Work Your Way to a Pull-Up with These Intermediary Exercises

Doing your first pull-upis an awesome milestone. Pull-up negatives- Literally just the descending portion of a pull-up. Then, as slowly as possible, start to lower yourself down.

February 13, 2015 · 1 min · 27 words · Christine Martinez

Workflow Adds More Actions, a New Gallery, and More

Today, it gets an update that adds even more actions to the mix. All in all, it makes an already powerful app even more powerful. Workflow($2.99 on sale/$4.99) | iTunes App Store

February 13, 2015 · 1 min · 32 words · Jeffery Carter

Your Go-To Visual Guide For Winter Squash

A Visual Guide to Winter Squash| Epicurious

February 13, 2015 · 1 min · 7 words · Tyler Hoffman

"Action This Day, Action Every Day"

As The Art of Manliness discusses in its series on Winston Churchill, action is necessary to accomplish anything. Waiting for the right moment to takecertainactions can be prudent. But waiting for something to come to you will result in nothing happening. Some action must be taken today. A similar approach can work for nearly everything in your life.

February 12, 2015 · 1 min · 58 words · Matthew Miller

37 Android Apps, Free Streaming Sticks, Build Your Nas, and More Deals

Amazon’s kicking off anotherhuge Android app saletoday with 37 premium apps valued at over $140 for free. If you travel with any regularity, thisversatile little gadgetmay just be your new best friend. [RAVPower FileHub, $37 with code UZ96DLEU. White model only.] Need any storage to go with it? For a cheaper alternative, check outBUZZI, on sale for just $24 today. But BUZZI adds a really creative wrinkle by packing in an IR blaster to control your TV....

February 12, 2015 · 1 min · 131 words · Donald Walker

Apple Enables Two-Factor Authentication for iMessage and FaceTime

Two-factor authentication is one of themost important security features it’s possible for you to enable. We’vehad it on Apple IDs for awhile, but it didn’t work with all Apple services and apps. Today, Apple enabled the feature for iMessage and FaceTime. Starting today, you’ll see a bit more security in each app. Hit the link for more details. Apple Enables Two-Step Authentication for iMessages and FaceTime| The Guardian viaMacRumors

February 12, 2015 · 1 min · 69 words · Ronald Obrien

Avoid These Three Airports If You’re Making an International Connection

The Worst Airports for International Connections| Conde Nast Traveler Image frommattpopovich.

February 12, 2015 · 1 min · 11 words · Wendy Baker

Build Your Own Wireless Power Outlets with a Raspberry Pi

DIYer Tim Leland decided to build his own using a Raspberry Pi and some cheap RF power outlets. The project controls your power outlets over RF and a Wi-Fi connection powered by the Pi. Once it’s set up, you get a web interface to control your power outlets from. Head over to Leland’s site for the guide and necessary software. Wireless Power Outlets RD from Raspberry Pi| Tim Leland viaHackaday

February 12, 2015 · 1 min · 70 words · Diane Murray

Buy for the Life You Have, Not the Life You Want

Money is a limited resource for most of us, so you want tospend it wisely. Often, we buy stuff that ends up just collecting dust a few weeks later. “If not, you might be buying for a fantasy life. Chances are, you won’t use those items often. Or, you might even buy stuff for a lifestyle you’re expecting to live soon. Of course, this doesn’t nipallimpulsive spending in the bud....

February 12, 2015 · 1 min · 136 words · Nathaniel Cook

Five Steps to Overcome Binge Eating

Binge eating episodes can be terrifying. Here’s how to stop them. This may include training for a marathon, triathlon, or other similar event. It’s worth noting that cardio doesn’t always necessarily lead to excess hunger or binging. Therelationship between hunger and cardiois complicated. Factors such as gender or the punch in and duration of exercise all determine its relationship to hunger. This relationship varies wildly. In practice, certain people are more sensitive to large quantities of cardio and are more binge-prone than others....

February 12, 2015 · 3 min · 499 words · Joshua Beck

Get Rid of the Gap in Your Jeans With a Small, Elastic Strip

A good pair of jeans can be hard to find. One common fitting complaint is the gap that sticks out at the waistline. To fix this, sew a small piece of elastic to the back of your jeans. Jeans sometimes fit at the hips, but then they gap at the waistline. Website I Am Momma explains how to fix this with a small piece of elastic and some sewing skills....

February 12, 2015 · 1 min · 131 words · Meghan Blackburn

How to Figure Out If Your Supplements Are Safe

Supplements aren’t regulated like drugs. Their makers don’t have to prove that they’re safe or effective. None of this is true. Even after supplements are recalled, they may still be on the shelves with the banned ingredients still present. You Might Not Actually Need Supplements When I asked supplement safety expertDr. Similar advice applies to other types of supplements, including vitamins and probiotics. Ananalysis by Consumer Reports concludedthat only a third of supplements have any evidence supporting their safety or effectiveness....

February 12, 2015 · 1 min · 182 words · Tara Short

How We Work 2015: Heather Yamada-Hosley’s Gear and Productivity Tips

Now its our turn to give our answers. Here are a couple tips, tricks, and thoughts I use to get by. What’s your workspace setup like? Pretty simple, just a desk, file cabinet, and ball chair in the corner of my bedroom. What’s your best time-saving shortcut/life hack? Probably the way I utilize my commute time as much as possible. What’s your favorite to-do list manager? Most of the time I useAny....

February 12, 2015 · 2 min · 365 words · Kimberly Ruiz