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• Make an Indoor Water Garden

  By Shaun on November 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Install your planted jar somewhere it will get bright, indirect light. The indirect light will allow the plants to grow, while preventing algal blooms direct light can cause. Initially, your plants may shed a few leaves as they get adjusted… Read More ›

• Benjamin Button Reviews The New MacBook Pro

  By Shaun on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The new MacBook Pro shows that Apple is finally becoming serious about developers. Gone is the gimmicky TouchBar, gone are the four USB-C ports that forced power users to carry a suitcase full of dongles. In their place we get… Read More ›

• The best Halloween light show ever!

  By Shaun on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Now that is amazing.

• The Statue of Liberty Almost Got a Glowing Wrist Watch

  By Shaun on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  It was 1926, and the trio of watchmakers—Benjamin, Oscar, and S. Ralph  Lazarus—had opened a shop on Beekman Street, in Lower Manhattan. Their business was a short walk from the Battery, where they would have been able to stand on… Read More ›

• All We Need Is Love—and Leonard Cohen

  By Shaun on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I’m turning 40 in a few weeks. I wasn’t expecting it. Like most of us, I’ve spent a lifetime learning a vocabulary fit to describe only the thrusts and pleasures of youth. I have many words for hope. I have… Read More ›

• Take your pet camping

  By Shaun on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  For now, the trailers are only designed for pets up to 20 pounds, and unlike your full-sized camper, they aren’t waterproof. So unless you’re anticipating clear skies, it’s probably best for your pooch to go “camping” in your living room… Read More ›

• Make your car Bluetooth-enabled for £1

  By Shaun on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

    Popped in to Tesco yesterday to get some Halloween nonsense for my daughter who is obsessed by it and while I was there I noticed a Mitec Essentials Wireless Car Kit for £1 (normally £30!). Yes, it is currently… Read More ›

• Satechi Bluetooth Button Series (Home Button)

  By Shaun on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The Satechi BT Button Series makes your phone even more accessible with a single press of a button. Attach the button to your keychain, steering wheel, or dashboard to safely and conveniently access your smartphone when it’s out of reach…. Read More ›

• Mobile signal ‘not spots’

  By Shaun on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Ministers must act to end mobile signal “not spots” that mean some overseas visitors have better phone reception than people using UK networks, a cross-party group of almost 90 MPs said on Friday. The British Infrastructure Group (BIG), led by… Read More ›

• Behind You

  By Shaun on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Brian Coldrick has created a series of illustrations that feel perfect for this time of year. Well worth scrolling though because the imagination behind them is brilliant.