Chalkboards, Wine Bottles, and Analog Tech: The Wine Lover's Workspace...
Sometimes a little bit of the past goes well with the future, like in this workspace by Polygon Homes. The very contemporary iMac sits against a chalkboard backdrop with choice wines from recent years...
View ArticleGetting Started Is Everything [Procrastination]
Nothing's better than sinking your teeth into a satisfying after-hours side project—or what I guess most people may just call a hobby. But after 10 hours at work, it's not always easy to muster the...
View ArticlePhoenix Launcher Brings Android's Ice Cream Sandwich Launcher to Any...
Android: A lot of phones are getting Ice Cream Sandwich eventually, but we all know that could take awhile. If you can't wait, Phoenix Launcher reproduces Ice Cream Sandwich's smooth, good-looking...
View ArticleDig Yourself Out of a Creative Rut by Adding Something That Doesn't Belong...
When you're stuck in a creative rut it can be hard to dig yourself out, but one way to get the job done is to alter you idea to include something that doesn't belong. Adding an atypical element can...
View ArticleDaily App Deals: Get Bills Reminder for Android for Free in Today's App Deals...
The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. The Best Bills Reminder (Amazon Appstore) Previously $3.99, now...
View ArticleZombies, Run! Turns Your Exercise Routine into a Game of Survival [IPhone...
iOS: Not motivated to start running? Would it help if you were trying to escape a pack of brain-hungry zombies? If the possibility of a gruesome death is enough to get your legs moving, Zombies, Run!...
View ArticleReadability Now Available on Android; Saves Articles for Later Sans...
Android: Readability has always been a great way to strip articles of their web formatting for easy reading, and now you can extend that convenience to Android. You can save your articles from...
View ArticleRemains of the Day: Delayed Again, iPad? [For What It's Worth]
You may not have your iPad by this time next week, Microsoft researchers create a way for your voice to speak multiple languages, and Google's attempt to thwart hackers blows up in their face. iPad...
View ArticleGoogle Logout, Android Volume, and Necklace Clasps [From The Tips Box]
Readers offer their best tips for logging out of Google services, changing volume on Android, and hiding unsightly necklace clasps. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one...
View ArticleBake Bread in a Coffee Can for Perfectly Round, Evenly Baked Loaves with...
If you like your sandwiches with the crusts cut off, or you're making loaves of spiced or flavored bread to give away as gifts, the path to a perfectly cooked loaf—or multiple loaves cooked at the...
View ArticleWatch the Types of Work that Make Up Your Day to Make Better Use of Your Time...
How much of your workday is spent reacting to events that happen over the hours you spend at the office? How much is spent on planning and strategy? Finally, ask yourself how much time is spent...
View ArticleHow to Back Up and Migrate Your Posterous Spaces to Tumblr, Blogger, or...
Yesterday afternoon, Twitter announced that they had acquired blogging platform Posterous, and by all indications, it was mostly for the talent. If you're a Posterous user, this means that your...
View Article“Power Soak” Your Beans Before Cooking by Giving them a Two Minute Boiling...
We've discussed the old soak beans for 24-hours trick to...alleviate excess gas, but if you don't have a whole day to wait before you start cooking your bean dish, this method from the folks at Bon...
View ArticleDeck Is a Slick, Feature Rich Application Launcher for iPhone [Jailbreak]
iOS (Jailbroken): Since the iPhone homescreen is essentially an app launcher on its own you wouldn't think it needed much in the way of quick access. However, Deck is a simple but well made side bar...
View ArticleHow to Improve Your Night Driving [Video]
Driving at night is always a bit difficult, but now that Daylight Saving Time has kicked in, it's also a pain to drive in the morning. Even if you're not tired, the road starts playing tricks on you...
View ArticleUse a Drop of Water to Turn Your iPhone Camera into a Microscope [DIY]
No shortage of clever iPhone camera hacks exist, but Scientific American found out that adding a drop of water on the lens of the camera creates a free magnifying glass and some cool effects. The...
View ArticleCamera+ Updates with Improved Sharing, Exposure Locks, and More [IPhone...
iOS: One of the best complete camera packages on the iPhone, Camera+ updated today with the ability to share to multiple social sites at once, a workflow system for quickly taking pictures, independent...
View ArticleHow to Make Facebook Infinitely Better with One Browser Extension [Video]
With each update, Facebook has gotten incrementally more cluttered, perplexing, and ornery—and I'm not even talking about all your annoying acquaintances flooding it with inane status updates. Yet, at...
View ArticleMake a Laptop Hammock for a Dollar and Hang Your Laptop Off Your Desk [Video]
If you use an external monitor or two and don't need your laptop on your desk, free up some precious desk real estate by keeping it out of the way. This cheap laptop hammock keeps your laptop's ports...
View ArticleWhat to Put in a Doomsday (or Disaster) Survival Kit [Emergencies]
There are a few people who fear the world as we know it is ending this year, and are spending boatloads of money in preparation for the event. Whatever you think of these "preppers," it's not a bad...
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