Category Archives: HowTo

Ebay Tips and Tricks

Ebay isn’t what it used to be, but you can still find some quality products for great prices. Just the other day I was able to win the highest bid on a wetsuit for a fraction of its value. Someone was selling a bunch of new wetsuits that they had acquired from a bankrupt scuba [...]

Combine Multiple Google Calendars into One

Google’s calendar system is one of the best around and makes it very easy to keep track of your schedule(s) wherever you are. Also, because it is based online, Google Calendar is ideal for embedding into websites. However, until recently, there was an inconvenience standing in the way of webmasters. Google allowed you to have [...]

How To Make a Budget

Tired of not knowing where all your money disappears to? Spending too much on things you really don’t need? These are some of the things that I have been trying to stop lately and creating a budget seems like a pretty good way to do it. How exactly does one go about creating a budget? [...]

HowTo: Shoot Time-Lapse Photography

I’ve decided to start a time-lapse photography project where I hope to capture a whole bunch of cool time-lapse segments and then compile them into one video. I’ve got a bunch of ideas in mind and it will probably take a few months to finish, but I did start shooting my first time-lapse segment tonight–12 [...]

HowTo: Get A Grip With Weekly Meetings

Do you ever feel like you just need to get a grip on your life? Are you frustrated because you have too much debt, too little time, and just aren’t realizing the dreams that you want to realize? Join the club.
It seems like the majority of people I talk to have something that they want [...]

HowTo: Download Using Torrents

There is no doubt that torrents are the method of download these days. The times of Kazaa or Bearshare are long gone. However, some people are still a bit confused about how torrents work and how to use them, so I’ve created this post to clear things up. Remember, downloading copyrighted material is illegal; this [...]

Welcome to the End of Slideshows

I don’t think I’m alone here when I say that the traditional slideshow is about as exciting as listening to Aunt Edna talk about her latest knitting project. Ok, that was mean and uncalled for, but I had to get the point across. Even with PowerPoint’s ability to add music and animated slide transitions, getting [...]

HowTo: Boost Your Wifi Signal

I recently converted my desktop computer to a wireless network connection because I only have two network cables routed to my room and three devices needing a connection. Since installing the wireless card, the signal I was getting on my desktop was pretty weak (fluctuating from one to two signal bars). I could have measured [...]

HowTo: Clean a DSLR Camera Sensor

For the past month or so I’ve been noticing specs of dust on pictures taken with my Nikon D70s. This means that I have some dust on my camera’s sensor that needs to be removed. There are many ways to clean a sensor and different people will suggest different methods. I chose the blower method [...]

HowTo: Travel the World with 10lbs or Less

Author and world traveler, Tim Ferriss, has put together a post and video describing his travel packing technique. Although I try to pack light, my bag never ends up looking like something Tim would carry around. To the left you can see the bag I packed for a 3-day trip in the Salvadorian countryside. Something [...]

HowTo: Create a Custom Toolbar

I’m one of those people who has their desktop filled with icons. Whenever I save something, it usually ends up on my desktop “temporarily” until I find a better place to put it. Eventually the screen becomes cluttered and finding what I need becomes a pain. To ease the situation of people like myself, Lifehacker [...]

HowTo: Make A Cable Organizer

From cell phones and MP3 players to digital cameras and GPS devices, many of us have quite the buildup of gadgets laying around. Along with these gadgets come power and usb cords which can quickly clutter and tangle on our desks. To save myself the headache of searching for the right cord, untangling it, and [...]