Tools are the Revolution

I have a weakness for cool tools and wonderful aids. Herein are my recommendations for books, tools, software, videos, maps, gadgets, and gear. I list stuff that is handy or rewards my self-education. If it also opens up new possibilities, even better. I only recommend things I like and I ignore the rest. As well as I can, I provide ordering or access information for each item. If that information is in error, or you have a favorite tool I don't know about and you think I would love, please let me know.

Tools Are the Revolution - Kevin Kelly

How to Design a 10,000-Year Clock - Danny Hillis

The Rosetta Disk - Kevin Kelly

Places

• ExactSet Travel Clock * Analog Atomic Wall Clock * IWC Fliegerchronograph * Correlated History of the Earth
• Histomap of World * Chronicle of the World
• Atlas of the Year1000 * The Year 1000
• World Warr II the Lost Color Archives * The Victorian Internet * Rush to Riches
• Sky Atlas 2000.0 * Magnificent Universe
• The Universe Map * Earth From Above
• The Times Atlas of the World * Ethologue
• Baraka * Mercator's World * Breath by Breath

Whole Systems

• Skulls and Bones * Make Your Own Dinosaur Out of Chicken Bones
• The Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery Primates Worldwide * Trailmaster Trail Monitor
• Garmin GPS * Thommen Altimeter * Brunton Classic Compass * Kestrel 3000 Pocket Weather Meter
• Donner Boots * Skillers Duckweave Pants * Mephisto Shoes * Nike Air Mocs
• Ridge Rest Sleeping Pad * Tilley Hat * CamelBak Hydration Systems * Otterbox * Princeton Tec Metrix LED Headlamp
• SEAL Pup Knife * Swiss Army Champ Knife * Boye Knives * Sharpmaker

Nomadics

• Rick Steve's Europe Through the Back Door
• Leica Trinovid Binoculars * Travelpro Rollaboards * World Heritage Sites * The Secret Museum of Mankind
• Sadhus
• African Ceremonies * Pasages
• Fantasy Worlds * Rough Guide World Music
• The Alan Lomax Collection * Jean Shepherd * Listen to This!
• Books on Tape (Again)
• Bose Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headset * BlackBerry * Good Cheap Almost New Cars * Honda EU Series Generators * TalkAbouts

Shelter and Livelihood

• Home Comforts * Smarthome.com
• The Gardener's Guide to Growing Temperate Bamboos * Building Bamboo Fences
• Self Reliance Journal * Handmade Houseboats
• Making the Best of Basics * Penzeys Spices
• Ultimate Fit or Fat * Body for Life
• Power Bars * The Merck Manual of Medical Information
• Die Broke * Fidelity Charitable Gift Food * The New Yorker Book of Money Cartoons
• A Framework for Understanding Poverty * Foreign Affairs

Tools and Technology

• McMaster-Carr Online Catalog * eBay * Pocket Ref
• Don Lancaster * Sewing Awl * Hiring Smart!
• Rembrandts in the Attic * Case Against Patents * High Tech Start Up
• The Innovator's Dilemma
• Cruising Home Depot with Jay Baldwin
• T-Handle Taper Reamer * Rechargeable NiMh Batteries * Dimensionator Tapeless Tape Measurer * Panasonic Cordless Drill
• Telecosm * Crypto * My Tiny Life
• Levenger Lap Desk * CapShare Portable E-Copier * Low-temperature Glue Gun * CD Shrink-Wrap Opener * Fiskars Paper Trimmers * Sheaffer Targa Fountain Pen * File Filosophy
• Eames Design * The Films of Charles and Ray Eames

Community

• Blogging - Mark Frauenfelder
• Really Useful Web Sites
• Community Building on the Web * Webconferencing * Guerilla Wireless

Media

• The Tipping Point * The Self-Made Tapestry
• True Films - Kevin kelly & Richard Kadrey
• Netflix
• Cheap Home Theater * B&W Magazine
• Chased by the Light * Art Byte
• Nausicaa of the Valley Wind * Wacom Tablet
• Digital Photography Kit * Shoebox Holography * Olympus Stylus Zoom 140

Learning

• The Ultimate Visual Dictionary * Open Here
• Crystal Set Projects * Live Wire
• The Way Things Go * Silly Putty * Zome System * Kid Pix
• The Universal History of Numbers
• Mathematics * The Complete Home Learning Source Book * Great Courses on Tape * You're Too Kind
• Serious Play * All-Star Games
• Robo Sapiens * Nonzero * Finite and Infinite Games

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