What Is On Netflix? Uses Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB to Help Pick a Movie

Picking a movie to watch onNetflix is often pretty hard. What is on Netflix? taps into Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB scores to help you quickly find something good. What is on Netflix? If you need some more help with Netflix, our ownNetflix Enhancerextension should help. What is on Netflix?| viaNick Bilton

October 30, 2014 · 1 min · 51 words · Lisa Crane

What's The Best Burr Coffee Grinder?

Share your nominations in the discussions below! The call for contenders is closed! Don’t forget to cast your vote for the all-out winner! Maybe it’s reliable, or it gets the grind just right. Maybe it’s affordable without slacking on features. If you’re not sure what we mean, just check out the nominations by our writers below. TheHive Five is our weekly series where you vote on your favorite apps and tools for any given job....

October 30, 2014 · 1 min · 87 words · Melissa Douglas

ZIP Lookup Provides Cultural Information for Different ZIP Codes

Either way, ZIP Lookup can help you get a better understanding of the area quickly. Check out the tool at the link below. Esri ZIP Lookup| Esri viaFast Company

October 30, 2014 · 1 min · 29 words · Christina Bridges

Clean Your Woodworking Blades and Bits to Keep Them in Good Shape

If you take care of your woodworking blades and bits, they’ll take care of you. What you think is a dull blade might just be a dirty one. First, soak your blade or bit for five minutes in a cleaning solution like Rockler’sPitch and Resin Remover. you’re free to also use Simple Green or generic oven cleaner, although their effectiveness is debatable. Then wipe off the gunk using an old toothbrush or scotch brite pad....

October 29, 2014 · 1 min · 120 words · Annette Perez

Create a Set of Scripts to Say “No” Nicely

We’ve talked aboutwhy it’s important to say “No"before. Saying no bolsters focus. Schedule a call Appreciate the opportunity but unfortunately I’m already committed, can we start with email? How can I help? Take a meeting Thanks for reaching out. Unfortunately, scheduling a meeting is tough, lets start with an email. How can I help? …and so on. He has a really big list that’s well worth looking at. Obviously, you’d tweak them to fit the kinds of requests you get most often....

October 29, 2014 · 1 min · 143 words · Steve Hendrix

Cut Heating Costs in Winter With a Humidifier

Electric bills can soar in the winter, when you’re blasting your heater for months on end. To cut costs and still stay warm, consider using a humidifier. In winter months, the air inside your home is pretty dry. The Old Farmer’s Almanac websiteconfirms this. Don’t have a humidifier? This helps keeps the air in your home warm and humid, at least for a little while. Check out LearnVest’s full post for more tips....

October 29, 2014 · 1 min · 90 words · Alex Castillo

Define What Your Emergency Fund Is For To Avoid Spending It Carelessly

Having an emergency fund is commonly accepted (and good!) When to spend it is addressed less often. To make it simple to decide when to use it, define what it’s for first. Not all emergencies can be predicted, but many can. Car repairs, medical expenses, higher-than-normal bills. You should identify what a typical emergency for your household at your income level is," says Lesavich. However, establishing boundaries first can help prevent you from fudging the numbers later....

October 29, 2014 · 1 min · 88 words · Nicholas Thomas

Find the Right Bike Size for You with These Measurements

When you buy a bike, it’s best to try them on for size. That, coupled with the charts atBike Size Chart, can help you find the right bike size. They have charts for city, mountain, road, BMX, and children’s bikes. They explain how to measure your inseam like so: Take off your shoes. Stand against the wall. Place your feet apart. Put a book between your legs, with it’s spine firmly up against your crotch....

October 29, 2014 · 1 min · 108 words · Casey Cooper

Focus on Food to Be Better at Networking

Networking is an often tedious part of career-building. There’s one thing everyone has in common, though: a need to eat. To get better at networking, focus on the food. It’s an event everyone can gather around, which makes it perfect for making new connections. Authentic Ways to web connection| 99u Photo byMatt.

October 29, 2014 · 1 min · 52 words · Laura Cortez

Go "Leaf Peeping" with These Autumn Wallpapers

The weather may be getting colder, but it’s totally worth it for the view. Keep autumn alive on your desktop with these wallpapers. Remember, we’re now requesting your participation in the Wallpaper Wednesday series! P.S.Leaf peepingis a real thing. They may not be wallpaper-sized, but if you like this stuff, definitely check that out.

October 29, 2014 · 1 min · 54 words · Sierra Hansen

Google Gives Bookmarks an Overhaul with Bookmark Manager for Chrome

Share bookmarks:you might make a specific folder of bookmarks public and share the link anywhere you like. Grab the new extension at the link below. Bookmark Manager| Chrome Web Store

October 29, 2014 · 1 min · 30 words · Kevin Smith

How "Extreme Reach Barriers" Keep You From Improving Yourself

Achieving a goal takes work, but we often blow that work out of proportion. I don’t have an idea I wish I could, but I don’t have enough time. I call these “extreme-reach” barriers because we focus on the worst possible things, irrationally. So forget this!!" And then storming out, my Gatorade bottle still opened. Extreme-reach barriers, at their core,are false beliefs. They come from our desire to preserve our identities....

October 29, 2014 · 1 min · 118 words · Chloe Taylor

How Inbox by Gmail Works, and How to Use It for More Productive Email

Last week, Google releaseda brand new email servicecalledInbox. The first problem most people are likely to have is that they don’t know what buttons do. Inbox still syncs to Gmail and has an effect on how email is handled there. However, the question is the bigger problem. Terms like “marked as read”, and “archived” are deliberately phased out. Instead, Inbox treats your emails like to-dos. The app assumes (perhaps rightly so) that you need todosomething with every email....

October 29, 2014 · 3 min · 582 words · Jessica Cruz