Build Your Own Two-Player Miniature Cocktail Arcade Cabinet

Cocktail cabinets are an excellent way to cram a two-player arcade into a small package. DIYer CircuitBeard shows off his build, which uses a Raspberry Pi as the brains. Rombus-CT - A Raspberry Pi Powered Mini Cocktail Arcade| CircuitBeard

May 8, 2016 · 1 min · 39 words · Michael Miller

Make Fresh Flowers Last Longer With These Six Steps

Cut flowers will wilt and die pretty quickly if you dont take care of them properly. Use warm water: Its best to use water that is around 110 degrees Fahrenheit and has been degassed. Feed your flowers: Add the packet of flower food that came with the flowers. Cut the stems: Hold the stems under running water and cut them at a 45 degree angle. Keep your flowers cool: make a run at store your flowers somewhere that isnt too warm....

May 8, 2016 · 1 min · 121 words · Sarah Morgan

Make a Fold-Out, Space-Saving Tool Storage Cabinet for Your Garage or Workshop

Every workshop needs a solid tools storage system. If you’re free to DIY it and customize it, all the better. This fold-out pegboard shelving system packs a ton of storage space in a small footprint. And, of course, saws and solid DIY skills.

May 7, 2016 · 1 min · 43 words · Paul Villarreal

Remove a Fish Hook From Your Finger In Three Simple Steps

Nothing ruins a relaxing of day of fishing like catching yourself on your own fish hook. Here are two methods you’re free to use to carefully remove the hook without causing serious damage. It will probably hurt still, but its the most efficient way to do it. Once its through, you could clip off the barb and pull the hook easily through your skin.

May 7, 2016 · 1 min · 64 words · Peter Cooke

Boost Your Savings By 1% At a Time to Slowly Adjust to a New Budget

Thats a shock to the system. Instead, incrementally build up to a healthy savings plan over time. As personal finance site Afford Anything explains, most of us suck at making huge changes to our budget. Small stepsthe kind you’re free to make without ever really noticing the changeare much easier to handle. you might customize this in whatever way fits you best. Some people take HUGE leaps, saving 5 or 10 percent in one gigantic move....

May 6, 2016 · 1 min · 91 words · Jared Weeks

Tomorrow's Free Comic Book Day, Here's How to Find Your Local Shop

Heres how to find the shop closest to you. Participating comic shopsget a pack of comicsand they give those away to anyone who comes into the store. The results have a few different badges on them to help you find a good shop for you. Some shops also do special events like artist appearances, signings, sales, or giveaways.

May 6, 2016 · 1 min · 58 words · Stephen Pham

What to Consider When Choosing to Travel by Train or Rental Car on Vacation

Travel guru Rick Steves lays out what to consider when deciding between the two for your next vacation. Train tickets can also be expensive, especially if you want to book a cabin for overnight travel.

May 6, 2016 · 1 min · 35 words · Jamie White

Launcher Now Supports Multiple Widgets In Notification Center

This means you might jam a ton of actions into your Notification Center. Launcher(Free/$2.99 IAP) | iTunes App Store

May 5, 2016 · 1 min · 19 words · Cynthia Garcia

The Best Operating Systems for Your Raspberry Pi Projects

NOOBS makes getting started with Pi easy, and includes a bunch of different operating systems to choose from. Which you should choose depends, of course, on your project. Heres how to make the right choice. What Is NOOBS? The Raspberry Pi itself doesnt come with an operating system. For that, you needNOOBS, short forNew Out of the Box Software. When you first boot up NOOBS, youll get a selection of OSes to choose from....

May 5, 2016 · 3 min · 436 words · Richard Jones

The Placebo Effect Is No Excuse to Buy Junk

We all swear bysomethingthat we know probably doesnt work. Even if it doesnt work, whats the harm? The truth is, its not harmless, and were only fooling ourselves. Even worse, if it seems to work for you, you may become convinced its for real. How much should this weigh on your mind when youre picking up a packet of Emergen-C at the drugstore? Thats a personal decision, but Im going to argue that it should be more than zero....

May 5, 2016 · 2 min · 328 words · Russell Cox

Movie Review Scores Are Fundamentally Flawed

Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic have become our first stop in determining how good a movie is. Until recently, I had no idea how each site arrived at their review scores. Once I found out, I realized Id been reading them all wrong. Youve probably seen the rating next to a movie title. Experienced users might even know that each site actually hastwoscores: one for critics and one for regular viewers....

May 4, 2016 · 3 min · 505 words · Heidi Morton

The Sit-Stand Cubby Workspace

Also installed some Sound Dampening Foam Panels to improve acoustics. see to it any photos you include are at least 1280x720. Keeping them to 16:9 helps, too! If your clever organization and good design sense catches our eye, you might be the next featured workspace!

May 4, 2016 · 1 min · 45 words · William Hall

Expect Longer Than Usual TSA Wait Times at Airports This Year

If it seems like its taking longer to get through airport security lately, youre not imagining things. Probably the biggest reason for longer security wait times is sheer volume. Also, believe it or not,flight prices are pretty low this year. Beyond that, tighter TSA budgets are partially to blame, as theyve cut about 5,800 screeners. Changes to TSA procedures are part of the reason for the slow down, too. you might alsocheck security wait timesbefore heading to the airport....

May 3, 2016 · 1 min · 106 words · Jacob Jones