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News May 5, 2013

DynoMighty Artist Collective: Create Your Own Mighty Wallet Design

A couple of years back, our own Carly Z reviewed the Mighty Wallet, a thin, “green”, micro-fiber wallet that she felt was a good alternative to the usual run of the skins of various animals folded into a wallet-shape. (I use a Vaja leather wallet which I love, but hardly ever take out of my [...]

How to Do It Yourself!, Quickies April 20, 2013

by Judie Lipsett Stanford

Lifehacker’s ‘Top 10 Awesome MacGyver Tricks that Speak for Themselves’ Is Awesome

I love to find tips and tricks that make my life easier, and that’s why a recent post on Lifehacker caught my eye … the title might have had something to do with it, too, as I do love MacGuyer-esque fixes. Three of my favorites include how you can: Make Perfect Pancakes with a Squeeze [...]

Reader Rocket Aims to Easily Compare eBook Readers

Despite many predictions to the contrary, eBook readers are still going strong. They may not be as flashy as tablets, but they are great devices with long battery lives, clear readable screens, and lightweight both in size and on your wallet. Most people tend to pick an eBook reader based on their bookstore preferences, what [...]

Rap Genius Takes the Guesswork out of Deciphering Lyrics

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely heard either the NSFW or the terrestrial-radio friendly clean version of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis‘s hit song, Thrift Shop. But unless you’ve got a finely tuned rap vocabulary, there are probably some lyrics in that song (and every other rap song for that matter) that have left [...]

MightyMega Launches to Share All the Best in Sci Fi and Geekery

I am a self-professed sci-fi geek. Sarah is … not. She tries for my sake to be supportive of my favorite shows, but she just doesn’t understand it. And there have been many road trips where I’ve droned on and on about Battlestar Galactica or Star Trek, and Sarah has nearly driven off the road [...]

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Quickies, Sponsored December 17, 2012

by Dan Cohen

American Express and Walmart Team Up to Create Bluebird

♫♫♫♫♫ ‘Tis The Season to Spend Money, fah lah lah lah, lah lah lah lah… ♫♫♫♫♫ What could be better than an entire season dedicated to separating you from your money? I’m kidding but still, this is the season when money seems to flow more heavily than usual. Having a safe, convenient and secure way [...]

Compare Moving Companies with Web Site Unpakt

Moving is, to put it mildly, a pain in the butt. Even when I was a student at UC Santa Cruz, by the time I was a senior I had to make six trips to move all my stuff in my car. And it only got worse from there. But what do you do? You [...]

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Health and Fitness, News November 28, 2012

by Michael Anderson

Cool Story Behind a Great Picture

Chances are if you or anyone you know is into running, you have since the picture above this week. Running clubs and individuals have picked it up everywhere, but as so often happens it was done without attribution or a link to the original source. Today on my own local Facebook running group there was [...]

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Music Diary November 14, 2012

by Michael Anderson

‘Jazz On The Tube’ Delivers Curated Classic Jazz Videos

Last week I wrote about a long-lost video from the Jazz Goes to College series. That series is all but unknown now, and the only reason I came upon it was that someone in a Facebook Pat Metheny fan group posted a link to a audio-only YouTube video of a 1976 Gary Burton group show [...]

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Quickies May 21, 2012

by Judie Lipsett Stanford

Tracking Fresh Seafood with Track Your Fish on MyGulfWild.com

Red Snapper photo courtesy of myGulfWild.com I love Red Snapper, but if the truth be known, I haven’t always put a lot of thought into where the fish came from when I was about to eat it; I probably should have been a little more careful. But now I have a new appreciation for not [...]

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Reviews, Travel May 9, 2012

by Christopher Gavula

Babbel and LiveMocha, the Next Generation of Online Language Learning

Long time readers of this site may remember that in the past, I have reviewed many different sites, apps and solutions to assist with learning a foreign language. Now I’m looking at some newer language learning sites, namely Babbel and LiveMocha, that offer some interesting and unique things. In addition to the sites, Babbel offers companion [...]

McSweeney’s Guide to Airline Passenger Profiling

You’ve heard about racial profiling, but how about pants profiling? Oh, you hadn’t heard of it? That’s okay, neither had I … until I found myself nodding and chuckling as I read the list of what to expect from other passengers on a flight — based on the type of pants they were wearing! Wool [...]

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