Submitted by jgmize
from Google Reader:
It’s still a lot harder than it should be to add pictures to web pages. I know, you think it’s easy, but let’s do a comparison:Modern desktop WYSIWYG editorWordPress (and most other tools)click on the drawing palettedrawfire (Read More)
Wise Bread:
By Greg Go Improving your business is critical to staying afloat and growing. Here are some resources out there that will sharpen your skills, improve your offerings and allow you to grow your business.(This article was writ (Read More)
MAKE Magazine:
Must. Resist. Yakov Smirnoff. Joke. This is a war memorial, after all, and to a particularly nasty bit of a particularly nasty war, at that. Still, in the same way that Italians can laugh about the fact that, yes, it can b (Read More)
MTV Multiplayer:
Infinity Ward's announcement that "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" on PC would not have dedicated servers but instead opt for a matchmaking setup powered by IWNET provoked a vocal response among gamers, including an online pe (Read More)
Submitted by lionelane
from Google Reader:
This preview is brought to you by Just Blaze, loyal reader and our resident Orange fan.2008-09 Record: 28-10, 11-7 Big East (6th)Key Losses: Johnny Flynn (17.4ppg 6.7apg), Eric Devendorf (15.7ppg 3.0apg), Paul Harris (12ppg 8 (Read More)
Parent Hacks:
THE CUTENESS! Oh, and the hack's good, too. From Erin:While on vacation with my aunt, my daughter (almost 2) messed up a ton of outfits while eating applesauce. She loves to feed herself, but is such a messy eater. My aunt ha (Read More)
zlabs:
Since last year, the WordPress themes market has grown incredibly. The reason? Great designs, of course, but also a lot of amazing new functionality. Top WordPress developers are always looking to get the mo (Read More)
Parent Hacks:
This beats my "just add frozen peas" hack hands down. From Kelli:When I would prepare a meal for the whole family our food was either too hot for our preschooler and toddler or too cold for my husband and me. Because we also (Read More)
mcwflint's shared items in Google Reader:
A friend has asked me to guest lecture about the ethics of social media for his Utica College journalism class, so I figured I’d blog my lesson plan to save time — and spread the message.I thought the ethics of social media i (Read More)
Parent Hacks:
Julie's precision face "painting" hack:I had some trouble when I was trying to make a thin scar on my little pirate. The face paints I had bought were anything but precise, and the colors weren't vibrant. I got out the kids' (Read More)
Parent Hacks:
Emily's smart shoe-shopping hack:I've been having a hard time keeping up with the rapid growth of my toddler's feet. It's so hard to get him to stand still long enough to check the shoe size with the "toe squish" method. Rece (Read More)
Parent Hacks:
Laura's indoor bowling hack is simple, fun, and (basically) free:In late Fall, and Winter especially, it can get pretty boring to have the kids indoors most of the time. My three young boys and I came up with a bowling game t (Read More)
Parent Hacks:
Brian's turned yard cleanup procrastination into a legitimate Halloween hack:If you've got plants out on the front porch that die with the first hard frost, don't get all frantic about getting rid of them. Leave them there un (Read More)
Parent Hacks:
Sarah (who has been sending me good hacks for years!) offers this germ containment strategy:I use packaging tape to attach an empty tissue box to a full one (side by side) so that when my kids use a tissue they can stuff it i (Read More)
ha.ckers.org web application security lab:
Back from a very long four weeks of nearly constant travel. SecTor was great, and definitely one of those high quality cons I’ll be returning to. I was really impressed. But anyway, I ran across an interesting thread today (Read More)
Slashdot: Hardware:
Chris Harrison writes "About a month ago, Microsoft sent out prototype pressure sensitive keyboards to 40 international teams. They had four weeks to hack and cobble together some cool ideas. The innovation contest that cente (Read More)
Parent Hacks:
Stacey's simple dishwashing hack:I'm not sure if this is a hack, but it sure has made my life a lot easier since I've discovered it. Quite often I would wake up to a dishwasher full of DIRTY dishes that I had intended to run (Read More)
Engadget:
Hey, not all mods are outlandish and creepy. Some are just plain old... utilitarian. Acidmods got a request for a modded Xbox 360 controller that would move the X, Y, A, and B buttons and the right joystick. The fully functio (Read More)
Submitted by rahsheen
from YouTube:
Official trailer for You 2.0 - A Documentary on Life Hacking.
http://www.lifehackingmovie.com
Directed by Joey Daoud. (Read More)
Parent Hacks:
Sara's simple hack for adding variety to Pre-K and kindergarten homework assignments:My daughter's in pre-k this year, and with it she has "homework" for the first time. And not fun, project homework, but rather rote "practic (Read More)