Tool incorporates many functions

Tool incorporates many functions

The company that brought us the Phillips screwdriver has created the Swiss army knife of tools.

The Tradesberry Multi Tool incorporates a calculator, compass, flashlight, clock, knife, spirit level with laser and tape measure — oh, and a Phillips screwdriver, of course. A spring-loaded clip lets you attach it to a belt loop.

The tool can be ordered for $39.99 plus shipping at www.phillips-screwinnovation.com.

Authors: Organization, perfection not the same

Alicia Rockmore and Sarah Welch have a message of hope for the disorganized masses: Organization and perfection are not the same.

Rockwell and Welch built a business, Buttoned Up Inc., on a less-is-more approach to organizing — just enough to get your life in reasonable order, but not so much that you’re a slave to an organizing system. They’re sharing their methods in “Everything (almost) In Its Place: Control Chaos, Conquer Clutter, and Get Organized the Buttoned Up Way.”

The authors coach readers to let go of perfection, enlist help and set priorities. Then they provide strategies for dealing with the things that really are important, such as dealing with paperwork and keeping track of the family’s activities.

“Everything (almost) In Its Place” is published by St. Martin’s Press and sells for $13.95 in paperback.