The Nextbit Robin, the world's first cloud-oriented smartphone, is on sale at Amazon for $299 plus tax, a savings of $100. You'll have to act quick though, as the deal only runs through May 10th while supplies last. Nextbit Robin, an unlocked SIM phone, was just updated last week, and now runs Android Marshmallow 6.0.1. It also has a unique storage system, with 100 GB of cloud space, as well as 32 GB of built-in storage. You can snag it in midnight or mint colors. Amazon Prime members will al...
Statistics show that only 8% of New Year's resolutions on January 1st actually get fulfilled. While you can certainly take advantage of some mind hacks to increase the probability of succeeding at your January resolutions for the rest of the year, setting killjoy goals and signing up for a gym membership are not the only ways to ring in the new year.
Take the best RPG of all time. Combine with the only instrument with invisible strings. And you have pure elf-worthy magic!
Johnny Knoxville working in fast-food as the elderly man character he does so well. He works slow, he drops food, picks it up, serves it to customer while customer witnesses. He falls asleep while in the middle of cleaning tables. He takes drive-through orders and can’t get it right. He eats the food off of customer orders. Basically, the premise is to anger the customers. And/or Chris Pontius works in a sub-way style restaurant where people move down a line adding items to their order. His c...
Selling stuff at the local flea market sounds easy enough, but it isn't anything like having a yard sale. There's a lot more to it that just getting rid of your junk, and the biggest things are being licensed and having a sales tax number. Flea market vendor may not be your first career choice but, like many, you may find it’s a lucrative full-time job or a profitable and fun sideline.
Knitting blogger Sapphires'n'Purls provides step-by-step basic instructions of the magic loop knitting technique. To begin Magic Loop knitting, you will need the following supplies: One circular needle with flexible cable, skein of yarn of your choosing. To begin, you will cast on 12 stitches onto the circular needle. Next you will slide all your stitches onto the flexible cable. Once all your initial 12 stitches have been cast, divide the stitches in half, putting six stitches on the left si...
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Ever hear of a Rubik's Cube, well, did you know that some people can even solve it blindfolded? Yes, that right... blindfolded.
Want a new way to solve the OLL (Orientation of the Last Layer) on a Rubik's Cube? Well, go no further, this video tutorial will show you how to use the 2-Look OLL method to solve the Rubik's Cube.
Conduct a floating cans experiment with tips on how to do this amazing science experiment. Make sure to fill up your bath to see if pop and energy drinks can float. Enjoy this how-to video.
Well, you're bored of just solving the Rubik's Cube, and you've broken all of your personal records? Now what? How about blindsolving? Watch this seven-part series to see how to do it. Now, if you can't even solve a Rubik's Cube with your eyes staring deep into those vibrant colors, then you should probably not try this.
Other than a perfectly crispy, flaky crust, a top-notch pastry should possess a most wonderous filling. The best pastry chefs know this, and the more types of fillings you offer, the more customers you satisfy.
In this next serious and important tutorial, you'll be taking a look at how to defuse or prevent any voilence from occuring in the workplace. This can range from a fist fight with a customer to an armed robbery. You'll find out what you need to do in order to stay alive and make sure that no one gets hurt.
In this clip, learn all about the importance of a URL for your Facebook fan page and how to choose the best, most memorable one. Facebook has offered the option of a unique web address that you can create so it is easier for your fans and customers to find your site. Follow along for a detailed step by step.
New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 250th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to create a unique list of customers within a unique list of sales representatives using a pivot table (PivotTable).
While Google isn't ready to commit to a wide release of the AR walking navigation mode for Google Maps, the company has begun testing the feature with members of its Local Guides crowdsourcing community.
For anyone using open source information to conduct an investigation, a balance between powerful tools and privacy controls are a must. Buscador is a virtual machine packed full of useful OSINT tools and streamlined for online research. This program can easily be set up in VirtualBox, and once that's done, we'll walk you through some of the most useful tools included in it.
At the moment, it would be safe to say that demand for devices running Tango, Google's augmented reality smartphone platform, is relatively low among consumers. Kaon Interactive, a B2B software company who has built more than 5,000 interactive applications for use at trade shows, remote sales demonstrations, and other customer engagements, is betting that there is a market for the devices in sales and marketing.
In this video series, watch as recruiter and employer Katie Roney teaches how to conduct a job interview. Learn how to make a good first impression, how to give a company overview, how to address salary, and how to review a resume.
