The Control Panel in Windows is one of the most useful tools on your desktop. To make it even easier to get there, you can add it to your right-click menu from anywhere with a simple tweak to your registry.Read more...
Lees meerGiven the underground nature of tubers, you might think you need a lot of space in your garden where you can dig deeply if you want to successfully grow edible potatoes. Actually, though, you can pretty easily grow potatoes above ground in a pot or …
Lees meer$20 in Amazon credit when you buy Ray-Bans, a $102 smart thermostat, and the complete Seinfeld box set lead off Saturday’s best deals. Read more...
Lees meerMost chocolate bars are designed to be broken into smaller portions, but some of the larger, thicker varieties are harder to separate with your hands. This simple trick will have you baking or snacking almost instantly.Read more...
Lees meerIf you’re a Hulu subscriber with a 4K-capable gaming console, you can now stream select shows and movies in 4K. Right now their ultra HD offerings include some original Hulu shows as well as the entire James Bond oeuvre. That and more in today’s new…
Lees meerIf you’re driving a rental or loaner and need a way to see the GPS on your phone, as long as you have a rubber band, you have a smartphone mount. You’ll also need a pen or any other object that can go through your car’s air conditioning vents.Read m…
Lees meerGym machines get a bad rap from fitness pros who prefer free weights. And it’s true, many are actually overkill. However, if you’re new to the gym, these seven gym machines are a solid balance.Read more...
Lees meerChrome: If you’re looking to start fresh on Twitter and just want your feed to be a blank slate, Twitter Unfollow purges your entire follow list with just one click. Finally, some peace and quiet.Read more...
Lees meerIf your Eneloop AA collection isn’t quite as big as it could be, you can supplement it with an 8-pack of AmazonBasics AAs for $17 today.Read more...
Lees meerJust before Thanksgiving, Amazon ran a promotion that discounted the 8GB Fire HD 6 to $50, which was a really good deal! Today though, that same $50 gets you the 16GB version with promo code FIREPROMO, while supplies last.Read more...
Lees meerIf you like a little cream in your coffee, it’s easy enough to make your own. Skip the store-bought stuff and make this instead.Read more...
Lees meerIf you’ve ever had a cat escape and run away from home, you know how upsetting it can be. Aside from putting up signs and talking to neighbors, there are a few tricks to lure your cat back home. For example, try putting their litter box outside.Read…
Lees meerGood morning friends, neighbors, and others! Welcome to this week’s open thread brought to you by Hackerspace and those lovely folks at Lifehacker who still haven’t invited me to their Christmas or New Year’s parties.Read more...
Lees meerWe’ve all had moments in which we’ve felt completely hopeless and helpless. During those moments, you struggle to figure out how to move forward. Sometimes it doesn’t seem like there’s anything you can do to move forward. When all else fails, try he…
Lees meerlittleBits kits are a great way to learn about electronics while building your own gadgets, musical instruments, or smart home accessories, and Amazon is offering all-time low prices on several starter packs, today only.Read more...
Lees meerChilling your dough is a necessary step when making cut-out sugar cookies, but rolling out a super hard disk of cold dough can take a good bit of effort. To save yourself all that arm work (and a bit of time) roll it out before chilling.Read more...
Lees meerAirDroid, the popular Android desktop manager, has some pretty nasty security vulnerabilities according to a recent report. Unless you use it on a network you fully trust, you should probably disable or uninstall it until this is patched.Read more...
Lees meerWhen Plex first launched its Plex Cloud, which allows you to stream all your media from a cloud storage account, it only supported Amazon Drive. Now, it’s getting a lot better, with support for Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive.Read more...
Lees meerSwiftKey has made all of the visual themes for their keyboard free for both iOS and Android. The themes adjust the colors and style of the predictive keyboard, but previously cost extra. No longer! That and more in today’s news.Read more...
Lees meerIf you’re tired of spending all of your time writing email, or feel like your email requests never get properly fulfilled, give this military-based system a shot.Read more...
Lees meerChrome/iOS: Handle is the productivity add-on that Google should have made. It seamlessly combines emails, to-do lists, and calendars to make Gmail your central productivity hub.Read more...
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