Traditional door weatherstripping wears out quickly, which leads to home energy loss. Install an automatic bottom sweep that is longer lasting and much more efficient. Tom Silva of This Old House takes one homeowner through the steps of weatherstripping her front door. Weatherstrip a Wood Door| This Old House

Install Profile Swapper to make the switch easier. Hit the link below to check it out. Profile Swapper by QBM5| Google Chrome viaGhacks

Here are some of the highest projected paying gigs in the US. Radiation therapists:A median annual wage of $77,560 with 8,400 projected job openings through 2022. Dental hygienists:A median annual wage of $70,210 with 113,500 projected job openings through 2022. Nuclear medicine technologists:A median annual wage of $70,180 with 7,200 projected job openings through 2022. Nuclear technicians:A median annual wage of $69,069 with 4,100 projected job openings through 2022. Don’t worry, though, it’s not all planes, medicine, and nuclear technology....

We’ve all felt insecure. It’s your mind saying HELP! I need more skills! So if you feel insecure about your job, work to make yourself more valuable to your employer. Why Insecurity Is A Good Thing| Pick the Brain Photo byAnt PDX.

Android: VLC has been one ofour favorite media playersfor forever. It’s now out of beta, though releasing on time is still up for debate. The new version adds some fixes for certain ARMv8 processors, as well as Android 5.0 fixes. Which, you know, is a key feature if you’re going to call your release stable. VLC for Android| Google Play Store viaAndroid Police

You shouldn’t justify a frivolous purchase bycalling it an “investment. “On the other hand, some itemsdoend up saving you money over time, making the cost worthwhile. We want to know: what items eventually end up paying for themselves? Here’s an example. In fact, Energy Starestimatesthey pay for themselves in about six months. We want more examples. What purchases have you made for the sole purpose of saving money?

If you contact your old DMV, you might be able to get a refund on your registration fees. Drivers don’t always do this because of the pain of registering the car. If you’ve got some money coming back to you though, you might was well ask for it. But it’s worth a shot!

A recent study by the computer security software maker Avast! What they didn’t mention in the study is the connection name or SSID. Don’t make a hacker’s job any easier. You don’t have tochange your name to something alarmingorhide it entirely. Whatever name you create, it shouldn’t contain personal information. Stuck for a password? Try using the word of the day andlearn some vocabularyalong the way.

Cookie butter, also called speculoos butter, is one of the most popular Trader Joe’s items. If you haven’t had cookie butter before, Trader Joe’s willlet you try it for free. It has the consistency of peanut butter, but tastes like cinnamon sugar cookie dough. Trader Joe’s makes chocolate cookie butter now, but you could make this from any cookies. Check out the link for the details on how to make this delicious treat....

Michelin’srestaurant ratings are considered some of the most reliable and coveted. They’re curated by experts, after all. Yelp, on the other hand, uses ratings from normal novices. It seems, though, that both sources tend to agree with each otherat least in New York. Over at FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver does his usual deep dive into the numbers. He found that the two different review systems pretty much agree. He points out that Yelp reviewers may have a bias towards expensive restaurants....

For some of us, these dynamics aren’t pleasant. We all learned to play “our part” in the family dynamic as children. Whatever role we took on, we got really good at it! The best way to avoid this situation is to mix up your typical pattern at home. If you had a usual seat at the table when you were a kid, pick a different spot. If you typically set the dinner table, clean up the dishes instead....

Here’s a look at our best from the past year. Then we tally up those nominations and highlight the ones you agree are the five best. We put them to a vote, and you decide the community favorite. Here are five of the best, based on your nominations. This week, we’re looking at five of the best VPN providers, based on your nominations. There are tons of cases available, from the super-expensive to the slim and cheap....

For many of us, dusting is a never-ending chore. It seems as soon as you dust a surface, it’s dirty again. The dust may be settling right back down on the surfaces. If you turn on your central HVAC blower, you’ll prevent that. If you haven’t cleaned your ducts, you could blow more dust around your place. This tip only works if you keep your system clean and change your filter often....