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Make Mini Dutch Baby Pancakes in a Muffin Tin [Breakfast]
# breakfast Dutch Baby pancakes , also known as German pancakes, are pancakes made with flour, butter, and milk that are prepared in a special pan and flipped out when ready forming a ridge that can be filled with cream cheese, fruit jams, or other fi[...]

Pour Vinegar Down Your Drain Every Three Months to Keep Clogs Away [Video]
# household Harsh chemical drain unclogging solutions can actually be abrasive enough to make your pipes leak after the clog is dissolved. Instead considering pouring a half bottle of white vinegar down your drain every three months to keep clogs[...]

Use the Jelly Pocket Method for a Better Drip-Free PB&J [Food Hacks]
# foodhacks I grew up making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (PB&Js) using the simplest method possible. Spread peanut butter on one slice of bread, spread the jelly on the other side, and combine. The problem with that is the jelly can make the bre[...]

DIY UberFridge Controls Homebrewing Temperatures [Video]
# homebrewing If you love to homebrew but live in an area where summer temperatures get too hot for proper fermentation you can resolve yourself to wait to brew or you can build a badass Arduino Nano-controlled UberFridge which will maintain tempe[...]

Repurpose a Towel Rod Into a Cleaning Spray Holder [Repurpose]
# repurpose When you need to seriously clean your bathroom take the towels out and assemble an arsenal of spray cleaners and wipes and go to town. To keep these supplies close at hand you may want to consider adding a towel rod to your laundry room to[...]

DIY Reusable Dryer Sheets [DIY]
# diy To save money or avoid a trip to the store you can make your own reusable dryer sheets by dipping white wash cloths or rags into a little liquid fabric softener until they're completely saturated and allow them to dry completely—you'll be a[...]

The Perils of Overplanning
Often the most effective productivity comes not from thorough planning, but from a distinct lack of planning (or at least less planning.) This flies in the face of traditional best practices regarding productivity and an organization. It seems counter-intuitive on the face of it, but in many instanc[...]

Top 10 Pervasive Tech Myths That Are Only Wasting Your Time [Lifehacker Top 10]
# lifehackertop10 Ever been told that you should fully discharge your battery to prolong its life? Or that jailbreaking your phone is illegal? Or that you should wait for the newest Intel processor because it's going to be "so much faster"? These are t[...]

Thanks to Week 344 SOBs
Successful and Outstanding Bloggers Let me introduce the bloggers who have earned this official badge of achievement, and the right to call themselves Successful Blog SOBs. I invite them to take a badge home to display on their blogs. They take the conversation to their readers, contribute great ide[...]

Build a Self-Resetting Mouse Trap [DIY]
# diy We've covered many mouse traps over the years, but they all need to be reset once you've caught a mouse. This means if you have lots of furry intruders you'll need to have several traps or just build this version using a 5-gallon bucket, an a[...]

Boost Your Time Management Skills With These 9 Techniques
Having problems fitting it all in? Is a 24 hour day no longer enough? If this is the case, here are 9 useful techniques that you can use to boost your time management skills: 1. Be Clear about Goals and Objectives A sure way to delay in getting started or to make a job last longer than it needs to i[...]

Learn the Built-in Superpowers of Your Brain and Body This Weekend [Weekendhacker]
# weekendhacker The human body and its brain are pretty incredible. They're also fragile and dumb. Realizing this can make your life miserable, or you can look at it as an opportunity and take control. This weekend, learn a few built-in superpowers[...]

Remains of the Day: Verizon Will Grandfather Unlimited Data, Won't Subsidize Your Phone [For What It's Worth]
# forwhatitsworth Verizon relents a little on unlimited data, Congress considers fighting for some "hearts and minds" at home, and Mac folks can relax about lost hotkeys. More »[...]

Use a Banana Peel to Relieve Itching from Poison Ivy, Mosquito Bites, and More [Clever Uses]
# cleveruses As we inch closer to summer, you're more likely to run into poison ivy, bug bites, and the other itchy ailments that come with being outside. Redditor xume points out that banana peels are a great homemade remedy for itchy skin. Mo[...]

AniExplorer Adds Customizable Animations to Windows Explorer [Video]
# customization Windows: AniExplorer enables hidden animations in the Windows Explorer interface, letting you customize your file manager and give it a little pizazz. More »[...]

Daily App Deals: Get Hurricane for iOS for $2.99 in Today’s App Deals [App Deals]
# appdeals The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. More »[...]

Your Optimism Bias: One of the Best and Worst Tricks Your Brain Plays on You [Video]
# mindhacks By nature, we're optimistic. We think we're better than most people at virtually everything we do. We believe we'll beat the odds of getting cancer even when we smoke a pack of cigarettes a week. This is the result of our optimism b[...]

This Week's Most Popular Posts: May 12-18 [Highlights]
# highlights This week we squeezed our workout routine into 20 minutes, ordered tailor-made clothing on the cheap, cured our router's constant need for a reset, and more. Here's a look back. More »[...]

Bandits Are Tough Rubber Bands with Hooks that Secure and Hang Just About Anything [Stuff We Like]
# stuffwelike Bandits are very simple to understand: they're a rubber band with a hook. This may not seem extremely compelling at first glance, but there's actually a lot you can do with them. They can be used to hang a water bottle on your bike, you[...]

Is It Fair to Earn Passive Income?
Some people have asked whether it would be sustainable if everyone tried to earn passive income, so let’s get that out of the way before we continue with this passive income series. I think the supposition here is that certain jobs don’t adapt well to passive income strategies, and there[...]