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Category Archives: Interesting
What Caffeine Actually Does to Your Brain
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
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
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
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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Syre | Uncrate
Despite our obvious affinity for Apple gear, we’ll be the first to admit that Apple’s wrist-friendly iPod nano is lacking a key feature: Bluetooth. The Syre ($50) is the most sensible way we’ve seen to add this functionality yet. By … Continue reading
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The computing platform in phone’s clothing | iMore
When Apple introduced the iPhone back in January of 2007, it was clearly aimed not at geeks but at mainstream consumers. Even though it lacked many of the basic functions offered by competing smartphones of the time, its multitouch interface … Continue reading
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iPad mini price rumor: Specs revealed, priced between $249-$299
Apple’s “iPad mini,” a smaller version of the company’s popular iPad tablet, will soon launch at a price point that may send shockwaves through the industry. In line with multiple earlier reports, Chinese-language MyDrivers on Monday reported a number of details surrounding Apple’s rumored iPad … Continue reading
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Microsoft announces $39.99 Windows 8 Pro upgrade offer for most Windows users — Engadget
Microsoft has already detailed the Windows 8 upgrade route for those buying a new computer, and it’s now finally confirmed what everyone else will be paying when they upgrade their existing PC. Those running Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows … Continue reading
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Making Edison’s Batteries Charge 1000 Times Faster
Over a century ago, Thomas Edison developed a rechargeable nickel-iron battery, designed to power cars. Remarkably, the technology is still used by some people to store energy from solar panels and wind turbines—but now, Stanford engineers have tweaked it to … Continue reading
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The Sticky Jewelry Blog
Medical alert bracelets have the ability to speak for you in emergency situations when you are unable to speak for yourself. It’s recommended that anyone with a serious medical condition or allergies wear a medical id. Typically, a medical ID … Continue reading
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