Re the Water Bumper: Ok, so I'm not usually the type of person to mention this, but not all plastics are food safe. Given the types of plastic in most cars, I don't think this would be be passing any FDA tests and if it sits there for weeks on end, it could be downright toxic or laden with bacteria. That said, I think…

They actually make such a thing as dog tag silencers. They sell them for the military, but they work for literal dog tags. The going rate when I used them for my tags were $1 each.

The canning process can dilute flavors (makes sense, you're dumping them in water for months to years) so some vendors put in extra sugar, mostly for fruits, as the sweetness gets diluted naturally. You can can your own and control how much goes in there. For short term canning, things like peaches can work without…

What about those of us who want an earbud set? I fly a lot with my new job and the engine whine is killing me, but I don't want full overear cans (too much too pack).

Follow appropriate canning instructions, overfilling can cause it to boil over and not seal properly.

"Canning" has been around for centuries and doesn't often require anything more than heating up whatever you want in a sealed container and removing additional oxygen from getting to it. It's actually quite a simple process.

Worth mentioning, I have a $20-ish Honeywell and it is programmable. It only has weekday vs weekend granularity, but within those two modes it's pretty fine tunable. If you do a decent job of programming it, there isn't any significant disadvantage to the 10X priced Nest.

As someone who made the jump and started their own company, I can't say that the advice on savings unrealistic.

7 years is the usual IRS limit (baring some special circumstances), but other programs ask for proof of income going much further back. My brother had to go through this when he had an accident and ended up on disability (SSI and medicaid, then later medicare). That's just one scenario but since accidents can happen…

While it's far less likely others have experience with it, I actually kind of like Microsofts "DART" Disaster and Recovery tools setup. (Requires MSDN subscription) Basically it's Hiren's boot CD that's MS specific, allows remote access if you choose and has all of the same imaging, virus scanning, registry key…

I'm not sure why they were so against electric pressure cookers, I got an Instapot for the holidays and the thing is great. It's got all of the same pluses they mention - big heavy stainless steel cooker with thick bottom, but it's a LOT easier to use than a traditional stove top model. Sure, it doesn't hit the same…

I'll parrot what a few others have said, there is no "best" camera. They are tools that depend entirely on what you plan to do with them. I pack very different camera gear for long distance backpacking pursuits than I do for shooting a wedding and different still if I'm shooting macro shots vs long range wildlife…

If you think it's simply the signal not getting where it needs, get a cheap digital multimeter if you don't have one (useful for thousands of projects). Set it to check continuity and put the probes on each end of the signal wiring to make sure that your solder joints have a good connection. Youtube has some great…

If you think it's simply the signal not getting where it needs, get a cheap digital multimeter if you don't have one (useful for thousands of projects). Set it to check continuity and put the probes on each end of the signal wiring to make sure that your solder joints have a good connection. Youtube has some great…

If you think it's simply the signal not getting where it needs, get a cheap digital multimeter if you don't have one (useful for thousands of projects). Set it to check continuity and put the probes on each end of the signal wiring to make sure that your solder joints have a good connection. Youtube has some great…

If you think it's simply the signal not getting where it needs, get a cheap digital multimeter if you don't have one (useful for thousands of projects). Set it to check continuity and put the probes on each end of the signal wiring to make sure that your solder joints have a good connection. Youtube has some great…

If you think it's simply the signal not getting where it needs, get a cheap digital multimeter if you don't have one (useful for thousands of projects). Set it to check continuity and put the probes on each end of the signal wiring to make sure that your solder joints have a good connection. Youtube has some great…

If you think it's simply the signal not getting where it needs, get a cheap digital multimeter if you don't have one (useful for thousands of projects). Set it to check continuity and put the probes on each end of the signal wiring to make sure that your solder joints have a good connection. Youtube has some great…

To clarify, it isn't saving "routes" but you can save entire areas of your maps to Offline mode. You can then make new routes as you need in that area without network access.

Here you go! http://maps.google.com/help/maps/helloworld/android/directions.html#feature-android-offline