Our friendjoergermeisterhas made more than a few of our favorite desktops, and this one is no different. Clean, sparse, and still functional, heres how he set it all up. Joergermeister is using the Windows 10 Technical Preview, but you might make this work on any Windows desktop. Luckily there arent too many moving parts. Do you have a good-looking, functional desktop of your own to show off? Share it with us!...
Apples newPhotos app is better than iPhoto, but its still lacking in the feature department. Thankfully, Mac OS X Automation put together a few handy scripts to get more out of the software. If youve been looking for a little more out of Automator, these actions will help. Photos & Automator| OS X Automation
PC World put together a couple charts to help make sense of it all. Some channels also have video on-demand, but again, not all of them do. Its a bit baffling, so its nice that PC World lays it all out. Check out their post for a bunch more of the weird caveats that come with Sling TV. Sling TV channel guide: All the programming and all the restrictions in one chart| PC World
Were often harder on ourselves than we are on other people, especially when it comes to failures. Treat yourself with the same compassion you would a friend to make working through hard times easier. Thats not our first instinct when we fail ourselves in the same way. A Simple, Powerful Self-Compassion Method| Zen Habits Image fromtaylorbri.
The new feature is an extension of the same features found on theAndroid gadget Manager dashboard. jot down Find My Phone Into Google On your box And Immediately Locate Your Android Phone| Android Police
This week we want to know which ebook reader or tablet you think is the all-around best. Let us know in the discussions below! Maybe it has all the right features, great battery life, and can hold tons of books. What makes it the one youd recommend to others, and why? If youre not sure what we mean, just check out the nominations by our writers below. Have a suggestion for a topic?...
And until you actually start tracking every dollar, youre fooling yourself. or Do you know where your dollars are going?. Most of the time, they will shrug and say, No. Personal finance softwarelike Mintgive you all the tools it’s crucial that you start tracking your expenses. Start by using themevery single timeyou spend money. If Mint doesnt work with your bank,create a spreadsheet. Write it in a notebook. Whatever works best for you....
If you like to bring unexpected flavors into your cooking, add sherry vinegar to your next salsa. Then add a dash of sherry vinegar and olive oil for a tasty salsa. The floral-ness will help highlight the fresh ingredients you use, making everything that much more delicious. For other unusual ideas on how to use vinegar, check out the full post linked below. Hey Chef, What Else Can I Do with Vinegar?...
For those of you who are allergic to tomatoes, can’t eat nightshades, don’t care for marinara, or are simply looking for an alternative to ubiquitous red sauce, here’s an idea: braised onion pasta sauce. This Food52 recipe, adapted from a another by James Beard, calls for just a handful of ingredients: butter, onions, sugar, salt, madeira, pasta, and parmesan. Here’s the basic gist: melt the butter, and add the onions; saute them until transluce, then season to taste with salt and sugar....
Buy one-third as many clothes as you do now, but spend three times as much on each item. Apply the same logic to each item in your wardrobe. Buy one $2,000 suit and never take it off, if need be. But dont squander one penny on trendy items or impulse purchases. Clothing is an investment, Oliver writes.
Tell us a little about yourself and your experience. Im a microwave engineer for a major defense company and Ive been at it for over 20 years. What drove you to choose your career path? I was always interested in electronics and went to a local engineering school in the Midwest. By graduation, I wanted out of the snow and got a job offer in sunny Los Angeles. I was chief engineer at the college radio station, and had briefly been a HAM....
IBMs Watson is acognitive computerdesigned to handle complex problems and learn from and interact with humans. Chef Watson takes Bon Appetits database of 9,000 recipes and can generate millions of new recipes based onquintillionsof possibilities. Recipes created and suggested so far include Russian Celery Sandwich, Salmon Taco, Scottish Gumbo. The more ingredients and cooking styles you add, the more suggestions Watson will offer. Seems like a fun and geeky way to explore new recipes....
Make suggests that to get things perfect, cut the insulation first, then cut the wire. Skill Builder: Cutting Perfect Breadboard Jumper Wires| Make
