This is a great tip for hard-to reach areas, but for hard (wood, tile) floors, it is a waste of a perfectly good potato. Just dampen a paper towel, fold it into quarters, and wipe down the affected area. The slight adhesiveness of the water picks up even microscopic shards of glass.

Yes, my father. He wanted a small SUV and was considering a Jeep Liberty, even though I had been insisting that he would really enjoy a Toyota RAV4 or Honda CR-V much better. I even went with him on his test drives. After his disappointment, he finally took my advice and got the RAV4. He absolutely loves and thanks me…

Sheesh, if your pizza needs that much leverage to cut, you probably need to find a different recipe.

Yes, I still write checks, though not that often. The idea may be outdated, but then so is using cash (again, not something I use often). Checks are a great way to give and receive funds between private parties, family members, and charitable organizations (in fact, checks are the way that most churches receive money…

So in other words Sony is trying to make another "Beats by Dr. Dre".

Confirmed. I too wondered what these $300 - $400 cans sounded like compared to my $99 Sony studio headphones (MDR-7506), so once when I was in BestBuy they had a display with these and I tried them all - from the cheapest Bose QuietComfort to the $399 Beats. I couldn't not believe how bad they sounded for that money…

Damn straight. I am a UI/UX developer myself and this is atrocious. Gawker sites are basically blogs and they should look and feel like blogs. I stopped visiting Lifehacker and Jalopnik (my two favorites) because of that redesign (until I discovered the "blog" view). Now the comment system is driving me batty. I bet…

Agreed about the diesel cars. Diesel totally kicks ass for commuting, and the Lupo or Polo would be perfect — far better than the crappy, expensive (to buy and maintain) hybrids. The Germans figured it out a LONG time ago, but America doesn't get it: small, lightweight cars + diesel = great fuel economy. I understand…