This is what I did when I ditched the Sirius Radio subscription hassles in favor of a Sansa Clip MP3 player and a few 8 GB micro SD cards. You can record a LOT of music on 8 GB. Using a spare and ancient PC with Audacity, I recorded tons of music from Sirius (and my favorite FM station) overnight (more music and…

And I would much rather NOT give them my phone number!

Before solely acting on the advice of other people online, I would suggest doing a couple of personal experiments since Reiki is a light to no-touch therapy: 1) set up your own "Reiki environment" and try a couple of your own "Reiki sessions" without the practitioner, using similar lighting, music, temperature,…

Very military - 1 man working; 4 supervising.

A woman with a soldering iron on her desk is So Sexxy!

True. Along time ago I was making several trips a year half way around the globe with 16 hour flights. Sleeping thru most of the flight was what worked the best. Also booze during the flight is a no-no. It got so that I would automatically doze off as the plane started take off. And when we got there, I was…

Excellent advice. Modern marketing is focused on making impulse buying extremely easy for consumers so they will overspend on frivolous things- which in the long term is a very bad for the economy and for you.

Excellent article. You don't own the data that you "release" to others. But you also have the right to not release it (and thus retain ownership). Unfortunately, online transactions and services currently require consumers to agree to give up their rights in a lengthy TOS/EULA for almost everything done online. No…

These convenience payment schemes make me cringe! THINK about just how many merchants and other entities you have given your bank/checking/payment card account data to (probably a dozen minimum), and all of them have everything needed to pull funds from your account at any time. Every one of them "securely stores…

As an entrepreneur, you have to learn to embrace the challenges of the journey. That is what will get you to the destination and real success. Failures and pivots are never "fun" but they are essential for gaining valuable "experience and knowledge". You can avoid some "failures" by learning from the failures of…

I read this article in 9.23 seconds!

Usually in a tool roll pouch, the business end of the tools go into the 'pockets' at the 'bottom' of the pouch (hammers being an exception as in the picture) because they are much thinner than the handles. This results in an uneven, cone shaped, bundle when the pouch is rolled up.

Decades ago Mother Earth News (a paper media forerunner to Lifehacker) did some tests on how long eggs remain viable. Bottom line is that fresh 'unwashed'eggs, stored in carton, in at typical refrigerator temperatures stayed good for about 3 months. I verified this on my own, eating one egg a week from the test…

Allan - Kudos on a great security article with advice for readers follow follow. Keypass is my personal password manager preference, and I would also suggest adding a free keylogger like Zemana for optimal protection. If you use these applications properly, you can have good security with minimal hassle.

The fresh cup of caffeine at each workstation also really helps.

Banks comply with security regulations that protect their side of online transactions and also avoid liability issues. Few offer any protection at the customer end - except to burden customers by requiring more complex and difficult to remember login steps. One of the better protections offered for consumers is Trus…

Sitzmark landing!

Despite several flames, this IS a decent idea for a compact set of backup keys you can tuck away conveniently somewhere.

Several times I have found that Amit's blog has discussed creative solutions to some tricky problems I have run up against. His blog discussions are always clear and accurate and Aways Useful. Glad to see him featured here.

PLEASE, Please, please send this article to our congressmen!!!