March 22nd, 2013Top StoryThis Week's Most Popular Posts: March 15th to 22nd
Top 10 Jankiest Life Hacks That Actually Work WondersSometimes, DIY isn't pretty. In fact, sometimes it's downright ugly and rickety, but it's cheap and it works. Let's give some homage to our favorite janky, amazing hacks from over the years. More » Want to Be Happier? Stop Doing These 10 Things Right NowHappiness-in your business life and your personal life-is often a matter of subtraction, not addition. Consider, for example, what happens when you stop doing the following things. More » Five Best Google Reader AlternativesWe're all seriously bummed about Google Reader shutting down, but it's not the end of the world, and there are a number of great news reading apps and services out there stepping up to replace it with syncing features and easy import tools to keep you organized. More » Four Signs Your Relationship Might Be DoomedDr. John Gottman studied couples for over thirty years and discovered the four communication qualities that could predict a couple will break up-with over 90% accuracy. More » Seven Under-the-Radar Financial Hacks Everyone Should Know AboutJust before the Enron scandal broke, the company's CEO immediately put his money into annuities-in his wife's name. Why? Because those assets are creditor-protected, so they can't be seized (in this case, by the government). More » Restore Your Natural Sitting and Standing Posture and Get Rid of Back and Neck PainNot only are we killing ourselves by sitting all day, we're probably sitting all wrong. Esther Gokhale, who has studied the posture of people in less industrialized places (where back pain is virtually unknown), shows us in this video what natural ("primal") posture looks like for standing and... More » Why We Can't Tell Good Wine From BadThe Misconception: Wine is a complicated elixir, full of subtle flavors only an expert can truly distinguish, and experienced tasters are impervious to deception. More » How to Customize Your iPhone's Home Screen and Break Away from the PackThe iPhone has a pretty beautiful home screen, but it looks the same as every other iPhone out there. If you want a phone that's truly yours, here's how to customize the look of your home screen from top to bottom. More » Erase Accumulated Kitchen Grime with this Two-Ingredient SolutionKitchen cabinets can acquire a subtle but gross layer of grime over the years, but you can easily get rid of it with this simple DIY cleaning solution. More » How to Share Your Wi-Fi Network with Friends, No Password Typing RequiredIf your friend wants to get on your Wi-Fi, you don't have to share your (possibly long and confusing) password. Here's how to generate a QR code containing your network password and have them log on in one snap. More » The Job and Salary You Need to Become one of the Country's Happiest, According to StatisticsHappiness isn't a calculation, but patterns do occur and we can learn from them. According to a study conducted by career site TheLadders, our salaries and job types greatly impact our happiness-just not how you might think. More » Treat Your Kids Like a Team of Agile Software Developers and Lower Your Family StressRaising a family can often feel like unfettered chaos. Author Bruce Feiler says that we can learn a lot, though, from software developers using the "agile" philosophy, and apply that to family life. More » Monoprice Improves on Their Awesome $7 EarbudsIf you're on the hunt for cheap earbuds, Monoprice has updated their Enhanced Bass Noise Isolating Earphones with a few new features. They're still a steal at $7, with quality you'd expect from $20 and $30 models. More » Hacker Challenge Winner: Automate Your Phone With Old Hotel Key CardsIn last week's Hacker Challenge, we asked you to share your best hotel room hack. We received some great entries, but the winning hack shows us some clever ways to automate a hotel room. More »  |
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