I have an idea for this, I'll try it and let everyone knows how it went tonight:

I was always partial too Speed Walker: Heel, toe, heel, toe!

VOTE: As with cameras, the best one is the one you have with you when you need it. So my vote is for: "Whatever pen happens to be lying around". It could be a Bic, a Papermate, or a Pilot, a MontBlanc or the no name brand with the triangle sides and the advertisement for medication I accidentally stole from the…

I picked up a pack of 12 at the Sam's Club just today. My favorite pens of all time. I prefer the V5 to the bolder V7 myself, but I'd take either one over any pen you'd care to offer. If I have any problem with them at all it's that if I stick them in my jeans pocket with the metal pocket clip outside it will…

Spectrum Brands (formerly Rayovac Inc.) makes Varta batteries so it is probably safe to apply the Varta results to Rayovac batteries. Personally, I am a big fan of Rayovac Platinum rechargeable batteries. They're made with the same process as the ever popular Sanyo Eneloops, but cost quite a bit less.

Like most people I stopped wearing watches (except for formal events) when I got a cellphone, but a couple of months ago I went back to it because I realized I wasn't keeping accurate track of time. Because, at my house, we use our phones or PCs as primary clocks we got rid of most of the regular clocks in the house.…

There are a few factors worth considering that spring to mind: How far do you sit from the monitor(s), what kind of work/play are you doing, and will the second monitor fit in your space?

This sounds fantastic for people where winter gets really cold. Does anyone have suggestions for keeping my Georgia garage from being ridiculously hot?

So you need this one then.

"you can't latch it again unless the battery is placed in the right direction."

Oxo Good Grips locking tongs. I use them so often I had to get a few extra pair so I wouldn't need to stop in the middle of cooking to wash them. I've got a the 16" for my grill, three 12" in the kitchen (Two Nylon and one stainless), and the salad tongs too. If I had to pare down to just one I'd keep the 12" nylon…

I don't know if they can directly replicate what you're looking for, but you might consider combining a new tab replacement like "New Tab Redirect!" (http://goo.gl/nxNEW) with an iGoogle replacement like the two discussed in this other LifeHacker article: http://goo.gl/aNQvv . When I went to find the page for New Tab…

Made a correction note before I noticed the edit button. Please Ignore.

When looking at a used PC make sure to find out the name/number for the major components. A 2.4 Ghz Intel processor, and a 1Gb video card sound fine, but don't really tell you about the part's capabilities. That 2.4 Ghz processor may only have one core (the part of the processor that does the actual work) when two has…

I have Tasker set up to do several things:

Personally, since I wear shirts with buttons (button-up for work, polos at home; because I am awesome :-/ ) most of the time I just tuck my earbuds into the flap between the 2nd and 3rd buttons, easy.

Google Bookmarks has become under-supported since the decline in the Google Toolbar, but it is still a great way to store and organize pages I need across machines, platforms, and environments. Even if I need to use someone else's hardware I can open an incognito browser load up Bookmarks, and access any of my pages.

Take the fork you got with your grill set and stick it in a drawer. If you've got a big, WELL RESTED, chunk of meat pull out the fork with your carving knife, but Keep It Away From The Grill. If you've got the spatula and the tongs there's no reason to turn food with it, and while it's unlikely to ruin a thick steak…

I would be curious if the elastic used is somehow better than a hair tie? If not a person with a 3D printer could make clips very easily, and a pack of hair ties is something like 3 dollars. If a person were to design homemade clips they could even use different a elastic medium like rubber bands.

Heads up to Android users. You can do this by telling Google Voice Search "Note to Self". It will record what you say and send it to your gmail. It even transcribes it (something that GVS is WAY better at than Google Voice).