Weird Ingredient Wednesday: The Geoduck, a Mollusk as Weird as It Is Phallic
When you think of bivalves, such as manila clams and oysters, you tend to think of the meat as being nicely tucked in the shell. Anything else would be scary, right?
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How To: Get Real-Time Effects That Describe the Weather Outside on Your Android's Wallpaper
Living in Southern California means I don't really have a need to check the weather all that often. But every now and then, I'm caught off guard by a particularly chilly or hot day—no one wants to be the only person walking around with a T-shirt and sandals on a rainy, 50-degree day.
How To: Feeling Down? Get Back on the Right Track with 'What's Up?' for Android
We live in world where it is hard to stay positive all of the time. I know at times it gets hard to see the bright side of things and sometimes you just want to give up and let life pass you by. This kind of thinking is usually indicative of a deeper psychological problem which requires professional help, but what about when you can't go see a therapist?
How To: Improve Battery Life on Android by Optimizing Your Media Scanner
Battery life is extremely unpredictable on an Android. Finding the right ROM and kernel combo can make or break having the kind of battery that will last you all day long. Even if you do find the perfect pair, you then have to worry about apps, widgets, and other processes constantly waking your phone and draining your juice. While your media scanner isn't the biggest battery hog out there, it can definitely take a chunk out of it.
How To: Boost Battery Life by Taming Android's Background Location Checks
An app can request a wakelock to prevent your Android device from entering sleep mode so that it can sync data in the background. This obviously drains your battery, because instead of running in low-power sleep mode, your processor is fully activated while it performs its tasks.
How To: Install the Sony Xperia Z2 Camera on Any Android Phone for AR Effects, Motion Shots, & More
One of the most feature-packed camera suites out there resides on the Sony Xperia Z2. Along with the regular camera and video modes, it comes with Motiongraph, AR Effect, and Social Live.
News: Cast Aereo Live TV Using Your Chromecast
Gaining major consumer support and the ire of Big Cable, Aereo today announced support for the Chromecast through it's Android app. A revolution for cord-cutters, Aereo lets you record and stream live broadcast TV on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or media streaming player (Apple TV, Roku, and now Chromecast).
How To: Make Your HTC One’s Battery Last All Day Long Using These Power-Saving Settings
HTC claims to have improved the One M8's battery life by 40% over its predecessor, but there is always room for improvement.
How To: Hack a Windows 7/8/10 Admin Account Password with Windows Magnifier
Greetings. This how-to on hacking Windows 7/8/10 etc. admin account passwords using Windows Magnifier is focused on adding, changing, or deleting an admin level account on a Windows 7/8/10 etc.
News: Snapchat Sees Major Update with Temporary Chat Messages & Live Video Chatting
Popular photo-sharing service Snapchat has released a major update to both its Android and iOS applications today, bringing secretive chat messaging and live video chatting.
How To: Watch the Coachella Music Festival on Your HDTV All Weekend
One of the world's largest music festivals in kicking off this weekend in southern California, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. With a diverse lineup ranging from AFI to Empire of the Sun to HAIM to Muse, the music world is on display this weekend and the next.
How To: You've Been Eating Cupcakes Wrong Your Entire Life
There's a better way to do just about anything, and it's even more apparent when it comes to shoving food down your throat.
How To: Turn Your HTC One into a Living Art Gallery with New Wallpapers from Famous Painters Every Day
Android developer Roman Nurik, famous for his open-source DashClock widget, recently released his latest creation, Muzei Live Wallpaper. Now, live wallpapers (LWPs) may not seem like a huge deal as far as mods go, but they're a great way to add flair to your device—and Muzei adds it in spades.
How To: Watch the 2014 Super Bowl XLVIII Game Online or Live Stream to Your Phone or Tablet
The mother of all games is almost here. Super Bowl XLVIII pits the Seattle Seahawks (or Seachickens, if you're from the Bay Area) against the Denver Broncos and regent exemplar of neck surgeries, Peyton Manning.
How To: Shake Your Nexus 7 Tablet for a New Wallpaper Whenever You Want One
Let's be honest, some days call for a new wallpaper to match your mood. If I'm upset, I could use a nice, uplifting wallpaper to alleviate my low spirits. Even in a day and age where everything is literally at our fingertips, I get too lazy to deal with going in and selecting a new wallpaper, cropping it, and setting it (pathetic, I know).
How To: 10 Holiday Life Hacks You Need to Know for a Merrier Christmas
Holidays can be challenging, especially around Christmastime—but not if you invoke your inner MacGyver spirit. In my latest "life hacks" guide, I show you 10 amazing tips and tricks that'll hopefully make your holiday season a little more merry.
How To: Cheat Your Way to More Lives & Faster Crops in Time-Based Games on a Samsung Galaxy S3
Of the hundreds of uses for our devices, the one that I cherish most is the ability to kill time just about whenever and wherever I need to. Whether it's reading news, checking social media, or watching videos, we have a ton of ways to pass the time in that two-hour DMV line or dentist's waiting room.
How To: Draw Human Nose and Mouth
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How To: Tired of Earth? Mars One Is Now Accepting Applications to Live Over 38 Million Miles Away
As a kid, I was always interested in what was beyond our world. I remember lying down on the top of my dad's car and watching the stars for hour, gleefully excited whenever a shooting star streaked across the night sky.
