Much lighter. I had tried Xubuntu, ElementaryOS, and Windows 10 on my old Lenovo Thinkpad x61s and while they were functional they still were slow to load applications and had driver issues. Installed CloudReady and it’s been night and day. Super smooth even with many tabs open, no driver issues (even with putting the…

I’ll add my two favorite northern Colorado breweries: Odells and Left Hand

The bike commute home is a great way to de-stress and remove all work thoughts from my brain. As I pass all the cars stuck in traffic it’s a great reminder that I could be wasting that time driving and getting angry at traffic or I could ride my bike and do something fun, healthy, relaxing, and sometimes faster than…

This a million times. An adult can learn to ride a bike in about 10 minutes if they just take the pedals off and use it like a strider bike. After a bit of that, just add the pedals back on and you’re off to the races.

Vote: JSTorrent
Why: It’s a Chrome App so it runs on any platform that runs Chrome, including ARM Chromebooks.

You could get a timer (or smart switch like a wemo or something) for that outlet that turns off power during the night and other times no one would be using the TV. Would probably save you quite a bit of energy in the long run.

I'm a huge advocate for getting rid of a second car if possible. Especially if you live in a small to mid sized town. I live in Fort Collins, CO (a city near 200k people so it's not huge by any means) and often (especially for trips less than 4 miles) riding a bike takes little to no extra time. In fact one of the…

Serveral fitness apps already support Wear... Runtastic, Strava, Endomondo to name a few.

I'll definitely have to start doing this. I'd be a lot more excited if there was a good way to stream Amazon Video to a Chromecast, though. Tab casting is not acceptable quality.

"I used to root all my phones, but then updates on my Nexus 4 started breaking root and the whole backup/wipe/root/restore thing just got to be too much work. Especially after some game files got munged and all my progress was lost a couple times."

Just install Start8 and you've got yourself a slightly improved Win7.

Agreed. I went with the same cheap, Ikea standing desk setup as the author but also brought a barstool to work so that I could sit down when I needed a break. I would usually stand all morning and then alternate sitting and standing during the afternoon. This allowed me to build up strength in my legs as well as…

ditto

Sounds like you have an awesome life. #SorryNotSorry #OkNowImJustTrolling

Ok, Miatas are happy cars. You can keep it.

In the past year I've ridden to work in flood conditions, -14F with snow, and 90+F temps (It's been a wild year in Colorado). I'm not saying it's great to be out in the cold but it's still definitely not bad. And when I look at all the angry drivers who get stuck at every light, it makes me even more glad I'm not…

If I could choose the best response, this would be it. I award you 1 internet.

Most days range between 6-20 miles depending on what I need to do. Luckily work is only 3 miles away from home and the grocery store is on the way.

Swamp crack is one of the few downsides of commuting by bicycle.

Move or something.