If you spend any appreciable amount of time in the kitchen you will, at one point or another, be confronted with a kitchen fire. Dumping buckets of water on the situation is almost never a great idea, but luckily Bon Appetit has some tips on how to prevent and handle various kitchen fires.
We’ve previously covered how cool automatic blinds are
. And we know the Amazon Echo is pretty awesome
. This hack puts them together to use an Alexa voice command to open and close your blinds.
Anker has continued its inexorable march towards producing anything that includes a battery with the release of the new PowerHouse electric “generator,” and you can save $100 on yours for a limited time.
You’ve said yes to one or two too many projects, and now you’re afraid you won’t be able to deliver. Now’s not the time to wallow in regret. Here’s how to get out from under your overwhelming workload.
Mac: Taking regular breaks is crucial not only to your well-being but also to your output. There are plenty of apps out there to remind you to get up from your computer every now and then , but Aware is a little different in that it simply tells you how long you’ve been working.
Mondays are often busy with meetings and tasks to get ready for the week, and everyone’s trying to get the week off to a productive start. If you need time to actually get things done without distraction, hunker down on Fridays so you can have a fresh, flexible start on Monday.
ADATA’s Premiere line of SSDs isn’t nearly as fast or as well-known as Samsung’s 850 series, but it still got a solid review from Anandtech, and this 960GB model is down to an absurdly low $188 on Newegg’s eBay storefront, complete with a three year warranty.
You need an emergency fund, there’s no doubt about that. How much cash should be in that fund, on the other hand, varies depending on who you ask . Most experts say between 3-6 months, but that’s a pretty big jump. For a better idea of where you fall on the spectrum, try the 3-6-9 guideline.
If you’re ready to take the plunge into LED lighting, this 6-pack of higly-rated TCP daylight bulbs is down to just $18 on Amazon right now, one of the best per-bulb prices we’ve ever seen. They aren’t dimmable, so you won’t want to put them in certain fixtures, but it’s a great bulk pack for filling out ceiling lights and lamps throughout your house.
Anyone who’s ever worked more than 50 hours a week knows what burnout feels like . To add insult to injury, you’re probably not even getting any more work done by staying late.
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