Photoshop and GIMP aren't the only options when it comes to post-processing! Programs like Adobe's own Lightroom, or Aperture if you're on a Mac, are specifically geared towards managing and processing large numbers of photos, and have fairly robust tools for fixing up photos. There are even preset packs like VSCO Film

Sometimes lifehacks are just clever ways to repurpose objects, even if it looks a bit crude. Have you seen all the articles on here extolling the virtues of sugru and binder clips?

One of the perks of being a software engineer in Silicon Valley is that I never have to deal with this. Even our CEO wears t-shirts, jeans, and sandals pretty regularly.

Edit: Sorry, should have read closer. Nothing to see here.

"Flat" design is the "in" thing now. Microsoft and Google are both pushing it pretty hard with Metro and ICS/JB, and a lot of the recent iOS7 conversation has been about its shift towards the same. I suspect it will only become more prevalent, particularly since the aesthetic is baked into the OS now.

Can't wait for the Brave New World expansion!

VOTE: Leatherman Style CS

The plastic tip is called an aglet.

Yes, as a software engineer and somebody who's been using computers since before I could write my own name, I'm well aware that the term "app" has been applied to desktop programs before. But for better or for worse, it's been co-opted by smartphone manufacturers/developers/users to refer chiefly to smartphone…

Not to get too semantic, but I prefer to reserve the term "app" specifically for mobile phone programs. I can't be the only one who read the title and thought the article would be about iPhone/Android apps.

A few weekends ago, me, my sister, and our cousins finally cleared out the condo that my late grandfather had been staying in for as long as I can remember. We found literally hundreds of photos of our parents, aunts, and uncles as kids—stuff that I'd never seen before, never even knew existed. It was a little…

A while back, Comcast told me that I had to get a converter box or something in order to continue to receive channels. I got everything set up, and then was confused to find that I apparently wasn't getting any of my HD channels anymore. When I called them about it, the rep didn't exactly know what I was talking about…

One thing not mentioned here (though the Amazon product description does note it) is that it has a one-way valve. When you release the bulb, it draws more air in from the back of the unit, so you're not just sucking and blowing the same air over and over. So it at least has that over your standard pharmacy ear bulb…

One thing I would watch out for is that a lot of them have small holes in the bottom. I tried using these in the kitchen for a bit after my proper garbage bags ran out, and wet stuff like coffee grounds would leak all over the inside of the garbage can.

Is there a way to implement reconfigurable keys? Coming from years of vi and Nethack, I'd feel most comfortable using hjkl for left-down-up-right, respectively.