While the idea of owning a laptop case which appears more fragile than my actual laptop seems a bit strange, I can’t help but take a certain liking to this plywood laptop case designed by Brian Kelly.

It is formed from two bent panels of plywood that slide along one another to encase the laptop, and the inside is lined with cork to provide additional heat resistance and protection.

Can’t say I would ever actually carry this around, but I think it would work nicely as a desk laptop bin of sorts depending on what type of desk you have, being as how the finish on the case might not match most wood desks.

Plywood Laptop Case via Make

I must admit that I have been particularly happy about some of the new features coming out of Google Labs recently.  Last week it was the Mail Goggles, and this week it’s the equally brilliant Canned Responses, or “email for the truly lazy”.

“If you’re sick of typing out the same reply every time someone emails you with a common question, now you can compose your reply once and save the message text with the “Canned responses” button.  Later, you can open that same message and send it again and again.”

And with the help of Gmail’s pre-existing filters which can sort through your messages using a combination of keywords and sender/recipient info, you can set up automated messages for different keywords, which means you can finally spend the rest of your work day doing more important tasks…like playing solitaire.

via GmailBlog

According to a recent survey sponsored by Nokia, about 53 percent of working Americans have been interrupted by a work-related phone call or email while in the bathroom.  The survey also found that 60 percent of working Americans never turn off their mobile device.

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