Depending on which direction your fence faces and your climate, you'll also need to be aware of potential heat reflection problems from the mid-day sun baking nearby plants.

I think the main benefit to counting calories is realizing roughly where you stand throughout the day. So if you know you're already at 75% of your daily goal by mid afternoon, you'll likely choose smaller portions or different foods.

The problem with Life Hacking is that by definition, you are always looking for a better, more efficient way to manage your life. The problem is - there is nothing that is perfect for you all the time. So it's a dog-chasing-its-tail syndrome. You only have to find balance and fulfillment in the process and the…

Yep. That's exactly my point.

That calculator is ridiculous, but I do agree that you can easily spend more without cable.

If you are going DIY, you really need to take a look at the cost of electricity closely. When I built my media server I was surprised to see that a newer low power intel mobo/cpu (intel 1037u) would pay for itself in less than a year and a half vs re-purposing an old unit that sucked up 100watts+ while idling.

Yep, Tribes:Ascend started out fairly good (well, better than the last attempt at a Tribes sequel). But they shifted to Smite way too soon and completely abandoned Tribes before it could be balanced and patched. So they left a shell of a game and a lot of bad impressions. It was pretty disappointing, especially to a…

I've done something similar. I have a Note 4, Moto 360, and a fitbit one. The note 4 seems to work pretty well, but I don't count its info because I'll frequently leave it lying on my desk or counter. So it misses a lot of activity. The Moto 360 works well and its numbers track closely to, but always higher than, the…

Similarly, don't get stuck on the "ready, set...". None of that matters until you "go".

It doesn't take an enormous amount of time to cook at home once you make it a part of your routine. Having the right foods on hand and the right tools (measuring tools, knives, containers, etc...) also really cuts down on your cooking time. This is especially true if you make a batch of something that can be used to…

If the ultimate endgame is a long healthy life you need both - in moderation. Exercise, when taken to extremes, will break down joints and cause other potential problems - including heart damage. Diets, when taken to extremes, can cause severe imbalances in health and digestion. Interestingly, many long-lived people…

I disagree with number 7. Here's the proof:

A number of churches and other organizations have giving-trees during the holidays that have ornaments with information about children or families that are in need. I prefer these over cash-based donations because they are more personal and there's no room for someone to skim something off the top of my donation. The…

Perfect... I've been looking for another one to plug into my home audio system to stream my library off of google music.

Perfect... I've been looking for another one to plug into my home audio system to stream my library off of google…

doh... double post

I know a lot of hacks like this are made just to see if you can do it, and not necessarily because it's fiscally sound. I lean towards the cheap side, so we just put a $2 NFC sticker on the front of our machines. Tapping a phone to the tag automatically starts a 50 minute timer. Cheap and easy.

Flying with liquids is a pain, so I like to save the hotel's little shampoo bottles and use them with my own products.

I use it as well. It has a great cost/value ratio - my current container has lasted over 7 months and probably has a few weeks left in it. I can't see any reason to buy the more expensive Art of Man cream.

I use it as well. It has a great cost/value ratio - my current container has lasted over 7 months and probably has a…

I'll give this a shot. I haven't really paid any attention to the fitness tracking in my moto 360 so I'm curious to see how good it is. I haven't been very impressed with its default fitness logging so far.

We just adopted another puppy. It's almost like having another baby. For the first couple of nights it needed attention in the middle of the night. Our schedule still revolves around his potty breaks and feeding time. The older dog was jealous for a couple weeks. We have had to invest a lot of time into walks and…