I believe it's the same as with the other apps in that the phone is basically just the remote for the Chromecast, which tells the Chromecast to "grab" the video and then plays it.

Get it. You'll love it. It's only $35 (sometimes even $30) and already is compatible with HBO Go, Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, Pandora, Songza and Plex, plus more. Hopefully now it'll get Watch ESPN and Amazon Instant, but it's already well worth it.

Sunbutter is a great replacement for peanut butter in recipes!

Just be aware: if it's a recipe that uses baking soda, add a little lemon juice or the sunbutter will turn the finished product green*! It's a lovely shade of green, very emerald, and I often do it on purpose… but it's startling if you're not expecting it.

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My son has a severe nut allergy, so we use Sunbutter (made with Sunflower Seeds). Our house is nut free, so we all live with the restriction. My 2 schoolage kids have been given options of what they want to have for lunch, but they always choose Sunbutter and Jam. They do choose different Jams.

I like cuccumbers sliced just like that. But, if your kids don't either don't use them or provide ranch or seasoned rice vinegar, tomatoes, and feta cheese to make cucumber salad (which my about to be 9 year old loves).

I could never eat veggies as a kid, super fussy. I eat them now though. But do kids really like raw veggies? Raw carrots for example seems to be something you really have to have your heart set on to eat a bunch of them. They are nearly tasteless, they are hard as hell, there seems to be a massive effort for little to…

Roasted potatoes. Quartered and seasoned with salt, smoked paprika and garlic powder. Perfect with roasted chicken. And if your oven is big enough, you roast both together. It takes about the same time anyway.

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When shopping for jumper cables, don't cheap out. You should think about getting a set of 20', thicker cables. That way you can pull up behind someone and run the cable up to their engine. If you're on the road or highway, it's a lot safer than pulling up next to them.

Touch typing is so, so, so useful.

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Learn how to type without looking

Tie a knot

Agreed - among the many things I thank my time in JROTC back in high school for is the fact that we got these old 50s-esque hand-me-down dress uniforms. They were sturdy as hell, but coming apart at the seams. Our instructor essentially fitted us, gave them to us, and told us to make them presentable. We learned to…

You should be able to hand-sew anything - patch a hole in your clothes, darn your socks, hem a skirt, whatever.

And having your thumbs hooked through the wheel is a great way to break them when you unexpectedly find a kerb hiding in an unassuming snowdrift... Or at least sprain them pretty badly.

Build a Fire, Outside and In

Perform CPR

Do you have to buy a specific type of soapstone? Someone just told me to be wary because "it's an abestos holding mineral" or something like that and I just want to make sure I don't buy the one type of soapstone that will kill me.

It is a serious bummer that nothing of this sort exists in oregon. I'd be insterested in starting one up, but how would you gauge interest before investing in startup?