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PC TOOLKIT FOR YOUR POCKET Victorinox Swiss Army Cyber Tool $40, www.victorinox.com

job than the included pliers. And I find the thought of using the toothpick as intended to be utterly disgusting.

So with all these caveats, why

I’m on my second Cyber Tool. (The have I owned two? Because it is first was lost, along with my lug- so easy to have around. I leave gage, by Delta.) I absolutely love it out on my desk and reach for it. It won’t change your life; you it constantly — my fully stocked probably already have a toolset. toolbox in the closet never gets The Cyber Tool’s screwdriver is off touched. It has a good selection center and this makes it annoy- of bits for most applications ( aling to turn. A pair of inexpensive though they should have included needlenose pliers does a better at least one smaller Torx driver).

In the last month, I’ve used it to open my PowerBook for a memory upgrade, gain access to a stubborn remote control’s battery compartment, slice through an untold number of letters and packages, remove a tiny ingrown hair, and to escape certain death by drowning by using the can opener as a hook to unlock the door to a room that was being filled with water. (Oh wait, never mind, that was a MacGyver rerun.) —Michael Rattner

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