If you’re the type to use a lot of the same ingredients when cooking you might get tired of constantly pulling out the measuring cup every time you cook. DIY blog Nest Full of Eggs share a clever way to repurpose a jar into a makeshift measuring cup by drawing lines on the side.
Group calling isn’t something most of us need to do often, but it comes in handy when you’re trying to make plans with a bunch of people or when you’re making the rounds for holiday calls. CrowdCall simplifies the process by making it easy to make calls to up to 20 people directly from your iPhone or Android phone.
If you have an old rake head or find one cheap at a thrift store or garage sale you can easily repurpose it into a wine glass holder.
If you’re running a bunch of menu bar apps on a laptop you may have noticed they disappear when you run a program with a large set of menu options. AccessMenuBarApps is a simple little program that allows you to expand your menu bar when you need it.
For most of us, new clothing comes in but not much clothing goes out. I still have T-shirts from high-school band events and stuff even older than that I haven’t worn since the 20th century. Some, more disciplined clutter assassins have rules for purging clothing such as getting rid of one old piece for each new one.
These days, most manufacturers make product manuals available on their websites, so there’s little reason to keep one unless it’s really old or for a discontinued product. We’ve discussed how to use Google and Amazon to find your electronics manuals, but you can take it an extra step by finding those manuals online, downloading them and then adding them to your preferred ereader or ebook library. That way you can trash the paper, knowing you’ll never lose a copy.
Packing suits for travel doesn’t mean your they must succumb to wrinkles. This dry cleaner’s technique demonstrates a simple method that will allow your suits to travel in any luggage and arrive in pristine condition.
If you’re in the market for a cheap laptop stand, but don’t want to sacrifice your cable management, Instructables user Makedo-able has put together a guide to turn a cardboard box into a tangle-free laptop stand.
If you try to plan advance monthly or bi-weekly menus it can be difficult to balance variety with the staples that everyone enjoys. Parenting weblog Simple Mum recommends establishing a theme for each day of the week such as pizza day or crock pot meals day. That way you know what type of meal you need for all of your open slots and your family knows what to expect at most meals.
If you’re the type who prefer to open mail as soon as you get in the house — hopefully over a recycling bin so the junk mail goes right inside, this DIY mail shelf can give you a space in your foyer or entryway to stash the important stuff while reading, or leave your gadgets to charge before you leave the house. All you’ll need is a small piece of wood and some magazine holders, courtesy of IKEA.
