Wordlock – Easy to use combination lock that uses words instead of numbers
Posted January 12, 2009 
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Login passwords, email passwords, phone numbers are all cluttering up my memory. The last thing I need is a hard to remember combination (turn how many turns left?) when I go to open the shed or the gym lock. Wordlock is a combination lock that uses easy to remember words instead of numbers. Wordlock®, Inc. was founded by Todd and Rahn Basche. The product was conceived by Todd Basche because no one in his family could remember the many numerical combinations on padlocks around his house. Wordlock was one of the top 100 new inventions in the Invent Now America competition hosted by the Patent and Trademark Office and QVC.
Wordlock comes in various configurations:
Setting the combination is easy simply pick a 4 or 5 letter combination of letters that you can remember with the lock open and rotate a dial so that the word SET is on top and aligned with the combination you set. Voila your new combination is set.
I love keychain tools—but frankly only most keychains it becomes a pain to add and remove tools or even carry them since they poke out at just the wrong angle to poke a hole in your pocket. CountyComm sells a cheap little keychain ring that is just perfect. CountyComm’s Cable Key Rings are made from stainless aviation cable with brass screws and barrels. They are lightweight, strong, secure easy to open and reclose and big enough to allow your keys and tools to lay flat. 
I beg, I plead but my friends and relatives do not backup. I usually hear about it when I get that call…you know the one…umm….my hard drive just died…can you help me get the data back or even worse–”My laptop just got stolen, what do I do”.