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Thursday, 27 February 2014
This DIY Chess Table Safe Requires the Right Moves to Open
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Wednesday, 26 February 2014
This Brand New 128GB MicroSD Card is Already $80 Off
Earlier this week in Barcelona, SanDisk unveiled the world's first 128GB MicroSD card, and you can already get it at a great price from Amazon.
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Kitchen Scraps You Can Regrow with Nothing But Water
Since they're cheap and come in bulk, we tend to waste a lot of vegetables and herbs in the kitchen. If you'd prefer to cut down on that a bit, a few kitchen staples are dead simple to regrow and don't need a full blown garden. In fact, these ones don't even require dirt.
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Supercharge Your Gmail Filters with These System Labels
One of the best things about Gmail is its robust filtering system. It's easy to route very specific types of messages to different folders or relegate them to the trash or archive easily. Gmail's default options are okay, but use these system labels and you can search unsearchable folders or root out specific types of messages.
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Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Six Questions That Will Ease Your Mind Before an Interview
As you gear up for an interview, you're likely agonizing over the questions you'll be asked, the answers you'll give, and how to make the best possible first impression. Most of your preparation will probably focus on the time you spend face-to-face with your interviewer.
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Dormi Turns Old Android Phones into Internet-Connected Baby Monitors
Android: If you have an old Android phone or tablet that needs a good use, Dormi is a new app that turns your old devices into smart baby monitors or remote speakers you can use to keep tabs on the little one, or just keep remote ears in different rooms around your house.
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Make a DIY Alcohol-free Natural Hand Sanitizer
It's easy to make your own hand sanitizer, but what if you want an alcohol-free, all-natural version? With a few common essential oils, you can easily make a homemade one for yourself, as noted by Dr. Lawrence Rosen at MindBodyGreen.
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Voice Control Your Nest Thermostat from Your Android Phone
We've discussed why smart thermostats are awesome, but if you already have one, you know how easy it can be to control with your phone. If you're an Android user, a little Tasker and AutoVoice action will let you control your thermostat with your phone as well.
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How to Saute Kale, Bacon, and Tomatoes
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Monday, 24 February 2014
Why You Shouldn't Link to Your Web Portfolio in Your Job Application
Creating a web portfolio of your work history is an easy way to make sure your resume is always up to date, but it might not be that helpful for actually finding a job. The Wall Street Journal points out that most hiring managers don't want to take the time to look at them.
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FreeFixer Removes Unwanted Programs from Your PC
Windows: Over time, your Windows PC will have accumulated a whole bunch of unwanted programs, services and other things that slow it down. FreeFixer sorts and lists everything on your hard drive and offers more information about each to help decide whether it's needed.
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Saturday, 22 February 2014
Take 30 Seconds to Write Down Key Points After Lectures or Meetings
We all struggle with memory retention. It's why we take notes and record things we want to experience again. Medium writer Robyn Scott suggests taking 30 seconds after an important meeting to write down the strongest takeaways.
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Prime Your Muscles and Skin with the Ultimate Pre-Date Workout
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Lifehacker: The Index
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This DIY Jar Lantern Is Portable, Powerful, and Long-Lasting
If you need a kid-friendly light (or just a fun portable, sturdy, and functional lantern) for any room in your house, this DIY lantern jar uses a CFL bulb, the parts from a disposable camera, some wire, and a AA battery. Best of all, it's fun to build, and a primer for some basic electronics hacking.
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I Followed My Own Productivity Advice for a Week. Here's What Happened
When you write about the way people work for a living, it affects the way you work. Having written hundreds of posts about productivity, it's started to pervade my life: I go analog when I need to concentrate, I follow coffee meeting protocols, and I'm literally squatting at my desk as I write these words.
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Wednesday, 19 February 2014
This Table of Exercises Shows You How to Get Fit Without Any Equipment
You can get a complete workout with just your body. This "Periodic Table of Bodyweight Exercises" showcases dozens of moves—from easy to insane—you can do to build strength and/or reduce fat. The clickable infograph leads you to videos showing how to do each move.
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Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Four Skills That Will Turn You Into a Spreadsheet Ninja
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Monday, 17 February 2014
Which Phone You Should Buy Explained in One Handy Flowchart
There are a ton of phones out there. A lot of options. That's great, but it can also make for a tough decision. Which one is for you? We've got just the flowchart you need.
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Where Can I Buy Better Coffee Beans?
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Saturday, 15 February 2014
How Text Files Help Me Automate Common Text Expansions
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My New “Analytics” Desktop
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Tuesday, 11 February 2014
What Are "Smart" Credit Cards, and Why Are They Coming to America?
It only took the theft of 40 million Target customer credit card details to spur Congress into finally joining the rest of the world in abandoning the highly insecure credit cards you're used to. Starting late next year, every credit card in the United States will adopt a more secure system. Here's what it is, and how it works.
