Five Best BitTorrent Clients

This week, were looking at five of the best BitTorrent clients, based on your nominations. Itll even throttle itself back as soon as you start to use bandwidth heavy applications on your rig. Its also completely free. Torrent doesnt come without more than its share of controversy. Many of you nominated it and supported its nomination based on its features, speed, and ease-of-use. For many of you, its been your first and only real BitTorrent client....

May 17, 2015 · 1 min · 149 words · Melissa White

Notification Count Adds Number Badges to Android Notifications

Notification Count is an Xposed module for rooted phones that adds a number badge to all your notifications. Youll need the Xposed framework installed for this tweak,as described in our guide here. set up the module, then activate it and reboot your phone. By default, it should work with quite a few apps, including Gmail. However, for some apps, you may have to enable a workaround in Notification Counts prefs....

May 17, 2015 · 1 min · 107 words · Jennifer Hernandez

This Chart Shows Why You Shouldn't Trust Just One Scientific Study

As news site Vox explains, science is a complicated, often contradictory discipline. Science is often flawed. Its time we embraced that.| Vox

May 17, 2015 · 1 min · 22 words · Donna Brown

This Tipping Chart Covers Lesser-Known Gratuity Guidelines

Tipping is nice to do, but its hard to know how much is good for lesser-known services. This chart covers everything from movers to gift wrappers, and even dog groomers and tattoo artists. It also provides a list of services youre better off skipping the tip because its not expected. Of course, if youre not sure what to tip, itnever hurts to just do 20%. The Ultimate Guide to Tipping Etiquette| Real Simple viaApartment Therapy

May 17, 2015 · 1 min · 75 words · John Fisher

This Video Breaks Down The War on Fat (and Why You Need It In Your Diet)

Dietary fat doesnt make you fatweve established this before. There are good fats and bad fats, despite what product labels and low-fat marketing would have you believe. Click play on the video above to see the whole thing, or read more at the link below.

May 17, 2015 · 1 min · 45 words · Todd Holland

Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Apologize at Work

Especially in a business environment, you want to be seen as strong. But theres workplace benefit to an apology: it builds empathy and increases trust. Harvard Business School (HBS) conducted a study about how superfluous apologies are perceived. These are basically unnecessary apologies. HBS defined it as expressions of regret for an undesirable circumstance for which the apologizer is clearly not responsible. The relationship between superfluous apologies and trust is mediated by perceptions of empathic concern....

May 17, 2015 · 1 min · 117 words · Adam Collins

Create a Warm, Low Light Workspace to Boost Creativity

Its no secret that your environment canaffect your creativity. Maybe even put on some moderate ambient noise. However, creative insights often come when your brain is allowed to relax and flow freely. If you are feeling cold, you are using a substantial amount of your energy to simply keep warm. Thus, a lot less energy goes towards concentration on creative work.

May 16, 2015 · 1 min · 61 words · Jessica Hill

Make Your Own Noise-Isolating Earbuds from Silicone and Old Earplugs

NightHawkinLight used a pair of3M Peltor Tri-Flange Ear Plugs, which are about five bucks for a three-pack. Remove the tips from the earplugs, cut them to fit, and attach them to the earbuds. Hit the link below to see more photos of the process. Super Effective Sound Isolating Earbuds| Instructables

May 16, 2015 · 1 min · 50 words · Patricia Lewis

See What Companies Are Really Behind Your Favorite Organic Food Brands

This chart reveals the big time food processors that own 92 of the most popular organic food brands. you might check out the complete chart at the link below. Who is behind organic brands| The Washington Post

May 16, 2015 · 1 min · 37 words · Tammy Graham

The Chromecast Now Has Support for CBS, Fox, FX, and HGTV

The Chromecast just keeps getting better, witheven more TV networkssigning on to support its inexpensive, dead-simple living room streaming. Now it’s possible for you to cast shows from the CBS, Fox Now, FX Now, and HGTV Watch apps and web sites. According to PC World, CBS offers many full episodes for free, as well as a $6/month All Access subscription for even more shows. The other apps may provide a few free episodes here and there, but for the most part, youll need to have (or borrow) credentials from a cable subscription to watch....

May 16, 2015 · 1 min · 160 words · Tyrone Miller

The Graphic Guide to Thickeners Shows You the Best One for Your Dish

In fact, corn starch may be a better solution, and a little goes a long way. Hit the link below to read all of them. Getting to Know: Thickeners| Cooks Country Photo bybaminnick.

May 16, 2015 · 1 min · 33 words · Richard Perkins

This Graphic Shows How to Clean Your Kitchen with Everyday Ingredients

you’re free to refresh your kitchen with common ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. Kitchen Cleaning Hacks| Consolidated Food Service

May 16, 2015 · 1 min · 22 words · Carl Anderson

Automatically Mark All Archived Email as Read with a Gmail Script

Of course, then you have a bunch of archived, unread emails. This simple Gmail script will fix that. To create the script, follow these instructions: Head toscript.google.comand create a new Blank Project. Delete the code thats there and replace it with the code inthis blog post. Save the project with File > Save. Mark an archived email as unread in your Gmail account. Then, poke the Run button in the Google Script window to test it....

May 15, 2015 · 1 min · 127 words · Amber Rivera