I might check this out. I have and old core2duo iMac that is suffering from the hard drive click of death. If I can boot it into android via USB it might make a nice extra TV with Netflix,etc...

It’s tough to find a balance during the holidays. Our basic formula is:

Our kids each get: 1 gift from Mom and Dad. 1 gift from one of their siblings. 1 gift and some stocking stuffers from “santa” (regardless of age even though the cat’s out of the bag by age 8). They also get gifts from grandparents and some…

For me time is a huge factor - sometimes more important that price. I always buy everything ahead of time at the best price I can find, but it seems like a lot of weekend or evening home projects get hung up because I’m short some screws, a bit or blade breaks, or I need something else that’s fairly minor. I can drive…

Now that there are some great buy-once-upfront options we’ll probably get a couple of new nexus phones soon and our bill will drop by over $50 / month.

I could see people waste that monthly savings by spending it on something else, so I think some people could actually end up spending more in the long run without even…

At first glance I thought this car had some sort of weird roof-spoiler-sail-doohickey. It would've fit right in with that ridiculous camber. Must be time for me to call it a week.

Keep is one of Google's best apps. We use it daily. I'm glad it's on iOS, but I don't think I'd use it as much if I didn't have the always-handy homescreen widget.

While resolution is important, I think the source of your content is even more important. TV resolution is quickly going to become similar to megapixels in cameras. More isn’t always better, especially when you take into account factors like the compression method and quality of your network (if you’re streaming).…

Tip #1: My wife and I have a shared Google Keep account, which works great. It’s not uncommon for one of us to update the list while the other person is en route to or already at the store. Since it’s a Keep checklist, we check off the items as they go into the cart and the list is updated in real time on all our…

Clean installs are so easy nowadays. Yes, with windows 10 I had to do the upgrade first to get the key for the clean install, but that didn’t take long at all.

A few things that make clean installs even easier:

In some cases keeping a steady temperature all day can use less energy than constantly turning the AC on and off. Our electricity bills are much lower when we keep shades over our large south-facing windows and sliding doors and keep the AC at a steady level. With that combo the AC doesn’t kick on very often - even on…

Why does everyone feel compelled to answer the questions with relevant answers? Something like this is probably more secure and just as easy to remember: Create an easy to remember formula like a standard passphrase (mydogis100%notacat) plus the 2nd letters of the first four words of the question... or something like…

Since that single password is the gateway to every username and password we have, we keep it pretty secure and change it frequently. I do something similar to this - write half of it on one piece of paper and the other half on another piece of paper. Both pieces are stored in separate locations. One is written down…

I think the listening tech (microphones, noise cancellation) is getting pretty good at picking out your voice and figuring out what words were spoken, but a lot work needs to be done on the back end. Apple and Google are making some progress in this area, but there is a long road ahead.

I agree that people are too fixated on an ideal weight and don't understand fluctuations in weight. I've been using a fitbit aria scale for while and I've gained great insight in my metabolism and habits.

It's an interesting twist. I suppose he needs to go through a period of learning how to control and use it. Perhaps he'll get to a point where it's not an all or nothing power so he can use a little or a lot.

I'm pretty inexperienced with raspbian as a media center other than the one I built over a year ago. It was eventually re-purposed into a sprinkler controller because it was just laggy enough to fail the wife test. But if one of these can provide menus that are fairly lag-free and also play my blu-ray rips, I'll put…

I might take a shot at another XBMC/Kodi box with one of these. It was a bit too sluggish with the original Pi.

Since the tools will typically be fairly flush with the foam, it's also a good idea to cut a finger-sized hole on either side of the tool. This makes it much easier to get the tool out without prying your fingers between the tool and the foam, which can mash and deform it over time.

I love the quick charger that came with my Note 4. I don't use it very often since I charge it overnight on a slow charger, but there have been several times that I've needed to juice it up quickly to get me through the day and it works great.

I converted my office desk to a standing desk. It's a large traditional office desk made of hardwood. So I made a nice stained raised platform to mount to the top. It looks really nice. The cost including stain was about $55 since I used nicer wood. The platform is not the full 70" width of the desk. It's only the…