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Five Best PowerPoint Alternatives [Hive Five]

When you need to create an interesting and engaging presentation for your boss, new clients, or a job interview, you have plenty of options for tools to get the job done. Plus, even though it's the...

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Use a Turkey Fryer as a High Temperature Wok Cooking Surface [Kitchen Hacks]

One of the problems of trying to replicate restaurant-quality Chinese food is that American ranges just don't put out enough heat to properly sear and stir-fry food in a wok. You can overcome this by...

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Use a Camera to Check the Accuracy of Your Wristwatch [Video]

Electronics project site Hackhut user Badwolf recently bought several cheap mechanical watches from eBay. Inexpensive mechanical watches are known to gain or lose some time each day and he wanted an...

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Remove Stuck-On Rice From Your Pot with Soap and Vinegar [Video]

When you overcook your rice and the entire bottom of the pan is covered with burned grains of rice you you can soak it in water but that really doesn't achieve much. Culinary weblog Chow.com instead...

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"Does anyone have any recommendations for watching a video with a friend...

Does anyone have any recommendations for watching a video with a friend over the web? I need a new video card and I'm interested in the GeForce 560 or 560 Ti. Is the price difference justified? Is...

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Play Old DOS Floppy Disk Games on Your Android Tablet [Video]

Most retro gamers use emulators to play old school games on their Android device, but iIf you still have your old floppy disk games and a USB floppy drive ($11 at Amazon) you can play them on your...

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DIY Magnetic Ironing Mat [DIY]

Ah, ironing boards. They serve their function, but it seems to take as much time to get them out and put them away than you spend ironing a shirt or other garment. If you have basic sewing skills you...

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Adobe Photoshop Touch Is Photoshop Cleverly Reimagined for the iPad [Ipad...

iPad (and Android): Photoshop is the go-to app on the desktop for photo editors, web designs, and many others, but because it's so powerful you might expect that it wouldn't translate well to the iPad....

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Onavo Extend for Android Compresses Your Mobile Data, Promises to Save You...

Android (ICS Only): Onavo has made it their business to help streamline the amount of data you use by compressing and removing any unnecessary information for you, so you only use the minimum amount...

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Make Your Own Tablet Stylus from an Arrowhead Pencil Eraser and a Paintbrush...

If you're looking for a tablet stylus, you don't have to spend a lot of money, but if you prefer the DIY route, this hack uses a standard arrowhead eraser, a metal paintbrush, and some craft foam to...

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Match Your Pasta with the Right Sauce for Delicious, Evenly-Coated Bites [Video]

Nothing's worse than eating a big bowl of pasta only to see at the end that all of your sauce is still sitting in the bottom of the bowl, and never stuck to the pasta properly so you could enjoy it...

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Smart Screen Off Turns Your Android Phone’s Display On and Off Automatically...

Android: By default, your Android device's proximity sensor should turn your display off when you bring your phone up to your ear to take a call, and turn it back on when you pull it away from your...

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Surprisingly Effective Workouts You Can Do with a Towel in 20 Minutes or Less...

As ridiculous as it sounds, I completely wore myself out this weekend by performing a series of exercises using a single medium-sized towel. If you're looking for a simple exercise routine you can do...

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Build a TV Antenna from a Soda Can [DIY]

Even though they're not expensive, it's never fun to run out and purchase an over-the-air antenna. If you're looking to patch one together on your own, Make user Rich Reynolds shows how to do it for...

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Personal Level Indicators for Thunderbird Tells You if a Message Is for You...

If you use Gmail you're familiar with the personal level indicators where a small arrow indicates whether an email was sent to just you, or a group of people. Personal Level Indicators is a small...

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Add Automatic Lights to Your Glove Box, Footwells of Your Car [DIY]

If you like the look of the ambient light kits that come with many cars today (or just need a bit more light for seeing inside your glove box), modder KonaStar shows us one way to do it yourself with...

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How You're Breaking the Law Every Day (and What You Can Do About It) [Know...

You share music, rip DVDs, make Hitler whine about your first world problems, and much more in the course of your regular online activities—and more often than not, you do these things without giving a...

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Put Your MP3 Player in the Sink for a Free Amplifier for Music in the Shower...

Showering with music in the background is always a great way to get yourself moving in the morning, but not everyone can afford to have a stereo set up in the bathroom for it. Reddit user homedoggieo...

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AssistantLove Integrates Spotify and GPS Apps into Siri [Jailbreak]

iOS (Jailbroken): Siri is a great tool for controlling Apple's built-in apps, but if you prefer to play music in Spotify or use a GPS app for navigation, there's no way to do it. AssistantLove adds the...

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Rinse Berries in a Vinegar Solution to Keep Them Fresh Longer and Mold-Free...

It's pretty disappointing to come home with fresh, scrumptious berries only to find them rotting and covered in mold just a few days later. Cook's Illustrated says a little vinegar solution can keep...

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