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Make Your Pockets Virtually Theft-Proof with a Few Simple Tips [Infographics]
When traveling—or just being paranoid—you have reason to worry about a sneaky pickpocket coming to steal your wallet. Even if the chances are slim, getting stranded in a foreign place can be scary and troublesome. How-to illustrator Yumi Sakugawa offers up an info-comic with plenty of helpful suggestions to make your pockets essentially theft-proof. More »
  
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Daily App Deals: Get Plex for Android for $1.99 in Today?s App Deals [App Deals]
The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. More »
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Add DuckDuckGo's Smart "Zero-Click Info" Results to Google Searches in Chrome [Google]
Chrome: Our favorite alternative search engine, DuckDuckGo, has a cool feature called "zero click info" that gives you Wikipedia articles, Yelp pages, and more at the top of relevant searches. Now, their Zero-Click Info Chrome extension will put those relevant links at the top of your Google search results, so you don't have to sift through results to find what you're looking for. More »
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Easily Capture and Dispose of Bugs and Other Small Pests with a Lint Roller [Bugs]
Few people actually enjoy picking up bugs or squashing them with their bare hands. Most of us employ the help of paper to lure them outdoors or at least create a barrier between our skin and their soon-to-be-crushed bodies. Neither of these options are efficient, simple, or even ideal. A lint roller, on the other hand, is. More »
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It's Not What You Read; It's What You Ignore [Video]
Feeling overwhelmed by your inbox, your to-dos, your errands, your to-reads, and so on? Of course you are. We all are. Microsoft-ian and speaker Scott Hanselman delivers a practical and inspiring talk on digging yourself out of the guilt-ridden cycles of distraction and interruption, and it's full of productivity gems. More »
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Google Improves Gmail Search by Making Autocomplete Specific to Your Mail [Gmail]
Google made a minor upgrade to Gmail search, tailoring autocomplete to your account so you can find what you want just a little bit faster: More »
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Google Balloons, Dead Software, and Productive Tablets [Video]
This week on the podcast we're talking about mapping out your neighborhood with a Google weather balloon, saying goodbye to software we love, and learning about Google's new Knowledge Graph. Also, we're answering questions about batch audio conversions, making tablets productive, having a say in what search engines say about you. More »
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StepStats Offers Better Statistics for Your Fitbit [Fitness]
Webapp StepStats offers a more detailed view of your activity patterns measured by Fitbit, the popular, pocketable activity-tracking tool. More »
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Fold It Up and Move It Around: A Compact Workspace on Wheels [Featured Workspace]
When you're cramped for space and mobility matters, your options can be limited. Simpledesks reader Jackie Saik found a great little storage system to create a workspace that can go pretty much anywhere in the apartment. The desk has wheels on its wiry metal legs. When you flip it up, a table is revealed to store a laptop. The flipped-up panel also stores pens and other useful items, either in pockets or by holding them in place with an elastic band. Everything is neatly contained in a tiny desk, providing a great little workspace wherever it needs to be. More »
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How Can I Take Sick Days Without Feeling Like a Slacker? [Ask Lifehacker]
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Find the Postal Address of Any Location with Google Maps [Maps]
Most of the time you head to Google Maps with an address in your head (or clipboard) with the goal of seeing it on a map. For those few times when you're looking at a Google Map and thinking, "I wonder what the address is here," Google Maps has a handy shortcut for you: More »
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DuckDuckGo Zero-Click Info Adds Instant Answers to Google [Chrome Extensions]
Chrome: One of the best features in the search engine DuckDuckGo is the instant answers shown at the top of the results page. If you find yourself more attached to Google for web searches, but want the instant answer feature, DuckDuckGo Zero-Click Info is a Chrome extension that stuffs those results right in your Google searches. More »
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Google Chrome Overtakes Internet Explorer as the Number One Browser [Google Chrome]
According to digital analytics site StatCounter, Google Chrome has passed Internet Explorer as the most popular web browser with 31.88% of the world's web traffic. Internet Explorer wasn't far behind coming in at a close second with 31.47%. More »
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The Stupid Things You Do on Facebook (and How to Fix Them) [Facebook]
Reluctantly or otherwise, Facebook is the place most of us have chosen to share our lives online. In spite of its many useful features, the social media site can be a constant source of annoyance, embarrassment, and trouble if you make a few stupid decisions you might not even realize you're making. Fortunately, with a little effort, you can get Facebook under your control. More »
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The BootlegMIC Is a Tiny, DIY Mic that Seriously Increases the Sound Quality on Your Phone [Video]
If the mic on your phone, laptop, or other device leaves a bit to be desired, the bootlegMIC is a simple DIY mic that sounds fantastic and takes up almost no space at all. More »
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Swipe Safari Adds Tons of Configurable Gestures to Safari on iPhone [Jailbreak]
