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Sign Up for Daily Deals in Your Vacation Destination to Save Money and Find Places to Visit [Travel]

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:30:00 +0800

If you're using a daily deals website like Groupon or Living Social, reddit user heycheero has a clever suggestion to make use of those deals when you're on vacation: change your city or start a new account in the city where you'll be vacationing. More »

Cut the Visual Clutter from Word and Make It Easier and Faster to Use [Microsoft Word]

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0800

One of the biggest problems with Microsoft Word is the ridiculous amount of toolbars, ribbons, and options that take up screen real estate when you're trying to work. It's enough to drive most people away from Word, but if you're stuck with it and want a simplified experience, Apple blog TUAW has a guide to creating a minimal workspace in Word. More »

Browser Speed Tests: Chrome 17, Firefox 10, Internet Explorer 9, and Opera 11.61 [Browser Speed Tests]

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:43:00 +0800

Chrome 17 is out with a new prerendering feature designed to make your pages load faster, and both Firefox and Opera have also released speedy new versions since our last round of speed tests. So, we've once again pitted the four most popular web browsers against each other in a battle of startup times, tab loading times, and more, with more surprising results. More »

Music Smasher Searches for Tracks on Rdio, Spotify, Grooveshark, and More [Music Discovery]

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:30:00 +0800

With all of the different music streaming services it's often difficult to find what you're looking for quickly. Music Smash partially solves this problem by giving you a simple way to search Rdio, Spotify, Grooveshark, Soundcloud, Mog, and Bandcamp. More »

Automate Your Most Annoying Errands with These Tools [Chores]

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 +0800

Errands are never an enjoyable task and they almost always seem to take longer than they should. If you'd rather spend your time being productive or just goofing off, here's how you can reclaim your free time by offloading your most annoying errands to specialized services. More »

Use a Cheese Grater to Handle Solid Sugar Easily and Safely [Cooking]

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:30:00 +0800

Solid sugar blocks and chunks can be delicious, and often can be used anywhere you need regular sugar in a recipe. Handling them, however, can be difficult. Depending on the size of the sugar chunk, some recipes call for a hammer, other people try to hack away a piece with a knife. Turns out all you really need is a simple box grater to get the perfect amount of sugar for your dish. More »

Skip the Optional Extras at the Mechanic to Save Money on Regular Car Maintenance [Saving Money]

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0800

It's one thing if your mechanic tells you that there's a problem that needs to be fixed on your vehicle when you take it in for an oil change, it's another thing when they give you a high-pressure sales pitch to get a pricey transmission flush or want to charge you $30 to get your air filter changed. You can save a lot of money by skipping the pricey, optional extras when you go in for regular maintenance, and pay attention to your vehicle's maintenance schedule and history instead. More »

Multiple Windows Media Player Gives You As Many Player Windows As You Want [Windows Downloads]

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:30:00 +0800

Windows: There are plenty of great media players out there for Windows, but if Windows Media Player is your favorite, you already know that by default you can only have one player window open at a time. Multiple Windows Media Player is a freeware utility that tweaks the Windows Media Player executable so you can have as many player windows open playing video, music, photos, or slideshows as you choose. More »

A Few Creative Solutions for Your Takeout Chopstick Surplus Problem [Clever Uses]

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0800

I like chopsticks when I'm eating out with friends and want to look like a superstar, but when it comes to takeout in my own home I just get the food into my mouth as quickly and efficiently as possible. This has led to a surplus of takeout chopsticks that, after nearly four years, have become unruly in my utensil drawer. I asked the internet what to do about it, and found that there were actually some pretty clever uses. Here are the best. More »

From the Tips Box: Amazon Discounts, Word Pronunciation, and Facebook Photos [From The Tips Box]

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0800

Readers offer their best tips for getting better prices on Amazon, learning how to pronounce difficult words, and viewing Facebook photos in the old photo viewer. More »