Transform Your Balcony Into a Private Outdoor Dining Area

Al fresco dining is a great way to enjoy the good weather. Check out the video for full instructions and details of the materials and tools you’ll need. How to Create an Outdoor Balcony Dining Area| Engineer Your Space viaInstructables

June 24, 2014 · 1 min · 40 words · Mr. Bruce Barnes MD

Use the 10-10-10 Rule to Make Better Decisions

You have to make some difficult decisions through the course of your life. And in 10 years? The clarity of thought also makes it easy to explain the choice to those who will feel its impact. How to make smart, fast decisions (that you’ll still be happy with in 10 years! )| Popforms Photo byandronicusmax.

June 24, 2014 · 1 min · 55 words · Paula Adams

Android Control Lets You Use Your Handset Even With a Broken Screen

XDA Forum Member k.janku1 made this free tool which can be used on rooted and non-rooted Android devices alike. With pre-ICS devices go to options > Applications > Development and check USB Debugging. If you have ICS installed go to tweaks > Developer, enable developer options, then enable USB debugging. You also need toinstall ADBon your setup and then you’re ready to go. you could use the on-screen controls and keyboard to launch apps....

June 23, 2014 · 1 min · 99 words · Susan Reese

Apply “Mise en Place” to Your Morning Routine

Mise en place is the ritual ofpreparing your cooking areathat chefs take part in before starting any actual cooking. For many of us, checking email or listening to voice mail is practically automatic. In many ways, these are among the worst ways to start a day. A better approach is to begin your day with a brief planning session. Bourdain envisions the perfect execution before starting his dish. Here’s the corollary for the enterprising business professional....

June 23, 2014 · 1 min · 96 words · Stuart Woodward

Ask an Expert: All About Finding Balance for Working Parents

How do you find the time to spend with your kids when you still have emails to send? Michele Mavicertainly knows a thing about balancing work, life, and parenting. Have a question about juggling diapers while also pursuing your career? Michele will be here for the next hour, so ask away! The Q&A is now over, but thanks for your questions! Have an expert you’d like to see participate?Email us....

June 23, 2014 · 1 min · 72 words · Regina Martinez

Build a Super Efficient, Portable Wood Burning Stove

Enough oxygen comes up from below to keep the embers alight, but not enough to sustain a flame. This stove is incredibly efficient because it practically sustains itself on the ashes and gases its producing. The ashes recirculate after primary combustion and stay lit like charcoal. Your best bet will be a dirt patch with no vegetation nearby or a rock. For a complete step-by-step guide, check out the link below....

June 23, 2014 · 1 min · 79 words · Maria Castaneda

Build This Pallet Wine Rack to Store Your Favorite Bottles and Glasses

Plus, it’s easy to make. Instructables usergixxerjoe04’s full walkthrough linked below will take you step-by-step through the project.

June 23, 2014 · 1 min · 18 words · Jacqueline Green

Encrypt a USB Stick In Finder with a Click

Thankfully, The Instructional reminds us that Mac’s have a handy one-click option to encrypt external disks. The process here is really simple. Enter in a password, and Finder will encrypt the disk. It’s a simple and easy way to confirm your portable private stuff doesn’t get messed with. Encrypt and External Disk or USB Stick with a Password| The Instructional

June 23, 2014 · 1 min · 60 words · Donna Gordon

How to Banish Annoying Sites From Your Facebook Feed Forever

There are just some sites you never want to hear from. And most of them end up all over your Facebook feed. However, you might now banish an entire site from your feed forever with this one trick! What happens next will amaze you. Cue the collective sigh of relief. The option seems to only appear on individual posts or in your News Feed. For some reason many filtering options are not present if you view a post on a friend’s profile....

June 23, 2014 · 1 min · 87 words · Brianna Johnson

iOS 7.1.1 Untethered Jailbreak Released

Windows/Mac: The jailbreak for iOS 7.1.1 has been released. The jailbreak tool, called PanGu should work on every iOS unit running iOS 7.1.1 and 7.1.2. The tool is pretty straightforward, butthe installation process isn’t as simple as the previous jailbreak.

June 23, 2014 · 1 min · 40 words · Caitlin Bernard

Learn the Right Order for Grilling the Perfect Vegetables

Grilling vegetables isn’t always the easiest. The Art of Manliness, however, shows how to grill vegetables to perfection every time. The Art of Grilling: How to Grill Vegetables [VIDEO]| The Art of Manliness

June 23, 2014 · 1 min · 33 words · Loretta Werner

Make Hard Choices Easier by Looking within Yourself

Hard choices are hard because neither option seems outright better than the other. So, how do you find the reasons to finally make a decision? Chang says that the reasons you should probably decide are created by you. It’s an opportunity to form who you really are. Remember a hard choice you made about something small, like deciding what to eat. You came up with a reason for why you wanted to eat one thing over the other....

June 23, 2014 · 1 min · 102 words · Kimberly Moore

Piconka Syncs Web Clips with Google Drive (and Looks Good Doing It)

Chrome: Right now, Evernote is probably the best way toclip and save items on the web. But if you want something simple that works with your Google account, then Piconka is worth a look. Like Evernote, Piconka is a web clipper. The free Chrome extension is easy to use. Select text or an image with your mouse cursor and drag it to the center of your screen. A small green box with a “+” will appear....

June 23, 2014 · 1 min · 85 words · George Cole