How to Turn Off Facebook Live Notifications

When Facebook rolls out new features, they seem to love ignoring your default configs and toggling every notification to a loud on setting. Facebook Live is one of the newest features, and if youre sick of getting a notification every time a friends decides to live video their drive through traffic, heres how to turn them off. poke the drop-down arrow in the far right Click prefs Click Notifications press Facebook...

June 22, 2016 · 1 min · 124 words · Alan Clarke

Remove Gum From Clothing With Some Bengay and a Plastic Bag

If you accidentally sit on some gum, theres still hope for your favorite jeans. Stain Secrets #2: How to Remove Gum| YouTube

June 22, 2016 · 1 min · 22 words · Anthony Delacruz

The Reclining Recovery Workspace

Reader Alan is going into surgery soon (best wishes for a speedy recovery!) Heres what he came up with, complete with a quick video tour. Patrick was nice enough to feature some of my basic dance tutorials last year . Second, great name. Third, we love this workspace, if its not clear. confirm 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!...

June 22, 2016 · 1 min · 85 words · Danielle Moreno

Use Up the Last of Your Nutella in Tasty Hot Cocoa

Just grab the jar, assuming its near-empty, and pour warm milk straight into it. Screw the lid back on tight and shake. When the Nutella is fully dissolved, pour your freshly-made Nutella cocoa into individual cups and serve. If you want to go that route, maybe start with hot milk, and let it cool. For a visual demonstration, check out the video above (skip to 00:33). 5 Minute Nutella Hacks| The Kitchy Kitchen (YouTube)

June 22, 2016 · 1 min · 74 words · Scott Martinez

What Productivity Systems Won’t Solve

If youre like me, yourealways lookingfor the perfect productivity system. Unfortunately, it doesnt exist. This post originally appeared onZen Habits. Two fairly straightforward tasks. No matter how good the productivity system is,it falls apart when I start procrastinating. When a task is uncomfortable, I procrastinate, just like most people. When Im facing a lot of uncertainty with a task, I procrastinate. Like most of us. Not a fair fight, huh?...

June 22, 2016 · 2 min · 330 words · Kevin Perry

Why Some People Have Seasonal Allergies and Others Don't

Why is it that harmless plants seem to attack our senses? And why are only some of us affected? The simplest way tocombat your allergiesare antihistamines, which diminish the inflammation response. Why do people have seasonal allergies?| TED-Ed

June 22, 2016 · 1 min · 38 words · Megan Hawkins

VLC for Android Gets Picture-in-Picture Support, Video Playlists, and More

The first thing youll notice is the revamped permissions profile. you’re able to find more info about theupdates over at their blog. VLC for Android(Free) | Google Play

June 21, 2016 · 1 min · 28 words · Michelle Davenport

Free Document Scanning Apps Are Sleazy and Gross, Don't Download Them

It should be simple: Scan receipts, digitize notes, sync to the cloud, thats it. Useful, but not exciting. But there are dozens, all nearly identical. Others are a couple bucks. Most have in-app purchases. All of them are confusing as hell. Document scanners have been in app stores since they launched. Likefaxing apps, document scanning apps have been necessary evils most of us only need rarely. The In-App Purchases Are Out of Control Lets start with Scanbot....

June 20, 2016 · 2 min · 335 words · Alexandra Bates

Get the Most Out of a Layover by Turning It Into a Personal "Hackathon"

Layovers can be a serious waste of time, especially when theyre unexpected. Everyone has something theyve been meaning to work on but havent quite found the time. It took a layover for me to finally do it! Sure, you could eat airport gift shop snacks and watch Netflix or read a book. Or you could grab a coffee and get to work. You may never find a chunk of time that big again....

June 20, 2016 · 1 min · 89 words · Lisa Martinez

Make a Mental Highlight Reel of Your Best Workouts to Power Through Your Slumps

Its the same idea behindvisualizing how you want your day to go. I use this technique all the time, especially for running situations that seem difficult. And for just about any run, I like to remember the fastest 5K I ever ran. I got off to a rough start, feeling really tired because I hadnt warmed up. I was going fast and felt like I was flying. We should all have a highlight reel of great experiences to draw from, mental consultantAdrienne Langeliertold Triathlete....

June 20, 2016 · 1 min · 104 words · Michael Nunez

RoutePerfect Plans Your Dream European Trip

The app has a ton of specific options you might use to build the framework for your trip. Ground transportation: Put in if youre traveling by car or public transportation. Trip bang out: Is this a family vacation? This information helps RoutePerfect narrow down stops that will appeal to everyone on the trip. you’ve got the option to also manually adjust how many nights you spend at each stop.

June 20, 2016 · 1 min · 69 words · Karen Thornton

This Video Explains When (and If) You Need to Wash Your Jeans

Jeans are shockingly resilient clothes thatmay not need to be washed as often as you think. The video also deals with the obvious question of cleanliness. This means that you only really need to wash your jeans when they get dirty or have been overused. Youll just have to live with a different fade pattern. How Long Should You Really Go Without Washing Your Jeans?| HowStuffWorks

June 20, 2016 · 1 min · 66 words · Phillip Robinson

Modern Atlas Helps You Plan Your Trip and Learn About Your Destination

Theres also a 3D mode if you want to see the map with a Google Satellite-esque view. Modern AtlasModern Atlas($0.99) | iTunes App Store

June 17, 2016 · 1 min · 24 words · Rose Stone