Flix Plus Adds Custom Shortcuts, Poster Hiding, and More to Netflix

The new version includes an additional four toggleable scripts, bringing the total up to 26. We listened to a ton of your feedback to improve the extension’s existing features, too. We’ve added many more keyboard shortcuts, especially for the HTML5 player. Shortcut keys are now customizable. Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB ratings are now more accurate and work when using HTTPS. Hide a show by rating it as “not interested”. Fade/tint/hide behavior can also be customized....

January 22, 2015 · 1 min · 133 words · Kimberly Knight

Get More Out of Evernote for iOS with Drafts and This Guide

Evernote is great, but it’s not exactly the most minimal, easy to use app on iOS. This can save you a lot of tapping around. Kelly’s guide comes in two parts, an introduction and an advanced guide. Using Drafts with Evernote: Introduction| Agile Tortoise

January 22, 2015 · 1 min · 44 words · Patricia Carter

Get Over Your Fears by Remembering This Formula

We’re all scared of something, whether it’s snakes, rejection, or a wild boar attack. Take either one of those things away, thinking or time, and you cannot get fear. Check out the whole Invisibilia podcast for more insights. Fearless| NPR Photo byMadeleine Holland.

January 22, 2015 · 1 min · 43 words · Julia Cummings

Hang Small Tools Under a Shelf with Hard Drive Magnets

Hard drive magnets are pretty strong, so they should be able to hold many different types of tools. Just ensure you glue them up really securely. You could also mount them on the wall (as in thisDIY knife block).

January 22, 2015 · 1 min · 39 words · Michael Orozco

Have a Training Plan Ready in Case You Get Promoted

It shows your manager that promoting you won’t leave them scrambling to fill your role. If you don’t have a plan in place, that can be a serious deterrent for promoting you. Then, when you doland that promotion, this plan will make things easier for everyone. 4 Subtle Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Chances for a Promotion| The Muse Image from143desc.

January 22, 2015 · 1 min · 61 words · Jill Harrington

How to Know if Your Concussion Needs Special Treatment

Most doctors will tell you to recover from a concussion by resting and waiting for symptoms to subside. But cutting-edge research shows that rest isn’t always best. Concussion clinics in a few states use new strategies. Here’s how to know if you’re gonna wanna seek out specialized treatment. That works in many cases. Her clinicians also insisted that she start exercising again. Running or biking, initially for 20 minutes a day, became part of her recovery program....

January 22, 2015 · 1 min · 130 words · Aaron Harris

How to Negotiate Your Salary When You Don't Have Any Work Experience

Negotiating your first-ever salarypays off quite a bitover the course of your career. But asking for more money when you’re just starting out can be intimidating. Here’s how to negotiate your pay when you don’t have much formal work experience. Negotiating your salary is important. Start a job with low pay, and, sure, you could eventually move up. But you’ll only move based on that low initial amount. Negotiating a higher salary doesn’t just pay off in the presentit’s also a long-term investment....

January 22, 2015 · 4 min · 700 words · Chelsea Bass

How to Use Nostalgia to Your Advantage (Instead of Getting Stuck)

But if you’re not careful, you’re free to get stuck reminiscing instead of moving forward. My colleagues and I explored this question by asking participants to write at length about an experience of nostalgia. Trained coders then analyzed these nostalgic narratives. Basically, nostalgia is an emotion we all experience, probably countless times a week. All that said, it depends on what types of memories you’re conjuring up and when. Nostalgia’s great for certain momentsespecially when you’re bringing up positive memories....

January 22, 2015 · 2 min · 285 words · Jeffery Arellano

MegaChat is a Browser-Based, Encrypted Voice and Video Chat App

The service is clearly being pitched to the security conscious. Mega is also offering bounties for anyone who can find security holes at the moment. It’s a fledgling beta, but the adventurous can try it out right now. At the moment, the service is limited to voice (seen above) and video calls. Text chat and group video conferences are coming later. The beta is open to the public. All you should probably do is sign-up for a Mega account at the source link below and add contacts....

January 22, 2015 · 1 min · 87 words · Juan Fox

Must-Own Dongle for Travelers, Upgraded Earbuds, and More Deals

We’ve seen lots of USB hubs, and lots of USB gigabit ethernet adapters. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen one that didbothin such a compact package though. Whenever thisAnchor Hocking glass bowl setgoes on sale, you guys buy a ton of them. Here’s another chance if you’ve missed out before. Plus, it just looks really nice. It’s never been cheaper on Amazon. Luckily,Woot has them today for just $70 shipped....

January 22, 2015 · 1 min · 153 words · Mark Berry

New Members Can Grab Amazon Prime for Only $72 This Saturday the 24th

Amazon is celebrating the Golden Globe wins for their seriesTransparentand now you might take advantage of it. This gives you the free two-day shipping and access to Amazon Prime Instant Video streaming. Additionally, any Amazon customerincluding non-Prime memberscan watch the entire first season ofTransparentfor free. The downside is that the promotional pricing is only available to new accounts. Overall,we love Amazon Prime around hereand recommend it if you do a lot of online shopping....

January 22, 2015 · 1 min · 96 words · Sarah Gonzalez

Organize Evernote with This Powerful Tagging System

It holds useful articles, book summaries, working documents from my projects, and other information.) Trash This system relies heavily on tags to stay organized, which are much more searchable than notebooks. You’ll need theEvernote desktop appto really manage your tags and set up tag hierarchies. Navigate to the “Tags” section (on desktop, select it on the left navigation bar). Each of these master tags will house smaller tags. If you’realready using Evernote, make this change in small, gradual, steps....

January 22, 2015 · 1 min · 121 words · Andrea Cook

Paint Your Room in Shoulder-Width Strokes for a More Consistent Coat

Paint in shoulder width strokes to keep it easy, simple, and above all, even. All of these suggestions share the same fundamental principlepaint in small, manageable sections. We should mention, this tip works best if you’re painting by hand. The article below shares a lot more helpful basic advice for better painting.

January 22, 2015 · 1 min · 52 words · Willie Pearson