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Five Quick Remote Control Hacks to Save You Time and Money

Posted September 8, 2009 - 13:01 by Paul Michael

Technology, DIY

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If time is money, and I sincerely believe it is, then these five remote control hacks will save you a little of both. Some are time savers, others money savers, and some do both. They're all quick, easy and require very little, if any, extra materials.

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Your SSN Can Now Be Accurately Guessed Using Date and Place of Birth

Posted July 8, 2009 - 08:29 by Paul Michael

Technology, General Tips, Consumer Affairs

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It seems that nothing is safe any more. And now your Social Security Number, the lynchpin to you credit score, taxes, government benefits and more, is under attack. It can be guessed, with a staggering degree of accuracy, using simple information you probably have on sites like Facebook and MySpace.

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Would you sell your vote?

Posted September 2, 2008 - 13:15 by Paul Michael

Consumer Affairs, Making Extra Cash

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Being a humble Green Card holder, I don’t have a vote here in the US (makes me wonder about that old “no taxation without representation” line, but that’s another story). Anyway, as the election goes into overdrive, a question has started to bubble up inside my head. If the price was right, would you sell your vote?

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Quick Vista Hack to Get You Browsing at High-Speed Again

Posted April 16, 2008 - 18:00 by Linsey Knerl

Life Hacks, Technology

I’m not a Windows Vista fan. In fact, my new PC runs on XP, but uses OpenSource applications for most of my business needs. So why do I even care about a trick to get sluggish Vista browsing back to an acceptable speed? My mom uses Vista, and I love my mom.

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Revenge of the battery hack - 32 AAs inside a 6v Lantern Battery. BUT IS IT PHONEY?!

Posted September 18, 2007 - 19:32 by Paul Michael

Life Hacks, Deals and Coupons

6v lantern battery

Ok, there's not really much that I can say to top this one. After the amazing work that Kipkay did over at Metacafe, the folks at gagfilms have gone one better. They've discovered not 10 or even 20 but 32 AA batteries inside one standard 6v battery.Yup, I'm floored.

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Hacking your way to a better life

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Life Hacks

I love how the concept of hacking has changed so much over the past few years. I'm particularly taken with Hack Zine, a site the collects some of the best hacks on the web. Like Lifehacker, Hack Zine seeks out ways to make life easier, cheaper, and generally more fun.

Here are some hacks that I particularly like.

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Food Hacks: Recipes

Posted 2 years ago by Sarah Winfrey

Filed Under: Food and Drink

It's easy to say that you can save money by making common, household foods or specialty items yourself, but it's much harder to figure out how to actually do that. Here are some recipes that should help:

A Couple of Recipes for Pesto

Apparently, there's some vehement disagreements as to how pesto should be made. Whichever recipe you choose, you'll save on the pre-made stuff from the grocery store and you'll be able to make as much as you need. Added props? You can flavor it to your own taste.

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