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Windows 95 tips
I'm calling it already: Windows 95 Tips is Blog of the Year. Update: the creator is Neil Cicierega!
View ArticleDon't want to give up on internet privacy?
Brian Fung offers a quick guide on how to stick it out. [WaPo]
View ArticleParallel parking is easy
Yishan Wong, via Kottke. ...you think you are too close, or have too much of an angle, and you lose your nerve and you stop following the directions and you turn your wheel not enough or too early or...
View ArticleHow to unhook all those apps with access to your data
Nick Bilton shows how to kick forgotten corporate eyes out of your Twitter, Facebook and Google accounts: "it’s time to start deleting." [NYT]
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Good advice from bad people
“It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.” —Donald Rumsfeld, 1974 Donald Rumsfeld was fond of circulating his own lists of folksy advice to his subordinates back when he was head of...
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Tiny wearable camera, rubber band loom, Picklemeister [Gadgets 005]
Our picks this week: Lock Laces: $8 Shoelace replacements that save valuable seconds from your life every time you put on shoes that require shoelaces. Also great for people with special physical...
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Cat Paint, Bike GPS, and an Audeze headphones giveaway [Gadgets 006]
Our picks this week: Xeni: Cat Paint for iOS: $1 “The premier cat-based image editor” (See Xeni's photo above) Garmin Edge 500 Cycling GPS: $200 Killer GPS for tracking your bicycle rides Baby...
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How to recreate the sounds of "Forbidden Planet"
Listen to this episode by clicking the player, above. Or get the podcast here: RSS | On iTunes | MP3 file Check out our awesome picks this week, below: Xeni: Excalibur 5-tray dehydrator: $189 One of...
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Tip: cover paint can with tissue before hammering it shut
https://youtu.be/hr5N2Oj-Rl0 Well, you hardly even need to watch Popular Mechanics' 10-second video now, do you?
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Copy lots, paste little
The 12" retina MacBook, 6 months in. Almost ready to review it.
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Favorite tips from Gareth Branwyn, former editorial director of Make
My old friend Gareth Branwyn is the former Editorial Director of MAKE. He was also the senior editor at bOING bOING print, a section editor at Mondo 2000, and a Wired contributing editor for 12 years....
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Tip for Mac users: Use Preview to put signatures on PDFs
Here's a good tip for Mac users. When you get a PDF contract needs your signature, you don't need to print it, sign it, scan it, and email it. You can just add your signature in Preview and email it....
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Excellent video on how to unclog a bathroom sink
https://youtu.be/Bu3SDZSGlxo The folks at This Old House use clear plastic plumbing to explain how bathroom sinks work, and how to unclog them. We live in an old house and the pipes get clogged a lot....
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Recomendo - a new email newsletter of recommendations and tips
I run a website with Kevin Kelly and Claudia Lamar called Cool Tools. The three of us have started a weekly email newsletter of things (experiences, tips, entertainments) we personally use and...
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How I wrap earbud and charger cables so they don't get tangled
In response to overwhelming demand, I made a 30-second video that shows how to wrap cables so that they stay wrapped, don't get tangled, and are very easy to unwrap.
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How to Pack for Any Trip is like a Marie Kondo book for travelers
See sample pages from this book at Wink. How to Pack for Any Trip Lonely Planet 2016, 160 pages, 7 x 4.7 x 0.5 inches (softcover) $12 Buy a copy on Amazon I’ve bought many a travel guidebooks from...
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YouTube viewing tips you never learned (or maybe forgot)
Since the average user spends over 40 minutes on YouTube each session, this handy refresher course may manage your experience for the better. Vlogbrothers come to the rescue with this handy video that...
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How to get out your driveway when another car is blocking it
We've all experienced the frustration and delay caused by thoughtless motorists who block driveways and parking spots with their vehicles. The key thing is to remain calm, take a deep breath, and...
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4 time-saving tips from a guy who spent 13 years drawing a comic
Lars Martinson, creator of Tonoharu, an excellent graphic novel trilogy about an American teaching English in a rural Japanese village, made this video about the lessons he learned after spending a...
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