The HTC Inspire is a $99 4G-capable Android handset with a 4+ inch touchscreen. Really? That's pretty awesome. If you're an AT&T customer or thinking about switching to them, check out this video review and guide to the phone to learn all about it. Also check it out if you've already taken the plunge and want to get to know the phone faster.
If you're with AT&T and need to change wireless-user information, you can do it easily through the business mobility online customer portal, AT&T Premier. Whether you're needing to change email addresses, phone numbers or physical addresses, this is the place and way to do it.
If you're a small business operator and AT&T is your carrier, you'll want to take advantage of the AT&T Online Account Management portal for small business customers. This video shows how to request an online registration code (required to register your account), how to use it to register your account, and how to set up your username and password.
If you're looking for an easy way to manage your AT&T phone bill and cut down on paper usage, this how-to is for you. Using AT&T Online Account Management portal for small business customers, you can manage your account and billing prefrences.
Need some help figuring out how to utilize the Alchemy feature when selling things on Etsy? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using Alchemy yourself, take a look.
One thing that irks everyone, customer and seller, is fraud. And if you have an e-store, you're unfortunately going to come across some credit card fraud. There are some ways for you to protect yourself, your company and your customers from credit card fraud, and Volusion has five tips for you. From picking the correct e-commerce provider for your store, watching up for unusual large orders, to how to be proactive and avoid any case of fraud.
When customers come to your place of business, you want them to feel welcome and comfortable. In this video tutorial, Dave of Growing Wisdom discusses design principles to keep in mind when you're redoing the entryway to your business. For more and better information, and to get started redoing the entrance to your own business establishment, watch this landscaper's guide.
It's a known fact that women want the hair opposite of what they have. Those with curly hair try to straighten their locks, while those with straight hair try to add curls.
This video provides step by step instructions for how to start a lemonade stand. Learn how to create a business plan, how to advertise, how to make lemonade, as well as tips on how to attract customers.
Expensive hotels are frequented by business travelers who charge everything to their companies, and therefore don't care about the cost of incidentals.
Are you interested in selling your products at the local Farmers Markets? Many small mom and pop food crafters get started selling their artisan breads, homemade cakes, cookies, pies, biscotti, candy, seasoning mixes or regional barbecue sauces direct to customers who visit local farmers markets and farm stands. What better way to start than with those visiting the local farmers market; a captive audience expecting a wide variety of seasonal fruits and veggies; along with specialty products t...
On Monday, at its annual Build developer conference, Microsoft revealed two new apps for the HoloLens apps.
A potentially groundbreaking new app targeting retail financial services hopes to bring augmented reality to your local bank and credit union.
As summer heats up, new maps from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gives us our best guess at where Zika-carrying mosquitoes could be hanging out this year in the US.
Tesla has confirmed the EV carmaker has begun to upload videos from models equipped with its latest flavor of Autopilot, as Tesla seeks to "fleet source" data to help improve its cars' machine learning capabilities.
Augmented and mixed reality developer Arvizio is working on a suite of software solutions for enterprises that will extend HoloLens capabilities as a full-fledged collaboration and conferencing tool. The company will demonstrate its Mixed Reality Studio suite to attendees at the Augmented World Expo, which begins later this month in Santa Clara, California.
Getting on the phone for customer service can be extremely frustrating. First you've got to find the correct phone number for your region (good luck trying to get customer service from a sales department), then you have to listen to the annoying automated system to navigate your way to the department you want. More often than not, you'll be stuck with some elevator music while you wait to speak to an actual human.
Admit it: you've been caught muttering to yourself under your breath in very public places. Maybe you've gotten stares while wandering the grocery store talking to yourself out loud. If you're like me, you might even talk yourself through various tasks, giving the atmosphere a little background noise.
For quite some time, Netflix and Verizon have been duking it out, and it seems that things have just a little saltier between the two:
In the dojo, what ISN’T said is often as important as what IS said. To most of us who’ve been raised in the USA, the reticence we encounter in the dojo can be off-putting. American society is very “content” oriented. Our legal contracts, for instance, run for pages and pages. Everything needs to be spelled out. In “context-oriented” societies there is far less reliance on such a literal approach. Much more importance is placed on the relationship between the two parties entering into an agree...
Facebook is a great tool for businesses. Watch these videos to learn how to maximize the effectiveness of your business' Facebook page. Reach out to your customers with social media and networking with the methods demonstrated in these how to videos.
