Well alright I suppose it is time for me to finally setup a kinja account. I've been avoiding doing it with Jalopnik since they switched over, but I comment on here way more often so I guess I should finally embrace the change. FYI one thing I do miss and like to have is those links on the bottom of the old layout…

When looking for a dog first of all look at your local humane society to adopt a dog first. There are tons of animals there that need a home. Second look for a dog that meets your lifestyle requirements. Do a lot of research into different breeds and their behavioral differences. Having a lazy Basset Hound as part of…

I could only get my GS3 to take a screenshot by holding down the menu button and the power button. Other suggested methods did not work. Android 4.1.

It's awesome to hear about other young people who are building their own pc's getting hands on experience at such a young age. I was about 8 or 9 when I got my first PC. I was taking computers apart in my garage when I was 6. I'm 24 now and I work in the IT industry. You can make a lot of money some day if you stick…

It was an older build from a few years ago. Mid tower case, with standard ATX and two PCI-E x16 slots. They fit next to each other just fine, what I mean by "breathing" is that the bulk of the GPU's block most of the airflow from the front intake fans in some cases. Not all setups, but some smaller cases and in this…

Kinda late to the commenting party on this post, but just wanted to point out I really like the Bodyguard. I almost bought one last weekend. I really like the weight of the trigger pull. I ended up getting an Ruger LCR. Very small revolver for ccw at only about 14 ounces and trigger pull of about 8 pounds. Between…

I have always just done the single card route. My gaming needs aren't very critical, so I stick with an older mid-range GPU and it works out just fine and I can still play most games on medium to high settings at 1680x1050 on a 22" LCD. I save money that way. For serious gamers I would still recommend a high end card…

I have never tried 10g ethernet before in offices where I've ran cabling. I have had issues with old CAT5, even CAT5e, cable in warehouses that drop packets due to longer runs and interference, this is where running CAT6 makes a huge difference especially running from switch to switch between a core switch and a…

The bottleneck will be between the only device that has cat5 cable connected to it and the switch. If the rest of your devices are cat5e or cat6, then they will all talk to each other just fine at faster speeds as long as your switch is capable of gigabit. Better cables only make sense with longer runs and as long as…

Here's how I beat boredom at work. Just read Lifehacker all day! Seriously that wastes several hours at least!

Don't let the coffee sit on the burner all day that will just burn the coffee. Have someone at the office invest in a $20 carafe to keep the coffee warm. Also regular cleanings of the coffee machine. Depending on what type of coffee you get, try to keep the coffee stored properly in an air tight container if they get…

I have been using Sleepbot on my Android phone since it was last mentioned on Lifehacker a while back. It is a wonderful app, and it's free. The new version is great for tracking your movements at night and shows cool graphs of how much you move around at night.

I'll have to check that out thanks for the suggestion.

I carry a small (about 2.4 inches) serrated Gerber folding knife, Galaxy S3, wallet in front pocket (looking for a newer slimmer wallet I still have an old bulky leather Fossil wallet) keys, and chapstick. That goes into my pants pockets. In the winter time my jacket pocket has gloves and a hat as well.

The cheap and easy solution is replace your shower head with a low GPM / water saver shower head. Some older shower heads have a high flow-rate, which passes a larger amount of water through a larger shower head at a lower PSI. A smaller water saver shower head has smaller nozzles which, when you have the same amount…

I just used this procedure last weekend when I made cookies. I just ended up pouring the water directly in the same bowl with the brown sugar. Same result. The brown sugar just turned into a syrupy molasses. Still tasted great though.

Yes I +1 this.

To be honest I like all the topics already covered otherwise I wouldn't be on here almost every day! I would like to see more home improvement / DIY topics and more on how to modify what you have to make it better, etc. along those lines. I also like the survival skills that occasionally come up (how to start fires,…

I work from home maybe once or twice a week. I could probably get away with it more of then though since the office is about 20 miles away from my house. It would definitely save money on gas. I use Google Talk constantly every day of the week and always have Outlook open to respond to emails right away. Phone calls…

In addition to what everyone else said, most receivers also act as a speaker pre-amp meaning they will provide power to each speaker connected. So if you have a 5.1 speaker setup, each speaker can receive as an example say 50 watts per channel. Most AV switchers aren't powered.