Sunday, August 23, 2009

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Turn A Pair Of Walkie-Talkies Into A Long-Distance Camera Trigger

9:00AM August 23, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

A cable release is great if you’re standing next to the camera. An infra-red remote works fine if you’re standing in front of the camera. But what if you’re half a kilometre away? Walkie-talkies can provide the range. More »

Design

Color Scheme Designer Is A Diverse Palette Creator

8:00AM August 23, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If you’ve tried out web-based palette generators and been underwhelmed, you might want to take Color Scheme Designer for a spin. It combines the features of many other generators into a unique, easy-to-use palette creator. More »

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Butter Bell Keeps Butter Soft, Spreadable And Clean

7:00AM August 23, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Store butter in the fridge and it’s too hard. Store butter on the counter and, if it’s left uncovered, it gets warm and, occasionally, funky. Stash your butter in a Butter Bell, a novel centuries-old French storage method. More »

Work

KissTunes Turns Your Keyboard Into A (Musical) Keyboard

6:00AM August 23, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

You’re probably not going to crank out any concert-worthy concertos using KissTunes, but you can have a bit of fun with the simple computer-as-musical-keyboard model it uses to generate user-created songs. More »

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Get Healthier With A (Surprisingly Tasty) Squash Pasta Substitute

5:00AM August 23, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Vegetarians, low-carbers, gluten-free dieters and nearly all individuals trying to shed a few kilos face the tough task of cutting pasta out of their diets. Turns out you can use squash as a delicious pasta substitute. More »

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Top 10 Tricks MacGyver Would Be Proud Of

2:00AM August 23, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

When they draw up the Complete History of Lifehacking, Angus MacGyver will certainly merit a chapter. We pay tribute to the creatively can-do secret agent this week with 10 tricks that make extraordinary use of overwhelmingly common objects. More »

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Flip Your Old Deck Boards Before Shelling Out For A New Deck

1:00AM August 23, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If your deck is looking a little weathered and you’re considering replacing the boards, you might want to try this simple trick to see if you can squeeze a few more years of service out of them. More »

Communicate

Video Chat Directly From iGoogle

12:30AM August 23, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Earlier this year Google added the chat sidebar to iGoogle, which gave you Gmail-style chat in your iGoogle start page. Now they’ve expanded the chat functionality to include video chat right from the main iGoogle interface. More »