This post originally appeared on theZapier blog. You’ll also notice details like noise levels in the office, or distracting roadworks noise outside. As humans we’re great at picking up on these signals. Building Rapport Remotely When youstart a new jobin a remote team, it can feel very strange. But how do you go about building a rapport with people you’ve never really met? All good tips, but not very useful in a remote setting....
You finished a 10K, but can’t complete a marathon. It can go on and on. No matter how much you accomplish, you still hate yourself. Let’s fix that. “The sea expects nothing from me,” she explains. “I cannot disappoint the sea. It does not care. The sea roars, either way.” Your place could be anywhere. It’s quiet, remote, and a great place to reset everything stupid in my head. Identify Your Niche Similarly, find your own niche in the world....
When it comes to kitchen equipment, there are some instances where you must accept no substitutes. Like for a sharp chef’s knife, or a heavy-bottomedcast iron skillet. Or a Microplane rasp grater. Microplane’s versions are dishwasher-safe on the top rack and come with a plastic protective cover. The benefit of the Microplane is its unparalleled sharpness and strength. If you take good care of it, your rasp should last you just about forever....
As the weather starts to warm up,grilling and other outdoor cookingsounds better and better. you could learn to smoke brisket, salmon, chicken, turkey, ribs, and even hot wings. Smoking Times and Temperature| My Best Smoker viaVisual.ly
But in general, all you need is a refrigerator and (possibly) a stove. Check out the full post below for the full recipe and its variants. How to Make Dairy-Free Coconut Yogurt| The Kitchn
iDownloadBlog shows off how to make your own so they integrate better. How to make third-party menu bar icons look better with dark mode on Mac| iDownloadBlog
Mobile data is nearly ubiquitous, but there are still times when you find yourself outside the coverage area. SMSmart can do basic searches, get directions, search Wikipedia, and more all using SMS. Savvy users may remember back in the day when the best way to get Google results wasusing SMS. Many of these services still work, but the interface is awful. SMSmart will conduct searches in the background and then reformat the results in a more usable form....
There’s an old belief that Macs don’t have the samecrapware/malwareproblem that Windows does. However, with the rise of Macs over the past few years, that’s no longer true. Our friends at the How-To Geek explain how OS X crapware works, and how to avoid it. One of the worst offenders? Fake versions of VLC. However, since most people don’t think Macs have this problem, they might let their guard down....
When you’restarting your garden, you have a lot to think about. Before you do anything else,get the seedlings going indoors. Instead of pouring water directly into the soil, which can drown the seeds, spray them with water. You’ll also stop the seeds from washing to the bottom of the container. No matter how you arrange the seedling containers, you canmodify a spray bottle for easy spritzing. How to Start Plants from Seeds| Apartment Therapy...
The most important part of tiling a bathroom floor is “setting the layout”. It’s a do-it-yourself job that anyone with a bit of patience and basic know-how can do. This line will serve as the starting point for tiling the entire bathroom. How to Tile a Bathroom Floor| This Old House
High fructose corn syrup is terrible for you. I want to be really clear about that. Both table sugar, or sucrose, and high fructose corn syrup are sugars. Sugar is bad for you, end of story. But is there any difference between high fructose corn syrup and table sugar? When they’re linked together by a chemical bond, we call the result sucrose, or table sugar. It’s 50% glucose and 50% fructose....
Flickr userElizabethhas a great-looking desktop that puts her music front and center. Plus, it’s really easy to set up. Here’s how she did it. This desktop may look complex, but it’s really a single skin and a solid wallpaper. There’s a lot of punch in that one skin, and it all looks great. Do you have a good-looking, functional desktop of your own to show off? Share it with us!...
The gender pay gap has been getting a lot attention. Here are the worst paying jobs for women, based on median earnings. These are the jobs with the biggest difference in percentage of women’s earnings to men’s. The occupations with the smallest pay gaps tend to have higher proportions of female workers. For more detail, check out 24/7 Wall St.’s full post. The Worst Paying Jobs for Women| 24/7 Wall St....
