Category Archives: HowTo

Mistakes to Avoid When Applying for Jobs Online

Posted on July 9, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Online job boards and application hosting platforms have made seeking employment as easy and painless as such a thing can be. No longer is it necessary to pound the pavement, a fat pile of resumes tucked under one sweaty, unemployed … Continue reading →

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Your Internet Might Shut Off Tomorrow Because of a Virus—Heres How to Fix It

Posted on July 9, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Tonight at 12:01 AM EDT Monday July 9th, the Internet is going to become inaccessible for nearly half a million people around the world because of malware called DNS Changer. If your computer is infected with DNS Changer, it wont … Continue reading →

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No Internet on Monday (read)

Posted on July 8, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

July 9 might be “Internet doomsday” for PC and Mac users who haven’t taken steps to make sure their systems are not infected with what’s being called DNSChanger malware. That’s right: Your Internet connection may not work that day because … Continue reading →

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What Caffeine Actually Does to Your Brain

Posted on July 3, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

For all of its wild popularity, caffeine is one seriously misunderstood substance. It’s not a simple upper, and it works differently on different people with different tolerances—even in different menstrual cycles. But you can make it work better for you. … Continue reading →

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Small, Regular Doses of Caffeine Offer the Biggest Mental Boost

Posted on July 3, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

It’s not often that a neuroscientist comments on the topic of caffeine consumption and how to optimize it, but Chris Chatham, author of Caffeine: A User’s Guide to Getting Optimally Wired, shared some of his tips for those of us who like … Continue reading →

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Red Cross First Aid Puts a Wealth of Emergency Information in Your Pocket

Posted on July 3, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Android and iOS: Whether you’re preparing for an emergency or in the midst of one, the Red Cross First Aid app overs plenty of knowledge. It’ll help you get ready for a potential earthquake, handle a broken bone, survive a … Continue reading →

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Practice Recall, Not Repeating to Memorize Large Blocks of Text

Posted on July 3, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Memorizing a large block of text is incredibly hard, but the folks over on Productivity 501 show a simple method to practice recalling information instead of repeating it, by reducing large chunks of text to just a few letters. You … Continue reading →

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How to Combat the Most Common Problems When Searching for a Job

Posted on July 2, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

You don’t need statistics to tell you that it’s not easy to find a job, but they’re around to reaffirm that unfortunate reality. With few opportunities, low salaries, and hardly any time to make a good impression, it can often … Continue reading →

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Making Saltwater Drinkable is Graphene’s Latest Miracle

Posted on June 29, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

All signs point towards graphene being the supermaterial that pushes humanity into the future we’ve been dreaming of. Fromimpossibly fast transistors to curing foot odor, there’s seemingly no limit to Graphene’s potential. Converting saltwater to potable water in the most efficient manner possible is … Continue reading →

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Hands On With Chrome for iOS

Posted on June 29, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

At day two of I/O, Google repeated pretty much the same keynote, but it also finally announced Chrome for iOS. After a tortuous wait, it’s landed in the App Store this afternoon, and I spent some time using it. And … Continue reading →