How To: Easily Transfer All of Your Instagram Photos Over to Flickr
It's been a rough week for Instagram. First they came out with a new terms of service that suggested the right to let companies use people's photos for advertisements without the user's permission. Then everyone started freaking out and debating whether or not to leave the online photo-sharing and social networking service. Now, they've changed the controversial wording saying that the selling of user photos "is not true and it is our mistake that this language is confusing".
Today's Tidbit: The Reason Why Women Buy Anti-Aging Creams and Face Lifts
Roughly five million years ago, humans split off from chimpanzees, who had in turn split off from gorillas five million years earlier.
News: Watch the First Human Skydive from Space—Faster Than the Speed of Sound
Red Bull Stratos sent the first skydiver to space in a weather balloon this past weekend. Free-fall jumper Felix Baumgartner reached 24 miles in altitude in the Earth's upper stratosphere before he leaped from the capsule. Felix reached a maximum speed of 833mph, breaking the sound barrier, before slowing down at the atmosphere, where he finished with a 4:20 minute freefall.
News: Bored with Your Cycle? Turn It into Your Very Own Batpod!
Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy has been one of the most successful film series of all time, so it comes as no surprise that everyone wants their own real-life versions of the Dark Knight's gadgets and vehicles.
How To: Download a new roster update in Madden NFL 12
It's important to always have the latest roster in Madden NFL 12. For one thing, the latest version is required for setting up a franchise or playing online. This walkthrough will show you how to update your roster on Xbox Live so your copy of Madden is always up to date!
How To: Get the red hat from the clothier in Terraria
The clothier is a great NPC to have living in your house. But you probably aren't as interested in him as you are his awesome red hat. If you want to learn how to get the clothier's red hat, watch this Terraria guide.
How To: Set the family controls settings on your Xbox 360
If you're tired of seeing your kids in front of the Xbox 360 all day, or worried about certain online interactions they may be having, watch this video to learn how to configure the parental controls for Xbox Live and Xbox gameplay.
How To: Build a Terraria house you would actually want to live in
Tired of the same old little box house that everyone else playing Terraria has? Check out this video to learn how to build your own architectural masterpiece. This video will take you through step by step as you build an awesome Terraria house.
How To: Build a Fireplace out of Lava in Minecraft
A fireplace is a beautiful, elegant way to light up a room that lets anyone who enters your home know you've got class. That's just as true in Minecraft as it is in real life. If you can't make it to the nether and get netherrock, stick to the instructions in this video.
How To: Make and use a bucket in Minecraft
Without water, there is no life. That's the rule, and it applies everywhere- even on Minecraft servers. Check out this video to learn how to build a bucket and create an infinite water source in Minecraft. This will really come in handy.
How To: Make a fireplace in Minecraft
The ability to control fire has allowed humankind to go from living in dank caves to penthouse apartments in one thousand foot tall glass skyscrapers. It'll help you in Minecraft, too. Check out this video to learn how to build a fireplace in Minecraft
How To: Reset your Motorola ATRIX factory settings
Give your Motorola ATRIX new life by reverting it back to its stock state. Download the correct drivers and follow the video's instructions for using RSD-Lite to flash the Android smartphone's firmware. Watch this video to learn the correct way to SBF flash.
How To: Build an underwater room in Minecraft
There's a lot of evidence that suggests that life can be better down where it's wetter, and in fact, it's hotter under the water. If you'd like to move under the sea, in Minecraft at least, check out this video to learn how to build an underwater room.
How To: Give Your Camera Phone a Powerful Macro Lens by Hacking a DVD Drive
If you've got an extra DVD drive laying around not being used, watch this video and learn how to give the lens new life—as a powerful macro lens for your camera phone! You'll be able to take incredible pictures on your camera phone using this clever mod.
How To: Use the start of authority tab in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 DNS
Get to know Microsoft Windows Server 2008 a little better by spending some quality time with this video. Learn about the start of authority tab in DNS, which includes a number of features, including serial numbers, time to live, responsible person, retry interval and others.
How To: Create a page curl effect in Adobe Photoshop
Bring your Adobe Photoshop images to life with this wonderful effect, the page curl. Create a sense of movement and tell a story by adding the page curl, also known as page peel, effect. This is a simple procedure that you can master once you've watched this video.
How To: Replace and install a pendant lighting fixture
Bring a touch of elegance into your home with a gorgeous pendant lighting fixture. Lighting is one of the easiest ways to dramatically transform the atmosphere in your living space. Whether its an apartment of a house, pendant lighting fixtures make for a stylish home.
How To: Draw cartoon cars
If you want to make cars come to life as hilarious cartoons (car-toons!) then this is the video for you. The artist will show you how to draw a cartoon car. Learning to draw cartoons is easier than you think!
How To: Draw a cartoon tractor and other fun things
Cartoons are great because they can bring anything to life. In this video, you will learn how to draw a cartoon tractor that could star in its own comic strip. Learn to draw by watching this video and studying the artist's technique.
How To: Draw a cartoon cat attacking a lampshade
Are you interested in developing your artistic talents? Have you got great ideas for cartoons but not enough technical know-how to make them come to life? This video will show you to draw a cartoon cat that will jump right off the page.
How To: Replace the blower fan motor in a 1998-2004 Dodge Intrepid
Are you sweating without AC on hot days? Freezing without a heater when it's cold out? Time to replace the blower fan motor in your 1998-2004 Dodge Intrepid. Removing the old broken blower fan motor and installing a new one will bring your AC and heating systems back to life.