As the article suggests, the "is it worth it" question depends much on your field. For me, it definitely was worth it.

I second the notion about trying other detergents. I've been pretty happy with Woolite recently - they have low suds versions for High Efficiency machines, including one specifically for dark clothes, to reduce fading. Both versions seem pretty kind to my clothes, and are plenty sufficient for getting them clean (I…

$500 is a lot if you can't afford it... but if you have the disposable income, it's not so much to spend for something that will be wrapped around you while you sleep. I've never spent nearly that much, but I've bought sheets worth about that much on deeeep deep discount (there are some great websites out there for…

For what it's worth, I've been using the "light a candle" method successfully for many years. If I do it without lighting a candle, within a minute or two, my eyes are in so much pain (and watering so much) that I literally have to leave the room for fear of chopping off a finger as I squint to alleviate the pain. So…

Based on the reviews and features of FBH I decided I wouldn't like it and didn't install, but I liked the idea and demos of ChatHeads, so I've been giving that a try as an SMS replacement.

I installed some NFC tags for just this purpose, to silence our phones when we went to bed, but found there were more steps involved than doing it by hand: 1. press power button, 2. unlock phone, 3. touch phone to just the right spot on the nightstand where the NFC sticker was, 4. I think I had to tap something to…

I think that SOME of their options may be a little more invisible to the recipient, but I'm not sure about that. I suppose it depends on your needs, and how important the issues of invisibility-to-recipient vs. undeniable proof of receipt are. With bananatag, if the person doesn't enable images in their email, you…

As far as I remember it, with one of their sending options (Certified maybe?) the body of the email is stored on the server, and the email recipient essentially gets a link to the message in their inbox - and can't view the email until they connect to the web to retrieve the message. It's been a while since I looked…

More details on their various options and how they work here: http://www.readnotify.com/readnotify/faq.asp#SendWhat

ReadNotify.com will work for checking whether someone read an email you sent, even if the person doesn't have images/html enabled in the email. It has different options available, but they include some that are pretty fool-proof (including storing the email on the server until it is read). I read a lawyer's blog where…

PriceBlink.com has extensions for Safari, Firefox, Chrome, IE, & iPad... and based on the description above, PriceBlink is better/does more. It's not limited to supported stores only, and it not only finds coupons/promo codes, but also does price checking against other sites - when you do online shopping, as you're…

I use our downstairs hall closet as a hide away for the cats' litterbox. In a fit of anger a few years ago, I kicked the door and cracked it, so I was going to have to replace the door before selling the house down the road anyway. So I cut a hole in the door, and glued a flap of white vinyl over the hole in the white…

I've had problems with tubed dough squishing/not holding it shape when trying to cut it and put it on a cookie sheet. A better solution: use a small disher (ice cream scoop) to create perfectly sized half-sphere mounds of cookie dough on your cookie sheet - they flatten out beautifully in the oven. I usually make a…