Incarceration Tip of the Day

Lexington Kentucky has hit an infamous milestone. The place where a man has been arrested 1000 times. All the charges accruing in Lexington. For his 1,000th charge the judge sentenced Henry Earl to 1,000 days in jail saying it was only appropriate. Today's tip: Quit while you're ahead.

Facebook Tip of the Day

If you check your Facebook account regularly you may have discovered that Facebook has forced most of its users on its new layout. Find the new Facebook to be a joke or too much of a hassle? The good news is that the new Facebook is not the only Facebook! They still have the old one on their servers because it is not compatible with all Internet browsers and there is a way around it that requires an application. Get your account back in the following steps.

1. Its possible hackers may be behind the application making it have a secondary objective that collects your password info so I recommend having your password on Facebook be unique. Something that you don't use on any other website. Also make sure there isn't any credit card info on there.

2. Go here http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2345053339 and click add application

3. Then click http://apps.new.facebook.com/?fbnew_opt_out=1

4. Log out your account and back in. Wham there it is!

Having said that, there are some ways to stray off course. Do not click the Check it out now for the New Facebook. It is a trap that will take you back and you'll have to use the opt out link again. Also do not click on any urls that have new.facebook on them. It takes you back over too. There's no telling how long before they'll close this back door too so switch back now. And keep sending feedback to the new Facebook designer Mark Slee.

Reddi Wip of the Day

It happens time and again. You have had so much fun inhaling nitrous oxide from the whip cream in a can, that you used up all the propellant but not the actual whipped cream. What to do. The package warns heavily (even on the light cream container) to not puncture the can. But out of propellant you haven't anything to fear, but you should do it in a controlled environment. The best™ way to open your can is use the one thing in your kitchen that is designed to puncture cans, a can opener! Since whipped cream cans aren't designed to be opened, you have to hold the can opener so the blade is on the side, not top down as you would for opening canned beets.



Proceed as expected, aka twist the twisty thing on the can opener and wha-la!



Whipped cream, ready and waiting for something to be plunked down on top of!

Rabies Prevention Tip of the Day

For a helpful (albeit somewhat humorous) how-to video called, "Catch the bat!":




-Steph

Photo Editing Tip of the Day

Want to touch up your photos before you post them online, but don't have iPhoto and there is no way you're going to shell out hundreds of dollars for Photoshop? Adobe has released Photoshop Express. It is all online so there is nothing to install plus it's free! It has an impressive range of features, including removing red eye and stylizing pictures. Plus it integrates with Facebook and Flickr.

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Direct Deposit Tip of the Day

Turn up the volume on your speakers for this and enjoy.

Wheel Tip of the Day

That most satisfying step of putting together assemble-at-home furniture has got to be putting the wheels on (should you're particular furniture have/need wheels). To keep the wheels on, they're designed to be hard to put on. You try to push them on, but the wheels spin. There is no real place to get a grip except the little area between the wheels, but unless you're 5'2" your fingers are too big to fit in there. So instead of writing 1,000 words doing a bad job of explaining how to put wheels on with the shaft of a screw driver, we'll just show you a picture.

Clogged Tip of the Day

Good old Bob Vila (ok, one of his minions) tells you how to get your sink drain unclogged in this little video.

Every Last Kernel Tip of the Day

If you're like me, it fills you with unquenchable anguish every time you make microwave popcorn, and there are dozens of unpopped kernels in the bottom of the bag. Surely popcorn science has more to offer than this mediocre effort! In the meantime, there's a pretty easy way to get a few more handfuls of popcorn.

Take a small skillet and pour just a tiny bit of oil into it - just barely enough to cover the bottom. Heat it over a medium-high heat for maybe a minute or so, then dump the rest of the unpopped kernels in and cover the skillet with a lid. In a few seconds, they should be popping away. Don't take the lid off now, though, or you'll have popcorn and hot oil flying all over the kitchen. I kid you not.

Remove from the heat after most of the popping has died down, then uncover. (Be careful not to burn it, though!) Give it a couple minutes to let it crisp up, sprinkle a little salt, and enjoy sticking it to Orville with your ingenuity.

Trim & Carpet Tip O Da Day

So if anyone has a wild and crazy idea to paint trim, do yourself a favor and replace your carpet too if you have any. Then you do not have to carefully and painstakingly paint your trim in order to not get any on the carpet. Trim is 1000% easier to paint with the concrete slab you can slop all over.

Tractor Tip of the Day

When driving a tractor, it's generally customary to first understand exactly how the tractor works prior to hopping on it. For instance, be sure your tractor is in 4-low instead of 4-high, or else you might just end up tearing through a field and start freaking out because you can't remember what you're supposed to do to stop it. If you feel that you've finally mastered the art of tractordom, bring an iPod shuffle along and begin jamming to tunes. Because the tractor is noisy, you can likely sing as loud as can be without fear of others hearing you. Although, if they do hear you, they may in fact think that you are screaming like a school girl because the tractor has run you over. So, make the "rock and roll" fist symbol as seen in the illustration above to indicate that you are not screaming because you've been run over by a tractor, rather, you are merely enjoying your tunes. Should you need to scream like a school girl because you've been run over, be sure your iPod shuffle is NOT visible, and that you are NOT making the "rock and roll" fist symbol. Otherwise, the person who may come to your rescue will be heartily confused.