Can You Soft Boil an Egg in a Cup of Hot Coffee?

I can’t start the day until I’ve had my java but I rarely have time to make breakfast. Perhaps there’s a way to kill two early birds with one stone. Today we’re trying to make both at the same time—in the same cup.

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Fight Off Hard Water Stains by Using Citric Acid In Your Dishwasher

Hard water will leave your dishes looking foggy and dirty no matter how good your dish soap and rinsing agent is. Adding a little citric acid to your dishwasher loads can help.

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Blur an Image to Make Your Own Simple and Not Busy Phone Wallpaper

A lot of us don’t like having a busy wallpaper on our phones, but that doesn’t mean you have to seek out blurry wallpapers on Google. MacSparky’s David Sparks points out that it’s easy enough to make your own.

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Amazon’s Best-Selling Label Maker Is Back Down to $10, If You Hurry

It might not be mission-critical equipment for your home, but a good label maker is a nice gadget to keep around, and Amazon’s top seller is back down to $10 today, if you missed out on the same (short-lived) discount earlier this month

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Wrap a Camera Strap So It’s Secure with No Extra Strap Getting in the Way

Wrapping a camera strap into a camera seems simple enough, but oftentimes you’ll end up with a bit of extra strap dangling around or it won’t feel too secure. On YouTube, ShotKit shows off his method for securing it cleanly.

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Cleartext Limits Your Writing to the 1,000 Most Common Words in English

Mac: Last year, XKCD’s Randall Monroe released Simple Writer, a web app that restricted your writing to the top 1,000 most commons words in the English language. If web apps aren’t your thing, Cleartext is a free Mac app that does the same thing.

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Mix Italian Dressing with Barbecue Sauce for the Perfect Marinade for Any Meat

You need just two things to make a marinade versatile enough for any meat, fish, or other food: a bottle of Italian salad dressing and a bottle of barbecue sauce.

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This $24 Meat Thermometer Buzzes Your Phone When Dinner’s Ready

You’ve got two choices when it comes to checking on the progress of your dinner in the oven. You could poke at it with a kitchen thermometer until you think it’s done, or you could sit on the couch and wait for your phone to tell you when it’s ready.

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Learn How to Memorize Information With This Video From a World Memory Champion

Can you memorize 20 random words in a couple of minutes? Yes, you can, after watching World Memory Championship winner Alex Mullen take you through a sample memory palace.

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