You don’t sit around and wait for your dinner to make itself, or stare at your driveway waiting for the shovel to jump up on its own and clear a path to your car—so why do we wait for ideas to strike? Of course, sometimes ideas do hit us in a flash. But typically, we’re …

From the DIY shelf on the online magazine rack, do-it-yourself attic insulation. Attic insulation costs, especially if you do it yourself, can be recaptured pretty quickly. The trick is to inspect for any air leak passageways where cold attic air can drop down interior walls. Look for these problem areas around plumbing vent pipes where …

If you’re currently on holidays and aren’t sure what to do with yourself, or the kids—why not try your hand at a fun votive holder DIY project? The process is remarkably easy, though not free of risk. But hey, where’s the adventure without a little danger? Fill a balloon with water, and then dip it …

When you read about unlikely corporate partnerships, do you ever wonder how in the world companies can possibly believe these fabrications will work? Perhaps odd partnerships are in the DNA of animals, and we’re not exception. Here are twenty-five the make as much sense as any business partnership that you’ll ever read about More oddities.

The Cringleys would like to wish everyone a Merry (Naked) Christmas, but the prudes over at FedEx Kinkos want to play Grinch by censoring the family’s strategically-covered Yule logs and holly berries. Each holiday season, Bob Cringley, his wife and their three boys strip off the ugly bedazzled sweaters that plague so many other family …

Tampon Crafts shows you how. All you need is the following materials: Nine Tampax tampons (or similar brand with cardboard applicator) Styrofoam Hot glue gun Silver metallic spray paint Acrylic paints Mod Podge crafts sealer or Elmer’s Glue Scissors Utility knife Waxed paper Check out the full post to see how to put it all …

Looking to add a little spice to your living room? Take a look at these brilliant, albeit unusual coffee tables—from a traditional A4 paper plane scaled up to coffee table proportions to a cool coffee table equipped with compartments to store your books in to an amazing intereactive coffee table complete with hundreds of LEDs …

Still humming and hawing over what to get the iPhone user in your life for the holidays? Why not one of these cool iPhone alarm clocks? For most of us, getting up early in the a.m. is no easy feat without a good wake up call. And these iPhone alarm clocks are super because they …

Common sense is not so common, therefore companies need to have guidelines for social media initiatives. Before you begin publishing any type of media whether blogs, videos, or tweets; determine your message, handling of comments, frequency and above all else make sure the entire team is on the same page, in the same book. To …

The 00s or the double-Os or whatever we call the past 10 years enjoyed an explosion in gadgetry as gadget geeks traded in Palm Pilots and Zip Drives for iPhones and Terabyte-sized external hard drives. So, what tech toys made pagers and Game Boys seem like nothing more than nightmares? Paste Magazine put together a …

The above picture is of thirteen mischievous Yuleman. Icelandic legend says that these creatures play tricks and pranks, as well as give gifts to children during the Christmas season. America’s version of Santa Claus is becoming more commonly accepted throughout the world, but it was interesting to read these 10 Santa legends from other countries. …

What is global warming? Global warming is the long-term, cumulative effect that greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide and methane, have on Earth’s temperature when they build up in the atmosphere and trap the sun’s heat. Some of the worst effects of global warming are: Rising sea level Shrinking glaciers Storms and floods Read through the …