Carrots sticks are a great snack, but aren’t the best shape for dipping. They don’t have enough surface area to prevent the dreaded double-dip. Cutting them into rounds solves that problem. To make them into effective dippers, take a large carrot and cut it at a diagonal bias. That will get you the most surface area for dips like hummus. Why Carrots Should Always Be Cut into Rounds, Not Sticks| The Kitchn

OS X: Animated GIFs get your point across visually without using a video. GifGrabber is likepreviously featured Giffing Tool, but for Mac. After you start the program, draw a box on the screen and press record.

Web/iOS/Android: Lots of web sites let you create playlists…but only using media from that site. Playmoss creates a master playlist that allows content from YouTube, Vimeo and SoundCloud. Like most sites, you’re able to follow other users' track selections on Playmoss, too. We covered other webapps likeWhydandSongDrop, but with Playmoss you have both Android and iOS apps. Playmoss Playmoss| Google Play Store Playmoss| iTunes App Store

If you paste an image into a note, Google lets you convert the image into editable text. bring up the note with the image and hit the three dot overflow menu button. The OCR engine needs an internet connection to do its magic, but it works quite well. Five Powerful Google Keep Features You Should Start Using| OMG!

Shopping at a grocery store should save you money since you won’t be eating out as much. But if you tend to overspend at the grocery store, try shopping at a store with less choice. (That bakery sure smells nice, but you didn’t plan on buying bread.) Smaller or budget grocery stores like Aldi have much less choice. Note that some small grocery stores could be more expensive, so be sure to compare prices first....

If a medical professional’s office asks for your social security number, consider skipping it. Whensomeone gets your social security number, it’s a pain to get your life back in order. Consumer Reports advises just skipping that part of the form. Receptionists probably won’t notice (in my experience, they’ve only questioned it once). Why you shouldn’t give your doctor your Social Security number| Consumer Reports Photo byConnor Tarter.

iOS: Nobody likes waiting to fix something and then finding out the warranty expired. Stuffcard tracks your purchases along with your warranties, and reminds you when they end. If you don’t have a good system already, Stuffcard does it all. Scan the barcode of the product and Stuffcard will figure out what it is. Put in the warranty expiration and the app reminds you right before it expires. That model information is handy when you need spare parts or a replacement ink cartridge, too....

The average household spends about 2% of their budgetaround $1,600 every yearon clothes. Here are at least ten ways to save money and still have great clothes. Perhaps you’re thinking “just don’t buy any more clothes!” Gaining weight, losing weight, and/or trying to clothe children who grow like weeds are also challenges. Buy Better Quality Clothing Wait, spendmoremoney on clothes? Feel free to disregard this advice for kids, though. How do you know if it’s the absolute lowest price it’ll go?...

Boot jacks also make a great first woodworking project that require little more than ajigsawand drill. you could use a drill to make some holes, then secure the base with screws and glue. He also shares thestep by step instructionsfor a closer look. For full instructions with photos for building a boot jack, check out thisDIY tutorialfrom Home Construction Improvement. Apartment Woodworking - Make a Boot Jack| Jay Bates

It’s easy to get stuck in a paycheck-to-paycheck cycle, especially when you’re in debt. And, unfortunately, there are quite a few debt traps out there that only make things worse. Payday loans are aninfamous debt trap. If you feel short on options, consider a personal loan first. Yes, you still have to pay them back, but interest rates and fees are generallymuchlower. Those who borrowed from a credit union or community bank paid only $13 under those same terms....

Here’s how to disable it. Simply click this button and videos should stop autoplaying. How To turn off the New Autoplay Feature On YouTube| Addictive Tips

The trick is matching the width of the suit’s lapel with the tie. Some suits look better with skinnier ties and vice versa, and now you know why. Tie Width - How Slim or Wide Should You Go?| The Compass

Video games don’t make people fat. Unfortunately, many people don’t think about fitness this way. Just like improving in a video game,fitness is a skill, and you start at level one. Then, and only then, can you move on to more difficult battles. Beginners often want to get good at everything. They want to train for a marathon, lose weight, and get stronger all at once. Do you know why you never see a bodybuilder who also runs marathons?...