Deep Clean Greasy Stove Grates with the Help of Boiling Water

Over time, stove grates take on a greasy, cruddy film. The Kitchn offers instructions for cleaning enameled cast iron grates. Check out The Kitchn’s post for the full tutorial. How to Clean Enameled Cast Iron Stove Grates| The Kitchn

July 23, 2014 · 1 min · 39 words · Natalie Landry

Digify Gives Others Self-Destructing Temporary Access to Dropbox Files

Digify steps up, letting you give others temporary access to filesincluding those in Dropboxthat automatically expires. Digify| Google Play Store via Android Police Digify| iTunes App Store Digify

July 23, 2014 · 1 min · 28 words · Lori Little

Fantastical for iOS Adds Snooze, Birthday Notifications, and More

Snoozing events and notifications is one of the nicer features. Both the iPad and iPhone apps are on sale right now for a limited time.

July 23, 2014 · 1 min · 25 words · Allison Terry

Fly Simplifies Stitching and Editing iPhone Videos

iOS: If you frequently shoot videos on your iPhone, you should download Fly. These four videos are laid out in a grid below the preview. you’re free to mute any videos or add voiceovers too. With in-app purchases, you might unlock features like music, picture-in-picture, dissolve transitions, and split screen. Get them all with the $5.99 pro pack, or pay $2.99 for individual packs. One problem is that Fly works only with widescreen/landscape videos....

July 23, 2014 · 1 min · 81 words · Erika Webb

FossaMail is a 64-bit Optimized, Faster Thunderbird Clone for Windows

FossaMail is a freely downloadable clone optimized for 64-bit systems, all while supporting the same extensions. FossaMail is made by the developers behindPale Moon, an optimized version of Firefox. The makers of FossaMail have also created a 64-bit version of the calendar/organizer add-on Lightning.

July 23, 2014 · 1 min · 44 words · Alexander Stevenson

Hemingway, the Webapp that Helps You Proofread, Is Now on Desktop

Now, the webapp is available for Windows and Mac. Otherwise, it’s still a handy tool to proofread short blocks of texts like emails. Hemingway($4.99)

July 23, 2014 · 1 min · 24 words · Amy Martinez

How to Find Balance Between High Productivity and Overworking

You have no problem keeping busy. No problem crossing things off your to-do list. You multitask like it’s going out of style. I got sick of this pattern. So I changed it. This post originally appeared on theCrew Blog. Not only that, but you’re exhausted. Your creative juices don’t flow the way the used to and you feel stressed and inadequate. You’re treading water. That’s why it was time for change....

July 23, 2014 · 3 min · 615 words · Adrian Jenkins

I'm Ira Glass, Host of This American Life, and This Is How I Work

Ira Glass is a writer, producer, storyteller, performer, and a familiar voice. But business as usual is apparently not enough for Ira. Ira is certainly not afraid of a challenge. I prefer reading books on an iPad mini. Movies and TV shows I watch exclusively on the iPad mini, never on a TV. What apps/software/tools cant you live without? On the tech/app side I keep things unsophisticated.Pro Toolsto edit sound, Microsoft Word for writing....

July 23, 2014 · 6 min · 1254 words · Tiffany Miller

Make and Store Poached Eggs Up to Two Days for Easier Breakfast

This is supposedly an old restaurant trick, but it’s the first we’re hearing of it. After that you simply return the poached egg to the ice bath and put it in the fridge. Needless to say, this means you still have to poach the eggs perfectly. The Make-Ahead Egg Trick That Will Change Brunch Forever| The Kitchn

July 23, 2014 · 1 min · 57 words · Michael Schneider

Most Popular Desktop Antivirus Application: Avast! Free Antivirus

Last weekwe asked you for the best, then looked atthe five best desktop antivirus applications. Now we’re back to crown the crowd favorite. It seems that the majority of youagreed with us, and choseAvast! Free Antivirusas your pick by a wide margin. Avast picked up over 47% of the overall vote. It picked up 19% of the overall vote. Fourth place went toBitDefender, with close to 12% of the overall vote....

July 23, 2014 · 1 min · 113 words · Danielle Holder

Place a Hard Cap on Your Liquid Assets and Invest Everything Else

Past a certain point, you only need so much money on hand day-to-day to get by. You need enough to pay bills, buy food, and have a little to spare for entertainment. “That’s not really spending it, Will. Right now, I save 85% of my income. Most of that gets invested in equities. So essentially, I’ve severely restricted my money wasted possibilities. It’s no secret that money you never see is the easiest to save....

July 23, 2014 · 1 min · 101 words · Michelle Sims

Seven Things I Wish I Knew Before Going to Graduate School

Grad school has a reputation for being the most difficult time in a student’s life. It didn’t take long for me to figure out why this was the case. Everyone wanted to lead or be the person to present the team’s work. When it came to the grunt work, like compiling research, interest waned. Tread carefully and hone your people skills. You’ll meet people lessintelligentthan you who are better at those soft skills....

July 23, 2014 · 3 min · 523 words · Dana Hoover MD

The Essential Android Security Features You Should Enable Right Now

Your phone is probably the most personal equipment you own. Here’s how to keep it secure using just the basic tools provided by Google. The following features and services are available to nearly every Android machine without third-party software or services. Remember,the user is the weakest linkin the security chain. Even adding these basic things can make you more safe than the average person. It’s not a perfect security system, but it’s the minimum everyone should have....

July 23, 2014 · 2 min · 280 words · Paula Wall