How Did You Rebuild Your Credit?

Living with bad credit can be a huge pain. It can affect everything from your credit card use to your mortgage rate. But whatever strategies you choose, it’s no easy feat to bounce back from a low credit score. So we want to know how you’ve applied each of these strategies successfully. So tell uswhat methods did you use to rebuild your credit, and how effective were they? What advice would you give to someone looking to improve their poor credit history?...

August 5, 2014 · 1 min · 82 words · Suzanne Thomas

Inbox Checkup Analyzes Your Email, Provides Stats on Your Usage

Email is one of the most-used communication tools, which makes it one of the hardest to maintain. Inbox Checkup from the makers of theFront email appanalyzes your Gmail inbox and provides a report on your habits.

August 5, 2014 · 1 min · 36 words · Becky Hensley

Learn to Crimp Pie Crust like a Pro with This Video

This video from YouTuberLibbie Summersshows you 20 useful pie crimping techniques in just two minutes. Things like forks, spoons, and even a pearl necklace are used. Don’t let your delicious pies become tasty, but boring baked goods. Add some flair and people are guaranteed to think your pie tastes even better. 20 Creative Pie Crimping Techniques in 120 Seconds!| YouTube

August 5, 2014 · 1 min · 60 words · Kylie Gomez

Overcome Jet Lag By Skipping a Couple of Meals

Jet lag can be completely debilitating and it may take you days to recover. The other clock is tuned to availability of food. you’re able to exploit this to help beat jet lag in advance. Fast for 12 to 16 hours to reset your food-led body clock. Differential Rescue of Light- and Food-Entrainable Circadian Rhythms| Science Magazine viaWonderHowTo Photo byMaglara(Shutterstock).

August 5, 2014 · 1 min · 60 words · Stacy Price

Pack Everything You Need for One Night Into a Tiny Roll

Plus, as we all know, rolling is themost efficient way to pack. How to Pack for 1 Night| YouTube viaBoingBoing

August 5, 2014 · 1 min · 20 words · Gary Collins

Push for Pizza Brings Pizza to Your Door with One, Lazy Button

Push for Pizza| iTunes App Store viaThe Verge

August 5, 2014 · 1 min · 8 words · Isabella Singh

The Solutions Architect's Everyday Bag

Steven’s bag is aTimbuk2 Classic Messenger Bag 2014. Photos must be at least at least 640x360. If yours catches our eye, we might just feature it!

August 5, 2014 · 1 min · 26 words · Miranda Luna

Three Basic Design Principles Everyone Can Use in Everyday Life

We all enjoy good design, but not everyone has the experience to know how to do it right. The neat thing about artistic principles is that they tend to be transferable. While art can be subjective, certain rules are derived from common shared experiences. In real life, red is the color of blood, fire, and physical arousal. Our brains make thousands of subconscious correlations like this in our early lifetime....

August 5, 2014 · 3 min · 517 words · Laura Johns

Timeful Intelligently Arranges Tasks and Events on Your Calendar

What’s more, it also offers to intelligently slot your tasks at the best time possible. The idea is thatyou finish tasks scheduled on your calendarinstead of the ones you put in a to-do list. Timeful does many things. It also syncs with Google Calendar. This is where the scientists' research comes in. Timeful also automatically suggests time slots for various tasks based on how your calendar is looking. Timeful(Free) | iTunes App Store viaRe/code

August 5, 2014 · 1 min · 74 words · Danielle Kelly

TorrenTV Streams Torrents to Your AppleTV While They Download

Drag a file in, and it plays on the big screen while downloading on your box. TorrenTV is a simple download, and a tiny app. It’s as simple as that. Other than that, it worked like a charm. The software is in beta, free, and open source. The devs are working on Roku and Chromcast support too, so keep an eye on the project.

August 5, 2014 · 1 min · 64 words · David Gonzales

Use "Brainwriting" Instead of Brainstorming to Generate Ideas

So how can this be avoided? Thompson and Nordgren suggest a process called “brainwriting.” The idea is pretty simple: write ideas down, then talk about them later. This allows idea generation to occur without influence of others. It’s okay if some of your ideas seem obvious too. The goal is quantity of solid, unique ideas over quality mediocre ones. Next time your group comes across a problem, separate and brainwrite....

August 5, 2014 · 1 min · 89 words · Denise Mcmillan

Use a Tension Rod for Hidden Paper Towel Storage

The tip comes from Alejandra at home organizing blogAlejandra.tv. Creative Paper Towel Storage| Alejandra.tv viaApartment Therapy Photo byAlejandra.

August 5, 2014 · 1 min · 18 words · Maurice Liu

What DIY Projects Do You Want to Know More About?

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August 5, 2014 · 1 min · 8 words · Anthony Gordon