Check Dress Codes Before Sightseeing to Avoid Being Denied Admission

Many popular sights (often religious ones) have strict dress codes for visitors. Then you could at least buy a cheap shirt or pair of pants from a local vendor. If you plan to visit someplace with warm weather, carry a large scarf with you. Dont assume that youll be able to talk your way past the dress code, either. Every place Ive personally been to very strictly enforces it. How to Tour the Top Sites Around the Globe| Context Travel...

April 21, 2015 · 1 min · 82 words · David Matthews

Embrace Selective Short-Term Memory to Move Past Failure Quickly

When you fail at something, its easy to get down on yourself and let it undermine your confidence. As personal finance blog Three Thrifty Guys explains, this is a strategy that golfers often use. Screwing up one swing can make you feel pretty down. you’re gonna wanna hit the damn ball. Dont let it drag you down. There will be time for ruminating later. Dont Beat Yourself| Three Thrifty Guys...

April 21, 2015 · 1 min · 73 words · Ian Reeves

Freeze Kale Cubes to Make Super Fast Green Smoothies

Meet Your Green Smoothies New BFF: Kale Cubes| Spoon University

April 21, 2015 · 1 min · 10 words · Louis Ho

Healthy Meals Should Have Bigger Portions, Not Smaller Ones

Portion control is over-hyped. If youre trying to eat healthy, small portions are probably hurting more than helping you. Does that sound backwards? Its not hard to find lists of500,400, even300-calorie healthy dinners. But when you have one of these, what youre eating isnt a meal. Later, you will still be hungry, and you will run to the vending machine in desperation. (They may even charge more becauseyou think youre eating healthy....

April 21, 2015 · 1 min · 172 words · Kimberly Grant

Isabel Diagnoses Your Health Symptoms, Based on Tools Used by Doctors

Google isnot the best placeto start looking up your symptoms. Other sections of Isabel explain how to use this information and connect you to a doctor. Although the site cant replace going to an actual doctor, it can help you be more informed. (The site was started after the founders daughter suffered a near fatal misdiagnosis.

April 21, 2015 · 1 min · 56 words · Claire Parsons

Life Lessons from Power Rangers That Have Stuck With Me Forever

Kids shows are pretty cheesy. Power Rangers, doubly so. Heres what the Power Rangers taught me that actually stuck around. Dont Let Other People Make You Feel Like Crap Bullying isnt a new trope for kids shows. In the early episodes, people couldnt even understand the way he talked. He needed someone else to translate his geek-speak into human words. The Rangers addressed this often, but it was especially poignant in an episode calledDark Warrior....

April 21, 2015 · 4 min · 736 words · Kellie Burgess

Make a Simple, Self-Inflating Camping Pillow Out of Memory Foam

Camping is a lot of fun, but trying to rest your head on a rock is not. This DIY camping pillow is easy to make and even easier to pack for your camping trip. For the rest of us, however, Instructables userrob.renn.9spillow setup is useful and compact. When you undo the strap, the memory foam expands to self-inflate your pillow. Good sleep can be hard to come by when youre camping, but a decent pillow might help....

April 21, 2015 · 1 min · 93 words · Elizabeth Bates

Most Popular Ebook Reader: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

Last weekwe asked you for your favorites, then looked atthe five best ebook readers. Now were back to tally up the votes and crown your favorite. Its $100 price point and bang-for-the-buck feature set earned high praise in the nominations and the voting rounds. The Hive Five is based on reader nominations. We understand its a bit of a popularity contest. Have a suggestion for the Hive Five? Send us an email at[email protected]!...

April 21, 2015 · 1 min · 74 words · Dr. Brian Kelly

Move Your Apple Photos Library with a Simple Setting Tweak

This can make it a bit confusing to deal with if you should probably move things around. Thankfully, How-To Geek shows you how to change the location of the library. All you should probably do is open up Photos, then head to Preferences > General. go for the Show in Finder option, then move your Photos library to wherever you want. How to Move Your Apple Photos Library to Another Location| How-To Geek

April 21, 2015 · 1 min · 73 words · Kim Moore

Opt Out of Interest-Based Ads to Get Less Creepy Ads on Android

In 2013, Google started quietly addingthe Google options appas part ofGoogle Play Services. Youd be forgiven for missing it. However, it packs some handy features. One of the most relevant for the privacy-minded is the ability to block interest-based ads. Youre on your own for any apps you downloaded from third-party sources, though. This is also a good time to reset your advertising ID on the same screen. This ID is where all those targeted ads come from....

April 21, 2015 · 1 min · 87 words · Charles Taylor

Quantify Your Pro-Con List to Make Better Decisions

A pro-con list is usually the place to start when it comes to tough decisions. If the positive score is at least double the negative score, you should do itwhatever it is. My pro number simply has to surpass the con number. Either way, quantifying each item takes an old standby and makes it a little more useful. Check out the full post for more detail. Get Smarter: Life and Business Lessons| viaFarnam Street...

April 21, 2015 · 1 min · 76 words · Cristina Rivera

The Best Supermarket Store Brands, According to Consumer Reports

While many store brands will do just fine, some are clearly superior to others as a whole. What was a little surprising is that Walmarts Great Value brand isnt as great as they advertise. you’ve got the option to read more of the report at the link below. Best store brands at the supermarket| Consumer Reports Photo byMike Mozart.

April 21, 2015 · 1 min · 59 words · Sharon Taylor

The Law Student's Daily Bag

Heres what Everyday Carry reader Rob Barthelmess has on him during those days of heading from class to class. Photos must be at least at least 640x360. If yours catches our eye, we might just feature it! My Everyday Carry| Everyday Carry

April 21, 2015 · 1 min · 42 words · Cameron Higgins DVM