Being able to boast about your accomplishments or abilities without making everyone around you roll their eyes is an art form. There’s a time and place for it, and according to a recent study, there’s even a right and wrong way to do it.Read more...
Lees meerBoiling your potatoes with salt or vinegar before you roast them can help make your roasted potatoes come out crispier, but there’s an even better way. All it takes is a little baking soda.Read more...
Lees meerWhen it comes to tracking down DIY electronics project ideas, you’ve got a lot of solid web sites out there. Codemade is a web app that gathers a bunch of those sources together.Read more...
Lees meerWe’ve seen a few great online tools for learning how to use the manual settings on a camera before, but Photography Mapped is a new web tool that’s worth playing around if you’re new to manual photography.Read more...
Lees meerWhenever you email yourself a file or use something like Dropbox to transfer files between devices, your data lives on a server somewhere as an intermediary. If you’d rather cut out the middleman, Takeafile.com uses peer-to-peer technology to transf…
Lees meerYou know you’re not supposed to keep up with the Joneses, but there’s a downside to even judging their habits. As personal finance expert Carl Richards explains, when we make assumptions about the way other people save, spend, or earn money, it can …
Lees meerYi’s original action camera is your favorite budget model, and the new 4K version packs in GoPro-quality specs for roughly half of GoPro’s prices, and both are on sale for the holidays.Read more...
Lees meerCooking a chicken until its “juices run clear when pricked” is pretty standard poultry advice but, according to Cook’s Illustrated, it’s not a very dependable way to tell if your chicken is properly cooked.Read more...
Lees meerWork hard enough for long enough and eventually, you’ll hit burnout. It happens, but it’s never convenient for your boss. So, how do you let your employer know that you need a break before you break?Read more...
Lees meerWith the launch of the new Oculus Touch controllers, it’s easier than ever to recommend the Oculus Rift (if you have a PC that can handle it, that is), and Amazon’s making the price a little more palatable with a bonus $100 gift card, today only.Rea…
Lees meerIf you’ve ever gotten the impression that most people aren’t as skilled with computers as you are, you finally have some data to back it up. The above chart shows the distribution of tech skills, and there’s a pretty narrow pool at the top almost ev…
Lees meerInstagram is going to be giving you more control over the comments that appear under your photos. You’ll soon be able to turn off comments on select posts altogether, as well as ‘like’ individual comments just like on Facebook. That and more in toda…
Lees meerFor many of us, shopping entails hanging our heads low and keeping to ourselves as we grab what we need and leave. But shopping thrift stores are a different beast. You’re actually better off wandering around and paying mind to other shoppers.Read m…
Lees meerA “Netflix for software” model might sound a little weird on paper, but Setapp is a new service launching today in public beta that hopes to be just that.Read more...
Lees meerYou don’t want to slice your finger open from slipping on a dull kitchen knife, but for whatever reason maybe you also don’t have a whetstone or honing steel. The solution here would make MacGyver proud: flip a porcelain dinner plate over and use th…
Lees meerIdeally, your boss will communicate with you over the course of a year to let you know what you’re doing right, what you’re doing wrong, and where you need to improve. If they’re not and you’re blindsided at your performance review, here’s how to re…
Lees meerGoogle announced today that the Google Play Store will now stock 4K movies for purchase in the U.S. and Canada.Read more...
Lees meerWe all have goals and ambitions we want to cross off of our bucket list, but happiness doesn’t just come from groundbreaking, life-changing events. As the School of Life explains, it’s important to focus on small pleasures as we work toward greater …
Lees meerYour favorite USB car charger just happens to be the smallest one you can buy, and you can grab two on Amazon for $12 today. These make perfect stocking stuffers, so this is a fantastic opportunity to stock up. Just add two chargers to your cart, an…
Lees meerSlices of super sharp cheddar make a beautiful, salty contribution to burgers, sandwiches, and even plain ol’ crackers, but its aged nature makes it hard to cut without crumbling. To get thin, almost deli-worthy slices that will keep their shape, us…
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