Make Your Own Cocoa Powder for Fast Chocolatey Drinks Anywhere You Go [Food]

Make Your Own Cocoa Powder for Fast Chocolatey Drinks Anywhere You Go [Food]

If you love chocolate milk, or just a little chocolatey flavor stirred into your coffee from time to time, there's no reason to go buy an overpriced box of desiccated powder when you can make your own cocoa mix at home, ready for mixing, with higher quality cocoa. Here's how. More … [Read more...]

Build Your Own Reminder Notifications with Tasker and Ditch Your Nagging To-Do App [Android]

Build Your Own Reminder Notifications with Tasker and Ditch Your Nagging To-Do App [Android]

If you handle your to-dos mostly on your Android phone, you may have a to-do app with timed reminders. If it's the reminders that are the important part of the app and not the to-do list, you may be able to get by using Tasker as your memory jog, freeing you of one more app on your phone or one more service you have to sign up for. More … [Read more...]

Fitocracy Unveils Player-Versus-Player Battles for All Of Your Competitive Exercise Needs [Fitness]

Fitocracy Unveils Player-Versus-Player Battles for All Of Your Competitive Exercise Needs [Fitness]

Fitness tracking site Fitocracy is a great webapp to track your fitness, log how many calories you burn every day, get help and motivation from others, and even turn getting in shape into a game that we love to play (and and so do you), but for some of us compeittion is a stronger motivator than collaboration. For those people (and everyone else looking to make exercise that much more fun), Fitocracy has added player-versus-player (PVP) … [Read more...]

Personalized Search That Doesn’t Suck, the Best File Compression, and Sweaty Steve [Video]

A Better Bing: Personalized Search That Doesn’t Suck, the Best File Compression, and Sweaty Steve [Video]

This week on the podcast we're talking about Bing's major overhaul, a few updates from Apple, and how to conduct a weekly review to get more done. Also, we're answering questions about the best file compression formats, using Apple peripherals with Windows, and solving one hot man's sweaty problem. More … [Read more...]

Instacorder Is a No-Frills App For Emailing Yourself Voice Memos [Ios Downloads]

Instacorder Is a No-Frills App For Emailing Yourself Voice Memos [Ios Downloads]

iOS: Instacorder is a dead-simple app that will instantly email voice memos to yourself for reviewing and organizing on your computer. More … [Read more...]

Use an Alum Bar to Soothe Razor Burn and Seal Cuts [Shaving]

Use an Alum Bar to Soothe Razor Burn and Seal Cuts [Shaving]

Next time you cut yourself shaving or need to alleviate razor burn, try an old-fashioned barber trick and reach for an alum bar. More … [Read more...]