Adding a star to stuff you plan to get back to reading (honestly!) can lead to an intimidating backlog of no-longer-helpful items. Use NetNewsWire for Mac to wipe away all your stars at once, or warm up your fingers for a rapid-fire keyboard cleansing. More »
Those important computer tasks—like securing, cleaning, and backing up—are like any other resolution: we all say we’re going to do them but rarely keep up with them all year. Here’s our simple guide to staying on track in 2011. More »
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If you’ve made good use of your Mac’s “Open With” contextual menu, you’ve probably noticed it can get a bit cluttered with duplicates. Fortunately, there’s an easy trick to tidy things up. More »
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If you’ve made good use of your Mac’s “Open With” contextual menu, you’ve probably noticed it can get a bit cluttered with duplicates. Fortunately, there’s an easy trick to tidy things up. More »
Cleaning hair out from your shower drain is a task usually not tended to until it’s a nasty chore. Clear out hair and gunk from your drain in a snap with nothing more than a humble cable tie. More »
Dusting kits like those made by Swiffer are nice, but are disposable and end up costing quite a bit of money. Here’s how to ditch the store-bought products and make your own pre-treated, reusable dust cloth out of an old t-shirt. More »
This stuff is harsh, smells like nothing other than industrial chemicals, and the label looks like a transplant from a cleaning shelf in the 1970s. But Bar Keepers Friend gets your pans clean when nothing else makes the smallest difference. More »
If you have some metal in need of polishing but you’re not a fan of using noxious-smelling commercial metal polishes, this simple DIY recipe is surprisingly effective. More »
If you’re not doing enough spring cleaning or remodeling to merit a full dumpster rental, you might think you’re stuck with multiple trips to the dump or tricky garbage can filling. Bagster fills in that in-between waste remove niche nicely. More »
