Sometimes the best bag for a job is a box. Case in point, reader Kevin Marriner’s mobile bicycle repair tool kit that he uses as a race mechanic.
Frozen soup is a lifesaver when you don’t have time, energy, or groceries to cook dinner, but not all of them freeze well. Here’s why you should stay away from freezing soups with pasta in them.
Twitter will soon be adding the ability to mute tweets that include words of your choice. It’s presumably an effort to curb harassment on the site—assuming you can mute messages that are directed at you—but could also just be a way to avoid spoilers and annoying conversations. That and more in today’s news.
When you’re trying to pack on muscle or build your endurance, you have to consider every aspect of your health. What you eat, how much you sleep, and what you do all matters—even sex.
Sometimes it can feel like your career has been chosen for you, and that you’re stuck doing something you don’t really like. But that may be because you never really considered all of your interests.
I have vivid memories from my hiring days of going through applications for various roles and finding that one person who decided to submit an application for every single one. It happened more than you’d think—and honestly, it happened more than even I anticipated when I was new to recruiting. However, as I started reviewing more and more resumes, one thing became apparent: Somewhere out there is a person who is apparently telling people that the best way to get an employer’s attention is to apply for as many of their opening as humanly possible.
If you want that store-bought broth to taste more like it was homemade, all you need is a little miso.
Last week, Pocket updated with a new feature that added trending stories to Chrome’s new tab page. While neat in theory, the hijacking of a new tab is a bit annoying, and weirdly there was initially no way to disable it. Thankfully, now there is.
In the tragic event that you’re involved in a plane crash, following the instructions about bracing for impact really could help minimize your injuries. The main advantage is in keeping your head close to the seat in front of you, preventing your head and torso from swinging forward in a whiplash like effect.
Sometimes it takes more than simple color correction to make a good photo into a great photo. If you have a scenic picture that could use just a little more warmth to make it pop, try adding some extra light in Photoshop with “light bleeding.”
It’s Halloween and that means binging on candy. Over on the Reactions YouTube channel, they worked out a formula that gives you an estimate for how much candy it’d take to kill you.
You have bills to pay, your rent is going up, and you need more money. We understand—just don’t say it when you negotiate your salary.
Your bath mat is the first thing your body touches after leaving the shower, so it’s worth treating your feet to one you really like. Check out the rules below, then step into the comments to nominate your favorite.
Apologies should be pretty straightforward. You screwed up, you feel bad, you express your remorse. But we’re human, and humans are complicated. Many times, we apologize for the wrong reasons.
Candy is either the best or second-best part of a kid’s Halloween, depending on how much they love costumes. But what do you do when your kid brings home mountains of gut-busting, tooth-rotting sugar? Here are your options for shrinking the pile without sucking all the fun out of the holiday.
If you’re like most people, you’ve got junk. Sure, you could sell that junk for cash, but here’s an even better option: drop it off at your favorite store and get a discount. Deal hunter Kyle James put together a list of popular retailers that will reward you for recycling your old stuff.
Contigo travel mugs, iFixit’s toolkit, and Aukey smartphone lenses lead off Monday’s best deals.
Building a hackintosh—that is, installing macOS on non-Apple hardware—used to require extremely restricted hardware choices and quite a bit of know-how. Now your options are vast and the installation process is fairly simple. With that in mind, here is our always up-to-date guide to building a hackintosh that will walk you through purchasing compatible parts, building your machine, and installing macOS all on your own.
The holidays have a way of sneaking up on you. One minute you’re trick-or-treating and the next, you’ve drained your wallet on gifts, flights, and party supplies. We challenged you to buck this trend and come up with a holiday spending plan. Are you on track?
We think of those close to us as people who understand us on a deeper level, so when they do something that upsets or offends us and they don’t intuitively understand why, it can really hurt. Here’s why it is so difficult to talk to them about it and what you can do to make it a little easier.
Happy Halloween! And welcome back to a very sweet topic-picking session for Will It Sous Vide?, the weekly column where I make whatever you want me to with my immersion circulator.
Actors go through grueling workouts to get prepared for blockbuster movie roles. While you may not need to bulk up for a fight with Thanos, you can follow along with the type of routine Benedict Cumberbatch used to become the Sorcerer Supreme.
Contigo’s Autoseal West Loop travel mugs are a longtime reader favorite, but the similar SnapSeal Byron is marked down to an all-time low price, today only on Amazon.
The old adage “Money can’t buy happiness” is pithy, but it’s not exactly true. Money can buy lots of things that make you happy. It can also reduce a lot of your stress. However, you still need to know and pursue what will make you happy.
