by Michael Cooney

Senior Editor

A wallet MacGyver could love

Opinion

May 16, 20051 min

Not a fan of leather? Want a wallet that holds up to the riggers of everyday life? How about one made of Duct Tape? Greg Hughes reports that 3M has instructions on its Canadian Web site for building your very own Duct Tape wallet. All you need is genuine Duct Tape, a utility knife and a ruler. 3M breaks it down into 10 steps, perfect for killing an afternoon at the office.

Data Center

by Michael Cooney

Senior Editor

Michael is a senior editor with Network World focused on deciphering the strategies of many core high-tech vendors such as Cisco, Arista, Juniper, HPE and IBM. Michael has been writing about the industry for more than 33 years and has won coverage awards from ASBPE and FOLIO. He has a BA in Journalism and Technical Writing Certificate from The Pennsylvania State University.

He can be reached at michael_cooney@foundryco.com.

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