Long, multi-outlet power strips are usually found in tech-heavy places like IT department workbenches and server rooms, but there’s no reason you can’t buy and install them on the underside of your desk at home. I have one, they’re relatively cheap, and they offera slim, minimal profile that’s easy to corral cables around.
A metronome is a handy little tool that can help keep musicians on their rhythm. It’s also easy to forget yours when you need it most. Don’t worry, though. Google’s got you covered.
Years ago, a friend told me about some self-help book she read. It sounded like a load of crap, but I didn’t have the heart to say that. Instead, I acted interested and told her it was great. So she kept talking about it and urging me to read it until I confessed it just wasn’t my thing. “You seemed so interested in it, though,” she said. Yep, that was just me being a complete phony.
Reader tatersneggs put together this Rainmeter-powered desktop that’s flashy enough, but actually doesn’t use a lot of widgets to get a neat, personal look. Here’s how he set it up.
Using up stale bread isn’t difficult, but making it into a filling, tasty meal is easier than you think. All you need is some stale bread and a couple items you probably already have in your pantry.
You know how every once in a while Facebook allows you to overlay an image on your profile picture, often in support of a social cause? Now they’ve collected all of those “frames” in one place for you to browse.
When it comes to lifting weights, most people will tell you to rest one minute between sets if you’re aiming for muscle growth, and three minutes if you’re building strength. A recent study suggests, however, that three minute rests may be better all around.
If you like to wake up to a smoothie every morning, or mix up a milkshake at night, a loud blender has the potential to wake up everyone in your household. Here’s a simple trick to help quiet it down.
Adam Steltzner is on a hunt for the truth. The engineer led the Entry, Descent, and Landing team on the Mars Curiosity Rover project, and tasked with delivering a rover the size of a small car safely to the Martian surface, decided that the best solution for final descent was a flying rocket crane. It seems crazy, but it was the right kind of crazy.
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