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Hot Posts: Top Ten Unplggd Posts 07.12.08

This week we welcomed three trial bloggers, Taryn, Taylor, and Range (though we're tempted to nickname him T-Range to keep with the T theme). One of these bloggers ended up with a top ten post this w...

Nagsourcing: Chorebuster.net

Here's Taylor again with a tip on how to get your lazy roommates to chip in. Passive-aggressive neat freaks, pack up your Post-it notes. Chore Buster is attempting to deliver home-task distribution ...

How To... Haggle in Asian Technology Markets

Here's Range again, giving us the scoop on shopping for cheap tech in Asia. This time he goes into the art of haggling... ...

Petitition to Google: Add "Bike There" Directions to Maps

We're huge advocates of biking. Unless you're going to Ikea, there really is no excuse not to bike to your next destination. In busy metropolitan cities it ends up taking less time to bike than it do...

How To... Take Advantage of Technology Markets in Asia

One more introduction. Range is trying out to be our special correspondent from Asia. He's a Canadian splitting his time between Taipei, Taiwan and Quebec City, Quebec Canada. He has a photo project o...

Create Color Palettes Using Online Images as Inspiration

We've blogged about Colourlovers before, but there was one feature we just discovered and wished we knew about before we painted our home "office"... ...

Home Networking: Everything You Wanted to Know (but Were Afraid to Ask)

To continue with introductions, our second trial blogger is Taylor Hokanson, who's helping us figure out just how much stuff in our home can be networked. The basic concept of networked technology is...

Look! Ikea Billy LED Hack

Oh hellz ya! This Ikea Billy hack has our DIY loins a quivering! More info after the jump......

Greenpeace Releases Eco Report for Top 18 Gadget Companies

Eek! As if we all needed more tech guilt, now Greenpeace comes out with its list who the worst eco offenders in the gadget world. Nintendo bottoms out the list -- Wii-ACK -- because of a 6 percent in...

How To: Turn Your iPod Touch Into an e-book

I have been seriously considering an Amazon Kindle even though the industrial design is far from pleasing and it can't really replicate the feel of a book. The funny thing is, the Kindle has a very Mo...

DIY: LED Book Cover

Here is an unusual combination of skills. Sewing and soldering to create a bed time book light and book cover. Think you've got what it takes? I know I'm lacking in the sewing department, but if you'r...

Where to Dump your E-waste this Spring

We have a love/hate relationship with Spring cleaning. It's definitely nice to purge your home of unnecessary clutter (trust us, you're never going to use that CRT monitor again). But the drawback of ...

How To: Research an Unknown Online Retailer

If it's too good to be true, it probably is. But how do you know for sure? While shopping online at Amazon.com can feel just as secure as walking into an actual bookstore, there are those sites th...

Crgslst: So fast, they left the vowels behind

We've been loyal and enthusiastic users of Craiglist for years now. We've bought computers, furniture and electronics via the site, and even found our last two apartments using the invaluable service....

Blogging Food & Wine: Best Countertop Appliances

The March issue of Food and Wine Magazine has 27 "counter top" appliances that they rated good, better and best in each of 9 categories--narrowed down from the original 76 that they tested--and not ...

Plugging In: A New Lease on Life - How Light Affects Paint

When we were painting our apartment, the green of the kitchen/dining area looked like Shrek coming out of the can, and Kermit the Frog on the roller. When it dried, of course, it was a much richer c...

Five Reasons to Not Buy a Blu-ray DVD Player...Yet

With Warner Bros. going exclusively Blu-ray for their high definition DVDs, along with all the other recent wins in Blu-ray's corner, it seems that it's about finally time to go out and buy a Blu-ra...

Wired Magazine: Why Things Suck!

At least we finally know why things suck...DVD sound, wireless speakers, subscription cards--even Wired Magazine uses them, hearing aids and even those clamshell plastic packages. (Which, BTW, did ...

How To...Connect Your Laptop to Your TV

Clueless when it comes to computers? Maybe you have a great home movie or photo you want to share with friends and family over the holidays. Rather than gathering around your laptop, here's a great ...

Lifehacker: Gift Guide

Still need original gift ideas that don't scream, "I waited until the last minute and this was what was left at the store"? Lifehacker comes through with some great ideas, including the Pelican Wate...

How To...Take Great Holiday Lights Photos

You've spent a long time getting your holiday lights just right, maybe even timing them to music--or, you have neighbors' displays that you want to photograph, for posterity, for fun and the holiday ...

GetHuman.com: Receive Actual Human Customer Service

Our neighbor and friend Margie sent us this extremely helpful reference site to use to circumvent the automated system runaround most companies use to "help us" and cut directly to the chase to spea...

Tastebook from Epicurious

If you've got a foodie on your gift list--or you are one yourself--you might want to check out the Tastebook from Epicurious. You can create a customized cookbook with up to 100 recipes from Epicurio...

Unclutterer: On-line Gift Giving

Unclutterer's Gift Giving Guide has some great gifts that keep spaces, well, uncluttered, long into the new year. Some of their suggestions include giving a Flickr Pro Account, a subscription to Cons...

Howitsucks.com

Talk about negative. If you're in the market for some new electronics, we recommend you read some user reviews before you buy. And, while a glowing review is useful, isn't it really the negative rev...

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