Turn Off the Computer or Turn On the Lights to Avoid Late-Night Depression

A little article from lifehacker on how to help your late nights seem a bit more pleasant if you're planning on pulling an all nighter or just just frequently browser the web late at night.

http://lifehacker.com/5934532/turn-off-the-computer-or-turn-on-the-lights-to-avoid-late+night-depression

Just One More Reason Why Google is Awesome

The above may not look like much but it's actually a big deal; It's Google Maps image of the inside of a Best Buy. No more walking around the store awkwardly to find what your looking for. Another win for Google!

Fat Free Isn't Always the way to be, at Least When it Comes to Salad Dressing

Check out this article about how low fat salad dressing isn't really that good for you and in fact it's better to eat salad dressing with fat in it. It all has to do with the pairing of the fat and the nutrients in the leafy greens and how your body accepts it all. But the study/article by Purdue University does a better job at explaining it than I do so check it out!


Low-Fat Salad Dressing Isn't Necessarily The Healthiest Option, Purdue Study Shows

Dirty Stallis Fence Fix

My dirty stallis fix for a dog who kept trying to escape by opening up the fence.
Previously we had to put a bungee cord around the fence and another one wrapped around the board on the left.  I got tired of having to do that as it took forever so I came up with a Dirty Stallis Solution: ZipTies!

Updated Avengers Helpdesk

Here's the updated version with Loki added.

Some Thursday Photoshop Fun

In celebration of The Avengers Movie....

Turn Any Blender into a Magic Bullet with a Mason Jar

For those of you who desperately want a Magic Bullet and have been sucked in to the infomercial (it's currently my favorite) but can't afford one or just want to try one out check out this link. It shows you how to make your own Magic Bullet out of your blender and a mason jar. As always be careful with this you are still using your blender.

http://lifehacker.com/5914778/turn-any-blender-into-a-magic-bullet-with-a-mason-jar

Lenovo Water Stress Test

Here's a YouTube video that shows the water resistance of the Lenovo T410 series.  We use these models of laptops at my work and there's this little symbol on the bottom of all of our laptops that show a picture of a keyboard and a water drop.  I always wondered what this meant and after a few Googling I found a few videos of what that port is exactly for.  It's a pretty good idea seeing how often people have coffee near their laptops at work.

Also check out the video below which compares it to a HP competitor that is also in the Business Class of laptops.

Something to Brighten Your Monday

So a guy at my work showed me this awesome site, it should bring back some fond memories for those of you who had to suffer though your 56k dial up... http://www.dialupsound.com/

Camera Megapixels: Why more isn't always better

A little article to check out about how more megapixels isn't always better in a smart phone, courtesy of CNet, a well know Technology review site. It reinforces the fact that a bigger number isn't always better.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57423240-1/camera-megapixels-why-more-isnt-always-better-smartphones-unlocked/

How to Handle Your High Maintenance Friends and Family Without Losing Your Mind

Here's a little something I found from Lifehacker.com This may come in handy for many of you out there.  It's an article about how to handle your high maintenance friends and family without losing your mind and it's relevant for just about everyone, check it out when you have a free moment.

Run Android Apps on Your Computer Via BlueStacks

For those of you who have a computer and want to try out some android apps, and fun games from the comfort of your PC look no further BlueStacks is a site that will allow you to download their application to your computer that runs an Android emulator. This will give you access to the Amazon App store as well as the Google Play app store and a few other markets. you can then download the apps and run them just like you would on your phone or tablet. This is a great idea if you are looking to play some of the awesome games or try out some of the apps that us Android users have grown to love.

Free WiFi Tethering for Android Phones

For those of you looking to use your Android phone as a WiFi hotspot for some on the go internet check out this link from the guys over at Droid Life. There's an app out there called FoxFi that allows you to do this without having to pay anything extra on your data plan saving you a cool $20 or so dollars. This could come in handy when you need to submit your paper at 11:59 pm Sunday night when you're in the middle of the rain forest or just somewhere without wifi for your computer. (note I am not responsible for any extra charges that this may result in ;) )

Macgyver Moment: Makeshift Wrench

Create a Makeshift Wrench with a Bolt and Two Nuts [Clever Uses]

Windows 8 Hardware Requirements

For those of you getting excited about the ability to put Windows 8 on older or less powerful hardware check out this link from Lifehacker.com

Calm down, your iphone doesn't really have 4G

Why Does My iPhone 4S Now Say 4G, Not 3G? Because It Is* | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Why Android is Awesome: No Need for Task Killing

For those of you rocking an android OS phone or tablet and are paranoid about tasks running in the background and are concerned about this effecting your battery life check out this link from Droid Life

Just In Case you wanted to try out Linux!!

check out this article if you're feeling adventurous and looking to try out a free alternative to Windows or Mac OSX.

http://lifehacker.com/5889950/how-to-find-the-perfect-linux-distribution-for-you?popular=true

How You’re Breaking the Law Every Day (and What You Can Do About It)

Another great post from lifehacker.com How You’re Breaking the Law Every Day (and What You Can Do About It) You may want to give this a look if you ever wonder about how legal any of the things you do on the internet really are or even if you just frequent the internet.

Think Like a Pirate to See Better in the Dark

Think Like a Pirate to See Better in the Dark
Try this next time you try to go into the dark and scary basement!

Microsoft Finally Ends Supporting XP in 2014

All I can say is...FINALLY!!!  Time for an 11 year old operating system to finally be put to rest.  XP was a great operating system, I can't say that I haven't had some great times with this guy.  Oh the days of Kazaa and stealing music and videos, I was 10 so I had no idea what I was doing but I sure couldn't have done this without XP.  To quote cracked.com "It's like Microsoft named Windows XP perfectly because they couldn't live up to its enormous success with Vista, so XP is literally forms a smiley with closed eyes and is sticking its tongue out at Vista."  Basically this OS stayed around so long because when people saw Vista they had to start to pretend to like XP all over again.
We will miss you XP.


http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/endofsupport.aspx?WT.mc_id=MSCOM_EN_US_DISPLAY_CAMPAIGN_123LMUS014562

Android : Battery charge in your status bar

ChargeBar Gives You a Closer Look at Your Android's Current Battery Life [Battery]

Looking forward a more exact charge status of your Android phone? Look no further!

Think Before You Post!!

Just A friendly reminder to think before you post:

A little something to think about before you think it’s a good idea to post pictures of yourself on facebook with more than 3 full layers on…

http://gawker.com/5885883/how-17-high-school-students-facebook-pictures-ended-up-on-a-child-porn-site?tag=facebook

NETFLIX

Netflix is a truly wonderful thing, I don't know what I would do at 2130 hrs at night with out it...well probably read or something but this is way better...

North Face Jackets

Gene finally says what we all have been thinking for years now...