Running Just 5 Minutes a Day Might Add Years to Your Life

A new large-scale study provides further support for the idea thateven a little bitofintense exercisecan benefit you. From the abstract: During a mean follow-up of 15 years, 3,413 all-cause and 1,217 cardiovascular deaths occurred. Approximately 24% of adults participated in running in this population. Vigorously pedal a stationary bike. Or choose any other strenuous activity. Five minutes of taxing effort might add years to your life. Tl;dr: If you want to stick around a little longer, no more excuses....

July 31, 2014 · 1 min · 100 words · Patricia Patel

The Best Streaming Music Services You Aren't Using (But Should)

Here are a few services we love that we think you’ll love too. So here’s an updated list with some of our new favorites! Why Shouldn’t I Just Use [Insert Service I Already Use]? Trying more than one will only reward you with new and interesting music you may not have heard. Case in point, I love Pandora and happily pay for Pandora One. I keep a pretty big Grooveshark library too....

July 31, 2014 · 2 min · 244 words · Matthew Smith

The Biggest Sign You're Following the Wrong Career Path

You study hard in college and it lands you a steady, decent paying job. But when someone asks you what you do for a living, you cringe. If you find yourself constantly dreading that question, it could be time to look for a new profession. The way you feel about what you do is incredibly important. 5 Signs You’re in the Wrong Profession| Inc. Photo byKaren.

July 31, 2014 · 1 min · 66 words · Heather Mcknight

Unclouded Finds Out What's Eating Your Google Drive and Dropbox Space

Android: What’s taking up all the space in your Dropbox? Are there multiple copies of the same file in your Google Drive? Get control of your cloud storage with Unclouded for Android. Unclouded has an easy and appealing interface. Unclouded is then like adisk space analyzer, but for the cloud. and how much space each takes, and sort files by when you last modified them. It also recognizes duplicates and lists them separately....

July 31, 2014 · 1 min · 117 words · Erica Allen

Use an Oral Syringe for Intricate Dessert Decorating

If you need some help prettying up your sweets, a plastic oral syringe will do the trick.

July 31, 2014 · 1 min · 17 words · Curtis West

What to Do When You Feel Too Embarrassed to Exercise

Walking into a gym for the first time can be an embarrassing experience. But it’s important to get through the paranoia and start exercising. This post originally appeared onPsychology Today. Some people find exercise boring and lose theirmotivation. But there’s an overlooked reason people may avoid exercising, and that’sembarrassment. Embarrassment related to exercise is something I know too well. I remember in my grade school physicaleducationclasses howteamswere selected. Invariably, I was the last to be picked....

July 31, 2014 · 3 min · 533 words · David Silva

What's The Best Ultrabook?

For those unfamiliar, we discussedwhat ultrabooks are and whether you might want onea while ago. Which ones would you buy if you were in the market? Maybe you are in the market and have your sights set on one! The call for contenders is closed! Maybe it’s affordable and has all of the features you’d need to be productive on the go. Maybe it’s well reviewed or solidly built. take a stab at keep it to a single paragraph, maybe two....

July 31, 2014 · 1 min · 128 words · Corey Ramirez

Wunderlist 3 Adds Real-Time Sync, Public Lists, and a New Interface

Web/Android/iOS/OS X/Chrome: Wunderlist is alreadyone of our favorite to-do apps, and today it just got better. Updated Windows and Windows Phone apps are on the way soon.

July 31, 2014 · 1 min · 27 words · Susan Harrell

Ask Google Now for Directions "To My Hotel" or For Restaurants Nearby

With Google Now, you could simply say “Navigate to Home” and it knows where that is. The feature works basically the same way it does for the Home or Work addresses. It’s not just directions, either. Traveling this summer?| Google+ viaAndroid Police

July 30, 2014 · 1 min · 42 words · Mark Rodriguez

Assign Two Colors to Gym Clothes to Keep Stinky Gear Separate

You’ll always know which clothes to keep separate. As Jezebel explains in theirreeky gym clothes guide, that funky smell can persist even after a wash. It could be due to the material, such as spandex or lycra. Our simple solution is to choose a couple of colors that are exclusively meant for workout clothes.

July 30, 2014 · 1 min · 54 words · Angela Steele

Behind the App: The Story of Plex

But it’s slowly become an entire ecosystem of media management across virtually every platform you could think of. How did Plex come about? Well, it started on an Xbox. Where did the idea for the app come from? Were you trying to solve a problem you’d experienced, or did the inspiration come from somewhere else? After you came up with the idea, what was the next step? Way back when, a bunch of us were usingXBMCon old school Xboxes as our main media center solution....

July 30, 2014 · 3 min · 534 words · Jennifer Dennis

BitTorrent Launches Bleep, a Serverless, Anonymous Chat Client

Bleep works under the same principle as BitTorrent.

July 30, 2014 · 1 min · 8 words · John Stanley

Blab Sends Quick Video Messages to Anyone in a Pinch

Android/iOS: Most messenger apps depend on both parties installing it on their phones. Blab is an exception. Those who have the app can also reply. Blab is available for free on both iOS and Android, but the latter’s still in beta. The app shows your contact list for you to choose who to “blab” with. Lifting your finger stops the recording. There is no limit on the time. you might basically use Blab as a video walkie-talkie, if both people have it installed....

July 30, 2014 · 1 min · 112 words · Connie Pennington