There’s plenty you can do in your rental
to make it more like a home without spending a ton or running afoul of your landlord, but if you want some more substantial upgrades or changes, you’ll need their help. Have you ever convinced a landlord to pay for upgrades or renovations?
In my mind, tomato soup exists mainly as a condiment for grilled cheese sandwiches, and I like to maximize sandwich dip-ability. Usually I cut mine into strips, but these grilled cheese roll ups from Damn Delicious are an even better option.
Fad diets come in many different forms. Some are straight up weird, and some are less crazy than others, but pretty much all of them share a few key characteristics. This video shows you how to spot health industry snake oil from a mile away.
If you’ve ever thought about pulling out your blender to make a smoothie, sauce, or dip, and then held off because you didn’t want to clean 3,000 different parts, this deal is for you. The 4.5 star-rated Cuisinart Smart Stick Hand Blender is down to $29 today on Amazon, the best price they’ve listed all year.
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick is a perfectly capable
little streaming device, and if you own any TVs without access to smart apps, you can pick one up for $35, today only. Granted, $5 isn’t a huge discount, but it is the first deal we’ve seen in several months.
Android: Google has improved Android’s handling of volume controls
, but it’s still a hassle to change volumes every time you change apps. App Volume Control lets you change volumes based on which app you’re in.
Last week, Opera added a VPN to the dev version of its browser
, which was certainly good news. The bad news is that unlike the more robust VPNs it tries to replace, it leaks data that should be encrypted all over the place, namely your private IP address. Here’s how to fix it.
Bitcoin is an interesting, if complicated
way to store and spend money. If you have a stash laying around, Valve will now take it off your hands in exchange for sweet deals on games.
As much as I love plants, I’ve never had many for two reasons: I’m terrible at keeping them alive
and I have pets. A lot of plants are either toxic to my cats or they just require too much maintenance. Recently, though, I vowed to finally bring some greenery into my space without poisoning my pets. Here are some solid options I found.
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