Audiobook Cutter Pares Down Lengthy Audio Files Into Customized Segments...
Windows: As a frequent audiobook and podcast listener I find that most of the time long audio files of an hour or more aren't terrible to deal with until you lose your place and try to find it again...
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Boxer is a Free DOS Game Emulator for your Mac (Mac) Computer games have come a long way since the days of Doom, Zork, Tie Fighter, and Castle Wolfenstein, but many of us who grew up with those games...
View ArticleUse a Parmesan Cheese Lid to Turn a Canning Jar into a Shaker [Kitchen Hacks]
Household weblog Plath's Adventures shares that the lid from a disposable parmesan cheese container fits a regular (not wide-mouth) canning jar perfectly. The great thing about this is that you can use...
View ArticleFive Best Online Meeting Services [Hive Five]
If you work at a company with employees in offices around the globe, or you work in a small company but want to collaborate with a contractor who works from home or vendor across the country, you need...
View ArticleMake an Impromptu Heat Pad [DIY]
Several years ago we covered how you can make a DIY heating pad by sewing a pocket out of an old t-shirt and adding dried beans and/or rice, but if you need it now or don't have sewing skills you can...
View ArticleCacheCopy Pulls Images from Your Browser's Cache [Windows Downloads]
Windows: Ever find a great image and forget which page it was on? Using a tool like CacheCopy you can automatically rip images from your browser cache into a folder of your choice. Once you've selected...
View ArticleAdd a Weight-Stabilizing Hook to Your Camera Tripod [Photography]
Shooting from a camera mounted to a tripod rather than handheld usually results in better images as the camera is more stable and less likely to move during the shot. A heavier tripod generally is more...
View Article"With a new computer budget of $500, is it cheaper to go with a premade...
I've recently had some trouble getting my computer to wake up from sleep mode. The fans, blu-ray drive and my xbox controller will all power up and blink their lights. But after about 3 seconds the...
View ArticleUse Hydrogen Peroxide as a Dog Emetic [Pets]
If your furry friend ever consumes foods that are toxic for dogs such as chocolate, you can administer hydrogen peroxide to cause the dog to throw up. This can save your dog's life if done quickly...
View ArticleMake Popcorn in Your Wok [Video]
Microwave popcorn is ubiquitous these days, but if you prefer not to use a microwave or would like to make popcorn when the power is out or on a camping trip you can always make it in a wok. In...
View ArticleReuse a Pocket-Sized Pepper Mill as a Coffee Grinder for a Fresh Ground Brew...
Just because you're away from home doesn't mean you have to go without fresh ground coffee. If you're a fan of using a French Press like we are, or you prefer an Aeropress for your morning cuplike we...
View ArticleRoll Your Towels Instead of Folding them to Save Space and De-Clutter Your...
One trick that hotels and resorts (and likely many of you) have been doing for years to save space on towels and washcloths is to roll them tightly into tubes for storage instead of folding them flat....
View ArticleEatDifferent Is a Webapp that Helps You Meet Your Diet and Nutrition Goals...
Whether you plan to try out a fancy new fad diet or you just want to make some small positive changes in your eating habits, or whether you want to reboot your diet entirely, EatDifferent is a new...
View ArticleDay One for Mac and iOS Is a Gorgeous Journaling Tool that Encourages Daily...
Mac/iOS: We've mentioned that regular writing can have big mental and emotional benefits, and even how keeping a work journal can help your career, but to really get into the habit of regular writing,...
View ArticleiBooks Author Gives You the Power to Design Your Own Book, Here's What You...
Last week Apple released iBooks Author as a free tool to create and design books for the iPad. But is this just a niche tool for creating textbooks or is there something useful you can do with it? The...
View ArticleAct Out the Metaphor of "Thinking Outside the Box" to Boost...
We've all heard the saying, "think outside the box," but it turns out the cliché might hold some truth to it. In a recent study published in Psychological Science, researchers found that people who...
View ArticleSiriToggles Adds Siri Commands to Launch Apps and Control Settings on...
iOS (Jailbroken): Siri can do a lot of things, but one thing iPhone 4S users have been wanting since the phone was released is the ability to launch apps and toggle settings. SiriToggles adds this...
View ArticleUntethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Now Available for Windows...
Last week, the internet breathed a sigh of relief as the team at GreenPois0n finally released an untethered jailbreak for Mac users with an iPhone 4S or iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1. Today, they quietly...
View ArticleHow to De-SPAM Your Life [Spam]
Our lives are filled with spam. It has many names and comes in many forms, from email to snail mail to text messages and more. With the help of technology, as well as some clever thinking, it's not too...
View ArticleHack a USB Hub Into Your Keyboard [DIY]
USB hubs can be a great way to organize your cables, but you still have to find a good place to tuck away the hub. To create a little more desk space, hacker and blogger Michael decided to shove a USB...
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