Turn Wine Corks into Plant Markers [Clever Uses]
After you're done enjoying a nice bottle of wine (perhaps with a slice of pizza), don't toss the wine cork. Recycle it into a plant label for your garden. With a bamboo skewer or other stick to hold...
View ArticleForget Dollar Shave Club; Buy the Same High Quality Razors for a Third of the...
Remember Dollar Shave Club? It's the service that delivers fresh razors to your doorstep, monthly, for a fraction of the cost of the grocery-store equivalent. They had a killer viral video (above),...
View ArticleThe Right Way(s) to Sharpen a Knife [Crowdhacker]
Keeping your knives sharp isn't just convenient; it's safe. Any chef will tell you that dull knives cause accidents. But how to keep your blades sharp without calling in the neighborhood knife...
View ArticleSayHi Translate Turns Your iPhone into a Multi-Lingual Universal Translator...
Breaking down the language barrier is tough when you aren't fluent and need to constantly look up words and phrases for basic communication. SayHi Translate takes the effort out of this by letting you...
View ArticleThis Week’s Most Popular Posts: April 14-20 [Highlights]
This week we poured some awesome sauce on our old, dust-gathering gadgets, learned to speak a new language, started measuring our mood, and more. Here's a look back. Top 10 Awesome Things You Can Do...
View ArticleFaviconize Google Adds Small Icons to Google Search Results for Easier...
Chrome/Firefox with Greasemonkey: This extension adds favicons—those little icons you see in your address bar when you visit a page—to Google's search results, so you can more easily see what site each...
View ArticleDaily App Deals: Get Living Earth HD for iOS for 99¢ 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 Living Earth HD - World Clock and Weather (iTunes)...
View ArticleGet Sap Off Your Car's Windshield with Nail Polish Remover [Clever Uses]
Parking under a tree may give you some shade, but it can also cause quite a mess on your windshield and windows. If you can't get that sap off with a rag and some water, try nail polish remover...
View ArticleMP3 or Lossless: See If You Can Hear the Difference with This Test [Video]
Think you can tell the difference between CD quality music and compressed MP3s? This simple test can prove once and for all whether storing your music in lossless is worth your time (and hard drive...
View ArticleRemains of the Day: Google Kicks Underused Services to the Curb [For What...
Google cleans out its basement, Facebook listens to its users, and MSI gives graphics tweakers some new toys. Spring-Cleaning … in Spring!: Google announced the end of support for several redundant or...
View ArticlePut Together a Killer Go Bag This Weekend [Weekendhacker]
Although we love a good home workspace, mobility is key for many of us and that requires a solid, well-organized, gadget-filled go bag. If you have yet to put one together, yours is a little lacking,...
View ArticleHang Framed Photos with a Clothespin [Household]
You can make a small tool to determine perfect nail placement when hanging frames by hammering a small nail into a clothespin. Use the nail to hold the frame in position. Crafting weblog The Scrap...
View ArticleDIY Natural Garden Pesticides [Pests]
Those of us who garden hate slugs, ants, beetles, and other garden variety pests but don't want to pour toxic chemicals on our soil can make homemade versions of organic pesticides that are just as...
View ArticleFriendcaster Gives Android an Improved Facebook Experience [Android Downloads]
Android: Many users, myself included, feel the official Facebook app for Android is severely lacking—it can take forever to update and often crashes. The free or paid app Friendcaster provides a...
View ArticleUse a Dish Rack to Organize Tupperware and Pot Lids [Kitchen Hacks]
If you have an overabundance of tupperware and/or pot lids household weblog In This Crazy Life recommends purchasing a cheap dish race to store in a cabinet to keep your lids organized. You can easily...
View ArticleCombine Magnetic Primer and Chalkboard Paint for the Ultimate Workspace Wall...
If you want to utilize a wall for your notes these days you can buy chalkboard or dry-erase-board paint and turn any wall into a message board. Go one further and use magnetic primer on the wall...
View ArticleDIY Gravity Water Filter [Video]
If you're a backpacker you need a reliable yet lightweight method for purifying and filtering water in the wild. Most commercial methods are either bulky and heavy or need supplies such as salt and/or...
View ArticleThis Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup]
Use Springpad as Your New Personal Assistant: Get Organized, Save Money, and Have Fun Being Productive Few people actually love organizing their calendars and projects-there's nothing terribly...
View ArticleRepurpose Wooden Pallets Into a Potting Bench [Weekend Project]
Potting benches are great to have for gardeners as they give you a place to pot new plants without having to worry about getting dirty, keep your tools handy, and give you a standing desk for your...
View ArticleFive Best Linux Distributions [Hive Five]
Whether you're a beginner or you've been using Linux systems for years, you probably have an opinion on what the best distribution is. "Best," is obviously a relative term, and we understand that...
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