iOS: (Jailbroken): For whatever reason the mobile version of Safari doesn't have the same handy swipe gestures as its desktop counterpart. If you're looking to add those same gestures to the your iPhone or iPad, Swipe Safari does just that and allows you to customize your gestures in a variety of ways. More »
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Change Your Spending Habits by Experimenting with Rewards [Personal Finance]
Changing your spending habits isn't easy. When you get used to a routine you become reliant on it and spending money becomes a part of your reward system. Financial blog Get Rich Slowly recommends experimenting with your reward center to find the real financial cravings and eliminating them. More »
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Kill Time Productively on Your Phone [Productivity]
The smartphone has made killing time when you're standing in line easy, but instead of launching another bird into the sky you can turn those two-minute spurts of non-activity into productive moments. Doing so will help you rid the most annoying and tiny daily tasks in your downtime. Here are a few ideas for doing just that. More »
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Microsoft Launches So.Cl, A Social Network that Combines Web Search with Social Sharing [Video]
Over the weekend, Microsoft quietly took the wraps off of its own fledgling social network, So.Cl, aimed at making searching the web and research in general a bit more social. The network claims to be targeted to students who want to search together, but anyone can sign up, add some interests to their feed, and try it out. More »
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Plan Your Garden With These Plants for Sunny and Shady Places [Gardening]
If you have a little room in your backyard for a garden, or even a space for a container garden outside your window, you may struggle with what you should plant for the amount of light you get. Well, good news: It doesn't matter how much light you get. Here are some suggestions for your plot or container garden that will work in sun or shade. More »
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Break for a Moment Before Switching Tasks to Stay Sharp and Keep Focused [Productivity]
Taking breaks is important to help you stay creative and productive without burning out, but most of us don't have the luxury to take a full break between every single task. Instead, when you switch tasks or to-dos, pause for a minute to take a few deep breaths and reset yourself before you dive back in—it'll help you stay focused and energized. More »
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Use Mayonnaise to Clean Crayon ?Art? From Your Walls [Clever Uses]
Whether you have a little one who loves to play Picasso all over your walls in crayon, or you're just watching a younger sibling or friend of family and they've all but wrecked the paint with a stick of Burnt Sienna, the fix may be as close as your fridge. Grab the mayo, we're going to work. More »
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Restore Champagne Carbonation with a Raisin [Food]
Real Simple magazine's weblog recommends dropping a raisin into a bottle of champagne that's lost its effervescence and give it a couple of minutes before pouring. The last gasps of carbon dioxide left in the wine will stick to the raisin's ridged surface and release as bubbles. More »
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Save Money By Switching Your Smartphone to a Prepaid Service Provider [Saving Money]
There have been shady ways in the past to unlock your iPhone or Android smartphone and use a SIM card from a prepaid service, but in the wake of AT&T's recent decision to unlock phones for customers who leave their service or travel overseas you can officially switch your phone to prepaid and potentially save a lot of money without being a technological genius or deal with shady services. More »
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"Windows users, what are you using to rip DVDs?" [Ask The Commenters Roundup]
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Share Your Internet Connection Using an Outdoor Wireless Access Point [Dark Side]
Have you ever shared your internet connection with another person? Many users are protesting arbitrary price hikes from ISPs by sharing Wi-Fi connections. Typically this only works well if you're within a few hundred feet, but outdoor wireless access points can extend this range up to 2,000ft if you don't have any trees blocking line-of-sight. More »
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Create a Kitchen Cabinet-Door Measurement Center [Organization]
Measuring cups and spoons are necessary if you follow recipes, yet they seem to disappear easily. Household weblog Infarrantly Creative found a great way to keep them on hand in your kitchen by using paint sticks and cup hooks to put together a storage system for your measuring cups and spoons. More »
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Clean Your Glass Cooktop with Baking Soda [Kitchen Hacks]
If your glass cooktop or range needs a thorough cleaning but you don't have any specialized glass cleaners on hand you can use baking soda along with hot water and regular dish soap to get the cooktop clean. More »
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Five Best Web Hosting Companies [Hive Five]
When you're ready to take your data into your own hands and run your own blog, own your own photos, and host your own apps, it's time to find a good web host that can put it all on the web for you, give you the tools, bandwidth, and storage you need, and support you when you need help. Thankfully, there are dozens of great companies looking for your business, and this week we're going to look at five of the best, based on your nominations. More »
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DIY Maple-Flavored Pancake Syrup [Breakfast]
Did you know that you can make your own version of popular maple-flavored syrups such as Aunt Jemimas, Mrs. Butterworths, etc using nothing more than white sugar, brown sugar, water, and a little Mapeleine (maple flavor extract). Sure, nothing beats real Maple syrup but if you can't get the good stuff you can make your own syrup for around fifty cents per bottle. More »
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