Most Viewed Posts This Week: December 9-16
This week, we learned how to get out of a bar fight, watched the best free online courses to help you with your finances, snapped night photography, tried out telemedicine apps to see what they can and can’t. to do and much more. Here’s a look back.
I worked with the bar security, here’s how to get out of a bar fight
Sun Tzu once said: “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without a fight.” And it doubles as the drinks are poured. People can get a little short-tempered when they eat the sauce, and in some cases, physically. Based on my experience as a security guard, these helpful tips can help you calm a stressful situation and avoid possible beatings .
10 best ways to speed up old technologies
Even if you are building a brand new computer, chances are good that you have some old hardware in your home that you would like to get as much life as possible from. From phones to old laptops to old TVs, here are some tips to speed up and clean up your old technologies.
Deseat.me finds and helps delete random accounts you are registered with
Gmail: When you subscribe to any online service, you usually need to add an email address. If you usually use a Gmail account, Deseat.me can look at your email to find everything you signed up for and suggest ways to delete your account.
Best Free Online Courses to Help You With Finances
It is not necessary to learn all about money all at once , but a course can teach you a lot of useful information at a reasonable pace. The course will help you master the basics, especially if you have never studied personal finance from the very beginning . Here are some of the best personal finance courses available. Moreover, they are all free.
Gym Collision: Free Weights vs. Cars
If you want to get stronger, some kind of weight training is best. So when you go to the gym, should you start loading the cymbals onto the barbell, or should you just walk over to the first easy-to-use machine you notice? Let’s compare both approaches.
Health risks of brewing kombucha and how to do it safely
Kombucha is a fermented tea that people love not only for the taste, but also for the beneficial properties of probiotics that can promote healthier digestion. It’s so popular that many kombucha lovers take the homebrew route to brew their own. The problem, however, is that improper brewing can pose a serious food safety hazard.
How to take decent pictures of the sky at night
It may sound easy, but taking an epic photo of the night sky in all its glory takes skill. You have to be in the right place with the right equipment, and your camera only needs the right settings. It takes some practice, but the right shot is worth it.
Five amazing dishes you never knew existed in one pan
Moving to an apartment without a dishwasher taught me how important it is to use as little dishes as possible. Anything I can cook in one pot is very appreciated, but cooking in one pan is more than pouring everything into a baking dish.
All the best movies to hit and leave Netflix in January 2017
December hasn’t passed yet, and Netflix is already informing us what will be next month. This is partly due to the fact that the end of December presents a few surprises, and January looks pretty solid too.
Evernote staff can read your notes and cannot be refused
Evernote has just posted an update to its Privacy Policy detailing how the company will use some of the new machine learning tools. For these tools to work, Evernote needs to be human-readable, and that’s not the only reason a coworker will view your notes.
Can I visit a doctor without leaving my home?
One of the most frustrating things about being sick is leaving your home for medical care, filling out questionnaires and sitting in the waiting room when you prefer to go to bed trying to get better. But with services like Teladoc and AmWell , a 24/7 doctor who can really help you is just a video call.
Create a sleek little miniature weather display perfect for a desk or wall
Do you need to update that boring old thermometer outside the kitchen window? Adafruit has put together a guide to creating an amazingly compact, small battery-operated weather indicator.
Dog Bird is an Abdominal Exercise to Reduce Lower Back Pain
Bird dogs are not like crunches: they are not painful to perform, and you may wonder if you train at all. Notes. You work these small stabilizing muscles in your core to help you move more powerfully, and you train yourself to use your hips more and use your lower back less, which helps reduce lower back pain.
Will it be sous vide? Perfectly adequate bacon
Hello babes and grandmothers, and welcome to the smoky and salty edition ofWill It Sous Vide? , a weekly column where I do whatever you want with my immersion circulator.
Skills to look out for when you are not qualified for the job
You see the job you want to apply for, but there is a catch: you don’t meet all the requirements. Regardless, you know the difference between underqualified and unqualified qualifications and you are confident that you are entering the first camp, not the second. Will you manage to get this work done.