So you don’t have to sit through a silly video:
On Amazon, go to ‘Your Account’ > ‘Download Order Reports’. Set the report range to start on Jan 1 of the year you opened your account through today. Generate the report and open it in Excel and SUM() the price column.

"Limit one gift card per household." Lame.

This has worked well for me: [www.amazon.com]

I learned my lesson when volunteering at a community bike shop. I was lubing a bike with WD-40 when I got publicly reprimanded. I know always use the proper oil and grease

How do I tech-proof my cats? I don't want robots to steal them.

I used competitive bidding to get a new car at 5% LESS than dealer cost. I almost bought a the car using USAA's buying service. The price I was quoted came in right at the average price TrueCar gave me. However, I decided to try competitive bidding and it saved me an extra $1200.

I wouldn't think you are doing harm. However, I do think you will eventually peak at a fitness level if you do not occasionally do more rigorous exercise. Your body will acclimate to walking three hours a day and you may maintain a certain level fitness, which is fantastic. But it depends on what your long term…

I think it can be more effective to change the question and ask "If the person(s) you love the most were to die tomorrow, what would you regret?" I face this question quite often since my wife, age 26, has been battling metastatic melanoma for over 4 years. While we hope we get to experience a long life together, we…

Does anyone have a ODB II scanner that they recommend? Looking at eBay I see scanners ranging from $10 to over $100. What should I be looking for in a scanner to do basic auto troubleshooting and repairs?

For bikes, buy one used anytime of the year and fix it up! Bicycle repair is a simple skill to learn and extremely rewarding. Unless you are a serious competitive cyclist I see almost no reason to buy a new bike. Many cities have free (or very cheap) community bike shops run by volunteers where you can learn bike…

It depends on your connection's download speed. Netflix states a DVD-quality stream requires 1.5-3 Mbps and HD requires 5-8 Mbps. So theoretically, you should be able to watch three simultaneous streams with as little as 3.5 Mbps.

The solutions described by notstarman are good. I just attached a diagram of a 3.5mm stereo jack to further illustrate why you may hear sound from one speaker but not the other. Notice that each channel signal is carried by a different section of the jack. For a good LEFT signal you need proper contact on the end…

Worked for me running iOS 5.0.1. The shortcuts are very cool and much appreciated.

I know you can 'star' tracks/artists, but I don't think that the rating is actutally taken into account when playing a Spotify radio station. I think the stars are just used more like bookmarks in Spotify so you can quickly list all of your favorite tracks.

Looks promising. One feature I hope to see added is a 'thumbs-up/down' rating system so I can really hone the stations to my liking.

Aww, I'm jealous. I hope you guys make a trip to Austin soon. The Gawker party during SXSW a couple years ago was pretty sweet! I can't wait to hang out with some Lifehackers again :)

What sites have you used to find dentist and doctor reviews? There seem to be a lot of sites dedicated to this (healthgrades.com, vitals.com, ratemds.com, etc) but I simply don't trust the reviews on those sites. Yelp seems to be the best source of trustworthy reviews that I've found. Any others?

Thank you for this. It is a sad truth that the minute we start profiting off living things their quality of life is greatly reduced. However, the treatment demonstrated by the workers in this videos is horrendous.

On the topic of house cleaners, what is the best way to go about finding one? Agency? Word of mouth? Craigslist?

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