Ask a question to keep the conversation going. Asking someone, “What’s it like working at [company name]?” or “What advice would you give someone transitioning from the nonprofit to for-profit sector?” will provide more natural fodder for a response than, “Any career advice for me?” (too open-ended) or “Can you introduce me to [a high-powered connection]?” (too large an ask). Although they refer to LinkedIn, this tip applies to any professional networking opportunity....

When a family members dies, the last thing you want to think about is their credit rating. But freezing their credit now may save you many hassles later. That’s annoying and an unwelcome intrusion for a grieving family. If you have time before they pass away, freezing their credit prevents the problem. Otherwise, notify the three major credit agencies as soon as possible. How to Prevent Identity Thieves from Impersonating a Dead Relative| Credit Sesame...

If you lose your train of thought during your next presentation, don’t sweat it. The audience will know if you get flustered and it’ll just make it worse. Instead, take a simple 10 second pause and people will assume it’s on purpose. Over at Inc.com, they’ve compiled a big list of public speaking tips from Ted Talks. A poor speaker abhors a vacuum; only confident speakers are secure with silence....

We’re all familiar with wedding and baby registries. You list what you need, and friends and family buy you gifts from that registry. CNN reports on this handy trend for college students. The student specifies what they need online and other people buy it for them. This option is better than sending a gift card. Best of all with a registry, students won’t get duplicate items. How many bed sheets do you need, after all?...

Many recipes call for you to hold ingredients together with kitchen twine. If you don’t have any on hand, dental floss makes a great substitute. Just remember: always use unflavored dental floss, unless you prefer that fake mint flavor in your food. Hit the link for other uses of dental floss besides cleaning between your teeth. 20 Uses for Dental Floss That Don’t Involve Your Teeth| One Good Thing Photo byWhitney....

Some upgrades are subjectivelike moving from pen and paper to a digital note-taker. Here are 10 of those things. you’re free to also perform someDIY modifications on cheaper headphonesfor better sound. It is thesingle best upgrade you’re able to make to your setup. Youll spend a lot less, and reap most of the benefits. And if you have a complicated task Google doesnt support, you cancreate your own custom command....

If you’re camping or have guests over, inflatable mattresses are handy. If it’s possible for you to’t find a pump, you’ll tire quickly inflating it yourself. A trash bag inflates your mattress and saves your lungs. Seal the end of the bag to the mattress and lay ontop of it. Check the video for the walk-through. How to Inflate an Airbed Without a Pump| YouTube

Blur also has its own Google Now-style page with info cards that developers can plug into. Blur| Google Play Store viaAndroid Police

you might speed up the breaking in process by wearing it in the shower. and then just keep on wearing it until it dries. Now you might add your new, perfectly fitting cap to the rest of yourtidily kept collection. Keep in mind, the hot water fitting process only works for wool or cotton caps. If your cap is made of polyester or similar materials, this won’t work. How to Break In a Fitted Baseball Hat| The Art of Manliness

The big new addition here is the editor. you could nowedit ebooks in a ton of waysand export them to EPUB and AZW3 formats. Also new is the ability to compare two books so you might look at edits side-by-side. A few other small improvements are in this update as well. Calibre 2.0(free)

On his website, Sethi explains that he added an extra category"stupid mistakes"to his budget. When I started paying attention to my stupid mistakes, I basically eliminated them altogether within 6 weeks. It’s amazing how a budgetone you created yourselfcan change your spending behavior. Not a bad idea, even if only to see how much these mistakes add up. Check out Sethi’s full post for more detail. How I Deal With Stupid Money Mistakes| I Will Teach You to Be Rich...

Which is fine, becauseit’s more beneficial for you to run your own custom game anyway. At that point the release of the three complete, printed core books will be released. Basic Rules for Dungeons & Dragons| Wizards of the Coast viaHow-To Geek Photo byWill Merydith.

Feedlyourfavorite RSS reader after Google Reader’s passingadded a new Slider view today. Introducing slider: A new way to read on feedly| Feedly