Oh hell yeah, this one’s an interesting hack. So we’re all told that magnets and computers don’t mix too good. Well this hack says it isn’t so. With a reed switch you can rig your machine so that it will only power up if you’ve got a magnet on hand. Sort of like a [...]

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If you’re a big fan of cute pets, then Icanhascheezburger.com would surely be a thing of interest for you. Especially if you find amusement in those LOLified captions that they put on the pictures of cute cats. Now, have you ever thought of remaking your website to be just like that?
Well if you think [...]

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Ever had to eat dry and rubbery roasts? Yecch. Meat, poultry, and fish are often best served moist and juicy. If you’re doing roast, that means you have to baste them when cooking in you oven. Oven heat is dry heat and that could often lead to those dry rubbery slabs unless you prevent [...]

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So you’re settling down. One of the most important things every home-maker wannabe should have is a set of cookware to handle all meal preps. A non-stick Calphalon is probably the best choice to go for. Gone are the days when you can’t fry a perfectly sunny-side up egg. But know your cookware. Here’s how.

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Ever since XP, the notification area has been a welcome friend. However, over the course of your use, you might want to take a look at the list of notification icons that are indexed by your system. You can do this by right-clicking on the system tray -> Properties -> Notification Area tab -> Customize. [...]

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If you think the next thing you need is an Add/Remove Programs replacement, then you do have a valid thought there. As with a lot of built-in features of Windows, they’re crap and many other programs can do the job a lot better 10 times over. As with the case of uninstallers, they do [...]

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Clarified butter is just butter that contains only pure fat. It has a very delicate flavor and is often required when baking fine cakes. It’s also best for sauteing since it doesn’t burn as quickly as regular butter. It’s great for dips for steamed seafood. Here’s how you can clarify butter.

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We’re starting this getting rich theme for the year where we’ll be featuring some personal finance tips once in a while so here’s one for today.
The thing with living in the US is that you need to live with debt in order to establish a good credit rating. But one thing that you have [...]

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Tired of looking at that lousy orb and progress bar waiting for Vista to load? How about accessing that hidden ‘Aurora’ boot screen that was readily available when Vista was still called Longhorn. It bears that funky lights effect thing as background and a message “Starting Windows Vista.” Want to access this screen?

Fire up the [...]

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In a statement released by Microsoft last Tuesday, they’ve confirmed that a vulnerability in versions of spreadsheet program Microsoft Excel can get you hacked. The vulnerable versions are as follows: Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003, Microsoft Office Excel 2002, Microsoft Office Excel 2000, and Microsoft Excel 2004 [...]

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A while back, we featured this (De)Motivator poster generator that can be found online and free to use. For some reason, I hate seeing Motivator posters (especially the one in my totally non-motivating boss’ office in my first job). But I do find amusement in Demotivators - those spoof posters that give a different twist [...]

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It’s not only for scratching your mate’s back or for showing some fancy nail work, but it’s also about them being healthy because after all, on top of everything, they’re part of your hand.You’ve probably heard of nail enhancements. It sounds interesting, if you’re feeling diva-ish, you’d want to enhance everything about your body and [...]

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Some of us are breadwinners. We work full time, non-stop, looking forward to the next paycheck so we can make allocations to satisfy everyone’s needs. From your salary you get your kids’ tuition, grocery, rent, bills, and other dues. It’s a happy day if something is left when all payments have already been made.
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We’ve sent probes to outer space. Found more efficient ways to bomb each other. Even cloned a darned sheep. But we still haven’t found a cure for the common cold. Tsk. Anyway, as the old folk still say, prevention is better than cure. So instead of having to tie your self down to a bed [...]

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So the landlord isn’t exactly the cat or dog person. Especially not the iguana or Burmese python type of guy. He even detests having little noisy kids around. But you’re the exact opposite who just can’t let a poor helpless kitten all by itself in the middle of the street ready to be picked on [...]

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