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Saturday, 8 February 2014
How to Train Your Mind to Think Critically and Form Your Own Opinions
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How to Make Foolproof Homemade Pasta
There are certain dishes most amateur chefs refuse to try. One of the biggies: homemade pasta. But good DIY tagliatelle, fettucini, and tortellini is doable—you don't even need a pasta machine. The cooks at Stack Exchange provide tips on cooking up pasta from scratch.
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Pregunta a eliax: ¿Cuál es la cualidad humana más importante de todas?
Los seres humanos nos diferenciamos de los demás seres vivos de este planeta por varias cosas, pero principalmente por nuestro intelecto y forma de pensar, y sobre todo, por poder apreciar cosas abstractas como belleza, ternura, pasión, y todo el rango de emociones que nos caracterizan como humanos.
Pero, cuando me preguntan cuál es la cualidad humana, entre todas las que poseemos, que considero personalmente la más importante de todas, no dudo en responder con una sola palabra: Empatía.
Si nos vamos al diccionario de la Real Academia Española, empatía está definida como "Identificación mental y afectiva de un sujeto con el estado de ánimo de otro.", pero yo les voy a ofrecer una definición un poco más coloquial:
Empatía es sencillamente, ponerse en los zapatos del otro.
¿Y por qué digo yo que esa es la cualidad humana más importante de todas, incluso más importante que el amor, la compasión, la amistad, y un sinnúmero de otras bellas cualidades del ser humano? Pues por el poder que tiene de llevarnos y entender todas esas otras cualidades...
En el momento que uno se pone en los zapatos del otro, uno entiende lo que se siente el ser uno gentil con alguien, o lo que se siente ser amado, o lo que se siente el tener compasión, o en el otro extremo lo que se siente el ser criticado, odiado, menospreciado, abusado o discriminado.
Empatía es lo que nos permite apreciar que todos los demás tienen sentimientos, que las mujeres no deben ser abusadas, que los gays no deben ser discriminados, que las personas en otros países son iguales que nosotros, que debemos proteger los niños, que debemos cuidar el mundo para todos...
Empatía, es en mi opinión, la madre de todo lo bueno de ser humano, y estoy bastante convencido de que las personas que más contribuyen al mundo, y particularmente a su bienestar, son personas cuyas mentes están alambrados para sentir más que los demás este singular sentimiento, el de uno sentir lo que sentirían los demás...
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Friday, 7 February 2014
This Infographic Reveals the Secrets of the Happiest Couples
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The Best Resources to Learn to Code
We've talked about the best programming languages to get started with, why you should (and shouldn't) learn to code, and even highlighted some great tools to get started, but let's be honest; they're all the tip of the iceberg, especially if you're looking to learn something specific. Let's make a list of the best resources to learn to code, from the general to the specific.
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Wednesday, 5 February 2014
How We Work, 2014: Whitson Gordon's Gear and Productivity Tricks
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Turn an Old PC Into a NAS, VPN, Media Streamer, and More with Amahi
If you have an old computer with some life left in it, or you're building a do-it-all home server that can store your backups, music, movies, and everything else you need backed up and secure, Amahi is the perfect utility for the job. Amahi can turn any PC into an at-home VPN, a NAS for all of your files, and more. Here's how.
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Sunday, 2 February 2014
El asombroso anuncio de The Matrix de Kia para el Super Bowl XLVIII 2014. Video
Hoy se celebra en los EEUU uno de los eventos deportivos más grandes e importantes del mundo (al menos para los que les gusta este tipo de deportes), el Super Bowl XLVIII (edición #48) 2014, y una tradición que ocurre año tras año es que durante este evento las grandes empresas, marcas y agencias publicitarias lanzan lo que esperan sean los mejores anuncios/comerciales del año, y este año al menos yo ya tengo mi favorito...
Es un anuncio con el personaje Morfeo de la película The Matrix, anunciando el nuevo Kia K900 de lujo, y como verán el anuncio es un sueño geek hecho realidad (que les recordará a este otro de Star Wars que compartí con ustedes acá en eliax hace 3 años, y que es considerado por muchos el mejor anuncio de Super Bowl a la fecha).
Nota para los que deseen ver el partido: El juego será hoy 2 de Febrero 2014 a las 6:30pm (18:30 horas), horario de New York (EST). Competirán por el mayor premio del Fútbol Americano el equipo de los Seahawks de la ciudad de Seatle, versus el equipo de los Broncos de Denver. Ambos equipos llegaron a la final con un récord de 15 partidos ganados y 3 perdidos.
¡Gracias al lector Carlos Cid por compartir el video en el grupo oficial de eliax en Facebook!
Video a continuación (enlace YouTube)...
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Saturday, 1 February 2014
Employ the "Rule Of 3" for Daily, Weekly and Annual Productivity
Planning your goals is one step of being productive, but it's just as important to review those goals, set sub-tasks and provide context with larger objectives. Be Limitless shares a productivity trick to do all this: The Rule Of 3.
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Top 10 Uses for Linux (Even If Your Main PC Runs Windows)
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