#cool services

[sundryletter]

Here’s how it works: you send them your MacBook Pro (it’s in Amsterdam, keep that in mind), they take the lid apart, laser-cut a cool design into it (you choose one from their gallery or request a custom one), then they fill that design with a half-translucent, high-strength polycarbonate plastic before putting the lid back together and sending the device back to you.

If you have time and money and you want to advertise something everywhere, check them out. 

[craftybast]

My friend Joe introduced me to Graze a couple months ago and I'm thrilled to spread the word about them. Graze is a small startup based in England that sends you boxes of four delicious, hand-packed snacks on a regular schedule of your choosing—all for only $5 each, shipping included.

Using their friendly, colorful interface, you rate the types of snacks you want to receive and Graze ships you boxes of four snacks each at the frequency you choose. It was originally a weekly service but they've since added biweekly and monthly options, the former of which works great for me. Of the five boxes I've received so far they've all been a good match for the preferences I entered and I've relished all but two of the snacks. They currently offer over 90 different snack options, so whatever your snacking preference, from sweet to crunchy to low-cal to savory, they have something you'll enjoy. The snacks themselves are fairly small, but then they aren't designed to fill you up—they're just handmade and mostly healthy treats to give you a few moments of pleasure during your day. 

Graze is so awesome, I really don't know how they do it. Everything about the service, from their website to their email notifications to their customer support, is better-designed and -run than those of startups ten times their size. There are tiny details throughout the service that will put a smile on your face, and their emphasis on healthiness and use of recyclable materials in their packaging are two other huge pluses. They offer such a simple, joyful service that I'm proud to support them and hope they're around for a long while to come.

Graze is currently invite-only but I have four signup codes to share, each of which includes one free box. Reblog or leave a comment if you're interested and I'll send over a code. All gone now!

[billpatrianakos-blog]

ifttt makes my digital life so much more convenient. I highly recommend checking it out, it's free and does cool stuff. One way I use it is having it post my Instagram pics to this blog, then Tweet a link, and finally save the photo to my Dropbox all without having to leave Instagram. Pretty cool, huh?