Creative writing is a unique beast among writers. You can get swept away writing out every detail of a room, or stuff your stories with characters and too many plot twists. If you want to refine your stories, practice with a dirty joke.
From making sure they don’t fall for phishing scams to reminding them to never reveal personal information online, children just getting their start on the web may talk savvy, but still need a helping hand learning the stuff the rest of us know. Here are a few tips to get them started on the right foot.
This week we’re celebrating Halloween with some spooky stories, a trick-or-treat safety video from the 70s, endangered dog breeds and the market forces behind them, and why those preview ads before movies are called “trailers.”
It’s hard to keep an eye on your valuable belongings at the beach or park, especially if you’re by yourself. This simple trick disguises your stuff as something nobody would ever want to steal.
Have a bunch of records (or books, games, or any other media on a shelf)? Then you’ll want to check out Hackaday user Mike Smith’s organization project that allows him to find a specific record using the power of LED lights.
The shower head that came preinstalled in your home or apartment is probably terrible, but if you don’t have the cash to upgrade it to a Delta In2ition, the Delta 75152 is a fantastic option at under $20.
If you’re using the Facebook app—and there are plenty of reasons not to—you might have noticed a weird, broken Chromecast notification in your shade recently. Here’s what’s causing it and how to fix it.
I love a breakfast pastry, but it has to be a savory breakfast pastry. Making my own has always seemed a little too “involved,” but this brioche recipe from Extra Crispy is not only super easy, it’s super customizable.
It’s time to wrap up Evil Week, and what better way than by pitting two of the most evil industries against each other. Today, we’re flipping our usual script upside down to find out who’s worse: cell carriers or cable companies.
View-Master VR, Kindle mysteries and thrillers, and hundreds of pieces of activewear lead off Sunday’s best deals.
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and once your computer or network has been infected, it can be really difficult to recover. No More Ransom can help, and more importantly, help you now, before an infection, and later, after one.
Every week, we share a number of downloads for all platforms to help you get things done. Here were the top downloads from this week.
If you’re hosting a ghoulish gala or your kids are having a Halloween party at school, these themed snacks are quick and easy to make.
A camera that only shoots GIFs might sound a little ridiculous, and it is, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a fun use for a Raspberry Pi Zero.
Letting your kids engage in a sugar-fueled, Snicker wrapper-strewn free-for-all on October 31st may seem like irresponsible parenting, but it turns out not micromanaging your child’s candy consumption can teach them to listen to their hunger cues.
Cast iron skillets is a fantastic tool for most stove-top cooking. However, like all the best tools, they can require a little extra care to get the most out of them. This video shows you the basics.
Charles Darwin once said that blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions. While it’s definitely a common response to embarrassment, anger, or maybe one too many drinks, this video explains what’s happening in our body and how blushing can actually be kind of endearing.
Halloween is right around the corner—as in, some of you may be having spooky parties tonight, others may be saving them for the day proper. If you’re stuck without a costume, spooky decorations, or any prep at all, these tips can help.
A programmable Crock-Pot, All-Clad skillets, and the Starship Enterprise lead off Saturday’s best deals.
If you don’t have a green thumb but want to liven up your home or office with some plants, it might be time to get aquatic. Aquatic plants can offer an interesting alternative to potted plants and, rather than using an aquarium, all you need is a jar. In other words, a “jarrarium.”
Like other powerful tools, technology can be used for great good or for great evil. Learn how people use technology for wrongdoing so you can protect yourself—or use their tricks to actually do good. Here are the top 10 “evil” ways you can use technology.
If you accidentally slipped a few too many coins in your piggy bank and don’t feel like breaking it open to get them back, use this trick instead.
Steam is continuing their tradition of hosting seasonal sales in which wide swaths of games are discounted, and today they’re putting dozens of horror games on sale just in time for Halloween.
If you’re looking for an interesting project to work on this weekend, you can turn a Raspberry Pi into a device that will drop Wi-Fi controlled drones right out of the sky with just a tap of your finger.
Facebook’s released a new election prep feature that hopes to help you find information on both the presidential election and local races.
It’s Fall in North America, and that means it’s probably about to rain where you live, or it just finished raining, or you’re reading this blog outside in the rain right now and your phone is all wet. Nobody likes to be all wet! That’s for fish. Avoiding wetness is why humans invented the raincoat, the umbrella, and Crocs. And yet, truly I say to you today: wear flip-flops in the rain.
