.

    I want to exclude any other parties from the purchase process so that you can have unrestricted access to the book that doesn’t expire or require passwords or anything. You have permission use each copy on all your devices, like your iPhones, iPads, or computers. Just don’t steal it by sharing it with people who haven’t paid for it. I worked pretty hard to assemble and tweak the right recipes and the right drinks.

    Simple Cocktails at Home contains simple cocktail recipes in 2 sections: a shopping list for the first 10 drinks, then an additional shopping list for the second 10 drinks. It was designed for people who want a small home bar without breaking the bank, and answers the question, “how do I get started making some cocktails for friends?” The PDF is 29 pages and looks great on the iPhone (no zooming required!) or iPad. Thanks to all of you who buy it in advance. Click below to buy.

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    Three iPhone 4S cases for $5


    2011 - 11.11

    So I recently moved from the world of “dumb” phones to smart phones and got a iPhone 4S. Not wanting to spend $20-30 on a case, I went to trusty Monoprice, who is infamous for their $3 HDMI cables. I found 3 cases that were compatible with the iPhone 4S:

    These range in price from $0.86 to $1.44 apiece, so I just got all three. The total was $5.04 with 3-5 day shipping.

    Each of these have their pros and cons. From left to right, they are: the Air Case, the TPU Case, and the Polycarbonate Case. The Air Case offers minor protection and snaps onto the back of the phone and protects the sides too. This case adds the least amount of extra size and is also the only one without the Monoprice logo on the back. The TPU case is less rigid, flexible material and has a cool quilted pattern on the back. I’m a bit concerned the softer material will become discolored (yellowish) with time. Lastly, the Polycarbonate Case offers the most protection (it’s the only 2-piece case, front and back), but comes too close to the screen sides for me, making it particularly hard to drag icons from one screen to another.

    Ultimately, I want to make sure everyone’s aware that there are other (better?) options than the $30 cases you find at your local Apple store.