We recently featured a desktop by our friend Sanjeev, but his latest one is too good not to highlight as well. He customized his Mac to look very much like the kind of design you’d get in Android Lollipop or Android M. Here’s how he did it.
If you’ve turned your backyard into a welcoming spot for birds with a bird feeder or birdbath, make sure you clean it each week. Doing so keeps the birds happy and healthy, reduces the spread of disease, and keeps insects and other pests from finding a place to brood.http://lifehacker.com/5600234/how-to...
Picture this: You’re walking through a remote Vietnamese village when you feel the telltale itch of a yeast infection. Or you’re uncontrollably spewing from both ends after drinking some tainted water in Guatemala. Either way, you’re abroad and in need of a doctor, and you don’t know what do to.
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Everyone can be at risk of getting skin cancer, but catching it early can make it a lot more treatable. Performing regular skin checks with this method will help you spot trouble early on.
Synthetic costs more, but has many advantages over conventional oil. Not every car needs it, however, so here are some guidelines to help you determine if it’s best for your vehicle.
Even if you just pay cursory attention to tech culture online, Veronica Belmont is likely a familiar face. For almost ten years Veronica has been hosting and producing podcasts and videos with CNET, on Revision3’s Tekzilla, and now Engadget’s Dear Veronica—along with a dozen other projects.
When you’ve got a pile of tedious work to complete, it might seem like a good idea to take it on when you’re feeling energized. You’re better off, however, doing the dull work when you’ve hit your slump, and not everyone hits their slump at the same time.
Mac: Worried that an app might be using your microphone or webcam without your knowledge? Micro Snitch monitors your mic and camera so you know if anything weird’s going on.
Is it right to give a new car to a high schooler? Should they drive old crapboxes? As a parent, what would you do? Doug DeMuro, the Classic Car Club Manhattan’s Jeanette Klein and our Nicole Conlan debate the choices and Tavarish brings in the used cars you should buy. [Jalopnik]…
Mac: If you’ve been using Apple Music, you know it’s not possible to easily import your saved music from Spotify. S.t.A.M.P is an app that uses Automator to make that process a little easier.
Should you sign up for classes from the slim Pilates instructor? Or maybe book a few sessions with the trainer with the awesome calves? The answer may be neither: an instructor’s body type means less than you might think.
Ever wonder why the thought of giving a talk at work makes you sweat? Panicking before a performance may seem like a major nuisance in the modern world. But it’s all part of the fight-or-flight response, which has hardwired itself into our brains through millions of years of evolution.
Summer is prime time for travel and you’ll find lots of travel destination suggestions for your ultimate trip. But we’d like to ask you: If you could go anywhere, where would it be?
Like credit cards with their overlooked perks, home, health, and auto insurance policies often provide coverage for hidden or unusual items. Before you spend money out of pocket on massages, pot hole damage, or property improvements, check your policies.
Microsoft’s MSDN blog is again offering a big batch of free technical ebooks, and this one is the largest collection to date.
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The Google Play Store is a handy way to get new apps for your phone, but there are some great features that you might not have noticed if you haven’t explored the service much. Here are some of the best things the Play Store has to offer besides the basics.
BMI is a commonly used metric that’s supposed to tell you if you’re at a healthy weight or not. As this illustration created from scans of real people shows, however, BMI can be very misleading.
