When you bought that impressive new flat-panel TV to replace your old CRT model, what did you do with the clunker? If, like many Americans, you moved it to another room and set it atop a dresser or bureau, you may have inadvertently created a death trap.
A rubber band may aid in providing enough grip to remove, or at least loosen, the screw. Place a wide band rubber band inbetween the screw driver (we recommend bumping one size up from the screw head which caused the strip) and the screw, then apply hard, but slow force as you turn. If you’re fortunate, the rubber band will fill in the gaps caused by the strip and allow extraction.
[Via – ConsumerReports] High on the list of consumer annoyances these days, according to a recent poll of ours, is the near-impossibility of getting a human being on the phone when you call a big company’s 800 number with a question. I was reminded of this yesterday when I had to call a mail-order pharmacy. […]
Nothing But Wind : The basic idea you get when you listen to this composition is as follows: The world started with just nature, birds, clean and slowly started to get polluted and if this continues, the wold will get destroyed. Finally, only thing left is ‘Nothing But Wind’.
[Via – Lifehacker] Saving something as a PDF file is a great way to preserve it for future reference or for sharing with others, without risking the site changing before you look at it again. PDFMyURL makes it easy to convert sites to PDF. Point PDFMyURL at a website URL and it will convert the […]
[Via – ConsumerReports] In the ongoing saga of Toyota recalls, the company last night recalled another 2.3 million vehicles for potentially sticking accelerators. This recall is separate from, but in addition to, the company’s recall of 3.8 million vehicles last fall for issues that could result in uncontrolled acceleration. Notably, this recall adds models not […]
[Via – The Register] Laptop owners upgrading their Windows XP and Windows Vista machines to Windows 7 are complaining that Microsoft’s new OS has severely reduced their available battery life. One user tells The Reg that after upgrading his circa 2007 HP notebook from Vista to Windows 7, the machine’s battery life dropped from two […]
[Via – Dragosroua] Mastering the art of saying “No” is compulsory in many cases. We do have to learn how to say it without offending the other person and still getting what we want. Appropriately saying “No” can really save our butt from a tricky situation and that’s why mastering our “No”’s is so important. […]
[Via – Lifehacker] If you’ve got a spare wall somewhere in your home that you’re not sure how to decorate, grab a bucket of glow-in-the-dark paint and slap some on. Lower the lights, grab some UV-LED flashlights and start drawing. PaulBo over at Fangletronics came up with the idea as a way to entertain his […]
[Via – Lifehacker] Whether you have good health insurance or none at all, the costs of medications can be astronomical. Here’s a tip for stretching your dollars at the pharmacy. First of all, to take advantage of this great tip, the first thing you need to do is run the idea past your doctor. Here’s […]
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Photo from ReadyMade [Via – Lifehacker] Pegboard is pretty awesome when it comes to organizing things but you can’t deny that it makes most people think of garages and workshops. If you want the versatility of pegboard without the garage-vibe, use grids. Gridwalls are often seen in retail shops as a way of hanging a […]
[Via – New York Times] It’s Fujitsu’s iPad from 2002. Sold mainly in the United States, the multifunctional device from the Tokyo technology company helps shop clerks verify prices, check real-time inventory data and close sales on the go. Fujitsu, which applied for an iPad trademark in 2003, is claiming first dibs, setting up a […]
iPad – Is it really worth the wait?
As we prioritize the things that are important to us, you’d think the things we spend the most money on would get the bulk of our attention. That’s often not the case, and recognizing this is a step toward serious savings. Trent, the personal finance blogger over at The Simple Dollar, says one way to […]
