Sometimes your ice cream will freeze to the point of being rock solid. you could get around that with some precise grid cuts made by a sharp, warm knife. America’s Test Kitchen’sYouTube channelhas the scoop on how you might excavate the cold, creamy goodness. Take your sharp knife and run it under warm water briefly. An Ingenious Way to Scoop Super Hard Ice Cream| YouTube

Of course, money doesn’t buy happiness. But how you choose to spend your money can have an impact on your satisfaction. A psychologist who studies the link between spending and happiness revealed the ideal budget of happer spenders. LearnVest interviewed assistant professor of psychology at San Francisco State University, Dr. Ryan T. Howell. Howell also founded a web site calledBeyond the Purchase, which studies the psychology behind spending. They take about 12% and earmark it for charities, religious organizations or gifts for other people....

Some vacation rentals may come well stocked, but you’re free to never be too prepared. Hit the link for the full list. Most Important Tools to Bring to a Vacation Rental| Bon Appetit Test Kitchen Photo byDidriks.

ReaderJoshsubmitted this desktop to ourDesktop Showcaseand we love it. Simple, open, but still personal. Here’s how he set it up. We imagine the OS X dock is probably set to auto-hide unless it’s moused-over here as well. Let him know we sent you. Do you have a good-looking, functional desktop of your own to show off? Share it with us! If your awesome desktop catches our eye, you might get featured!...

Instead, the video above shows how you could make a GoPro floating mount for cheap. There you go, that’s your portable DIY GoPro float. Plus, you’re free to also do some hands-free shooting this way! GoPro users should also check out our guides on making aDIY magnetic mountand amount for cars. How to make a GoPro float with a Coke bottle & Sugru| Wandering Designers viaSugru blog

Increasingly, the workforce is dominated by people who spend their days sitting. This isterrible for you. These exercises can help reduce the overall stress you place on your hips and butt every day. Therefore, it’s beneficial to work them out. For example, the leg swing as depicted above: Begin with forward leg swings. Find something to hold for balance. Start off swinging your right leg backwards and forwards as high and as far back as you comfortably can....

Though I can’t remember the foul, I do remember his advice. Technology has now made his advice relevant to virtually every person beginning a career. Everyone encounters difficult colleagues and coworkers, but you’re able to choose how to handle things. Sometimes it’s crucial that you bite your lip and think about how small the world really is today. Why No One Gets Away With Trash Talk Anymore| Harvard Business Review...

Most of us don’t really like small talk. Worse, sometimes we get to the point where it’s so boring we just mirror our responses. Over at TED, writers Chris Colin and Rob Baedeker show how to break that mirror. That makes for pretty bad conversation. Here’s how to get out of it: Mirrored example: James: It’s a beautiful day! John: Yes, it is a beautiful day! If that actually happened....

Disable Fullscreen Keyboard is an Xposed module that prevents this from happening. Activate Disable Fullscreen Keyboard and start your handset. There are no configs to configure. Once enabled, the module reduces the size of the text entry field. Disable Fullscreen Keyboard works with a range of different keyboards including SwiftKey, Swype, and Google keyboard. Disable Fullscreen Keyboard| Xposed Module Repository viaXDA Developers Blog

There’s nothing like a barbeque in your backyard once summer rolls around,or even a tandoor. But it does get hot out there. To keep things cool, set up a DIY water misting rack on the cheap. Install it overhead and you’ll get a gentle spray keeping you cool.

Some food preparation tasks just take too long. We’ve looked at various ways you canquickly peel garlic, but you better treat shallots differently. You might need to experiment with different lengths of time, but around five minute should work fine. Fish out the shallots and use a paring knife to slide off the skins in a flash. Check out the video to see how it works. The Secret Trick to Peeling Shallots More Easily| WonderHowTo

You won’t find this at all hotels just yet, but it’s starting to pop up. Beat the Heat: Hotels Open Their Pools to ‘Daycationing’ Visitors| NBC News Photo byTony Hisglett.

Krebs issaying that the bulk of these are being used for spam. Because of that, we’re not suggesting you run out and change all of your passwords just yet. If you’re already using LastPass, ourintermediate guidewill help you go beyond the basics. Of particular interest right now, you canuse LastPass to audit and refresh your passwords. Russian Gang Said to Amass More Than a Billion Stolen Internet Credentials| The New York Times