Learn How to Identify Any Language at a Glance With This Handy Guide

Smartphones, search engines, and translators can break language barriers easy enough, but what if you wanted to know how to do things yourself? This guide will show you all the tips and tricks you need to identify almost any language in a matter of seconds.

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Build a Little Desktop Widget That Displays Live Info From Various Sources

Sometimes you just want a simple way to glance at data when you’re away from your computer. Sure, you probably have your phone on you at all times, but where’s the fun in that? DIYer Stefan built a little desktop widget that’ll dish out all kinds of info.

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Maintain Multiple Coping Strategies to Deal With Sudden Emotional Needs

Everyone has a time when they’re overwhelmed or unable to cope with a situation. When you need to deal with a heavy emotional burden
, make sure you have more than one plan.

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Plant Basil With Tomatoes for a Natural Pest Repellant (and Other Garden Tricks)

Here in North America, it’s time to think about planting (if you haven’t already), and the Old World Garden Farm suggests a garden pair that makes a lot of sense: basil and tomatoes. They’re tasty together, but basil also repels pests that feast on tomato plants, which makes caring for them easier on you.

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Subscription Snack Showdown: Graze vs. Naturebox

After a nice long Green Week, let’s talk about snacks. Sure, you can order snacks from anywhere and have them delivered to your door, but two services make the process of getting healthy, tasty choices delivered regularly so easy it’s almost magical: Graze and Naturebox. Let’s compare the two.

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Sunday’s Best Deals: Sous-Vide, $20 off Kindles, Discounted Treadmill, and More

The Best Type of Fire to Build in Your Grill for What You’re Cooking

If you’re a grilling newbie, you probably use the “toss in charcoal, lighter fluid, light it up” method, but better grilling comes with learning to bank coals and the benefits of direct and indirect heat. This guide from America’s Test Kitchen walks you through—and how to set up your grill accordingly.

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Amazon’s Offering Rare Discounts on Anova’s Excellent Sous-Vide Circulators Today

For a limited time, Amazon’s offering great deals on Anova’s excellent sous vide circulators. $159 gets you the older Bluetooth model (normally $179), or you can opt for the new Bluetooth + Wi-Fi model for $169, an all-time low. Both will cook the most tender and flavorful meats you’ve ever tried
, the only real difference is how far away you can control them with your smartphone.

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This Week’s Top Downloads

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.

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Six Tips for Surviving a Mountain Lion Encounter

Stumbling upon a mountain lion is pretty rare, but if you happen to do a lot of stuff outdoors, it’s good to be prepared just in case. Here’s what you should do if you encounter a mountain lion in the wild.

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