You could reboot the computer, but it’s much easier to use the Windows command line utility. It’s that easy, no reboot necessary! How to Find your rig’s BIOS Version the Easy Way| groovyPost

We’vewalked you through setting up email encryptionbefore and it’s easy to do. It takes a few minutes to get set up. I usedMailvelopefor Gmail to do it. Mailvelope is just an extension, so it doesn’t take much time to set up. Set Up Time: 5 minutes. Nobody is going to want to do this. Pretty much everyone I tried to get to send encrypted messages to just laughed at me....

Fondant icing is the ingredient cake artists use to create their masterpieces. Grocery stores don’t always carry it, though, and it’s expensive if they do. Use some marshmallows and flavored gelatin instead and make your own. Marshmallow fondant is a common replacement for the pre-made version. Most bakers add extracts for flavor and food coloring for color. After all, you want it to taste good and look pretty. If you substitute Jell-O for these extras, you get flavor and color in one step....

Banks don’t always see this as gift and it can affect the loan decision. The Wall Street Journal analyzed if parents should give their children money to buy a home. The loan rate could be higher or denied altogether. Check the link out for other considerations for giving or accepting financial help to buy a home. Think Twice Before Helping Your Children Buy a Home| Wall Street Journal Photo byChris Potter....

Classic recipes are fun, but sometimes you want to spice things up a bit. Meatloaf Monday is boring, but Moroccan Meatloaf Monday sounds better. Check out the full graphic below. How to Recreate 36 World Cuisines with 3 Spices| Visual.ly

Public speaking can be nerve-racking. Even if you have notes, memorizing your opening can reduce your anxiety and let your presentation flow better. Over at Business Insider, they interviewed communications coach Danielle Price. Price suggests a fully rehearsed opening to control your jitters: Memorize your opening. The beginning of the presentation often carries a rush of adrenaline. Learn your first few sentences so well you don’t have to think about it....

Set a spending limit before by bringing only cash to the bar. Check out the link for other ways to save money while drinking. Boozing on a Budget| Listen Money Matters Photo byJ R.

Coffee filterscan do so muchbeyond making coffee.

Unemployment benefits are no easy topic to get your head around. ReaderOwen Landersexplains the details. Scroll down and check it out. He also penned it partially in response toour post about negotiating unemployment benefitsfrom earlier in the week. Owen’s post came to us via ourHackerspacereader-run sub-blog, without which we may not have noticed it. If you have great information like this to share,confirm you head over and get involved!

Most people think that travel is something you have to save up for, both time and money-wise. No matter where you live, there are opportunities to have microadventures that fit into your busy everyday life. How to: MicroAdventure| Huckberry Photo byLara Cores.

Pressing the Mac power button in OS X Mavericks puts your Mac to sleep. A simple Terminal command can change it to display the shutdown dialog instead. The Mac power button currently has three behaviors: sleep, shutdown dialog, and force shutdown. Pressing the power button for about a second puts your Mac to sleep. Pressing it down for about three seconds brings up the shutdown dialog. If you have a Media Eject key, you’re free to use the Control-Media Eject shortcut too....

Just look at the price tag, because the eggs are essentially the same. Brown eggs and white eggs have the same proportion of yolks and whites and the same nutrients. Nutrition Mistakes| Cooking Light Photo bysskennel.

Any project that brings a nice, cold beverage closer to your hand is a good thing, right? Honestly, I’m not a huge fan of coffee tables. If you have the space, this is a good one to go with.