Tools-N-Tips tagged tip
Cable Guy
For those of you who have ever cursed while wrestling with a mess of cables under the desk, or behind the entertainment center, or under the Christmas tree (i.e. all of us), h... Read More
Type(s): Tip, Web Site
Tags: organizing cables tip
CD Rack
Cut the bulb end off a scrapped chrome faucet supply pipe. The 3/8" outside diameter pipe can be bent by hand into a C-shape, and tied to a vertical support. You can store abo... Read More
Type(s): Organizing Tool
Tags: tip cd rack
Clever Kitchen Counter Mod
I was at a friend's house the other day, and noticed a cool modification to her kitchen counter. A hole was cut into it, maybe 3" in diameter, directly over the trash can. Whe... Read More
Type(s): Tip
Tags: kitchen tip
Cough Cure
Maybe it’s just an urban legend, but after receiving an email forward about getting rid of coughs by putting Vicks VapoRub on your feet (don’t forget socks, so your ... Read More
Type(s): Tip
Tags: tip cough vicks+vaporub
Don't Forget the Duct Tape
This book should be standard issue with every new piece of camping equipment sold. It's a great collection of tips for keeping outdoor and travel gear in tip-top shape. It's f... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: tips gear outdoor
Easy Inventory
You do have a digital camera, yes? Well, you can buy yourself some really important and valuable "insurance" if you simply pull out every drawer and box in your shop and pop ... Read More
Type(s): Tip
Tags: tip inventory easy
Grammar Tip: Affect vs. Effect
Just continuing my campaign to keep makers grammatically correct; there are a number of verbs that we makers use with some frequency, so I thought it might be time to clear th... Read More
Comments: 1
Type(s): Tip
Tags: grammar tip affect effect
Grammar Tip: Lie vs. Lay
OK folks, here's your grammar tip of the week. There are a number of verbs that we makers use with some frequency, so I thought it might be time to clear the air. Here's one p... Read More
Comments: 1
Type(s): Tip
Tags: lay lie grammar tip
Hyphenated Compounds
Hyphenating compound words is a very tricky subject, and I thought it was time to tackle it. In fact, Wikipedia claims that "a definitive collection of hyphen rules does not e... Read More
Type(s): Tip
Tags: hyphen compound+modifier grammar tip
Kuskokwim Kings (or, how to know good salmon when you see it)
Growing up fishing for salmon with my dad in Alaska, I took for granted a lot of knowledge that many people don't seem to have. Here are a few tips:
When buying salmon, ma... Read More
Type(s): Tip
Tags: salmon cooking tip
Money Clip
I have a ton of old clip-on earrings that I've either inherited from my great-grandmother or collected from junk sales (I can't shake the desire to be prepared for playing dre... Read More
Comments: 2
Type(s): Tip
Tags: earrings clip-on clip money tip
Nail It
Two handy tips I picked up in an old, out-of-print book of "household helps": To drive nails in plaster without cracking the plaster, put the nail in hot water for a few minut... Read More
Type(s): Tip
Tags: tip nails screws
Saving Electricity
I just stumbled across this site in the pursuit of answering the question "Why is my electric bill so high?" and really like how utterly accessible and easy to understand it i... Read More
Type(s): Web Site
Tags: electricity tips save energy
Sound Money Tips
Sound Money Tips is a nice site to keep yourself on top of your game. They post a short personal finance tip every day. Some are pretty obvious (like "stay organized" — w... Read More
Type(s): Tip, Web Site
Tags: money tips finance
The Best Kitchen Quick Tips
Ever thought of using your washing machine as an ice chest for parties? How about adding balsamic vinegar to the water you boil eggs in so you can tell them apart from the ra... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: kitchen tips cooking food
Tiptop Tips
Man, do I love this thing! It's a metal, ashtray-like dish crammed with brass shavings that allows you to quickly and safely clean your iron's tip without lowering its temper... Read More
Comments: 1
Type(s): Hand Tool, Tip
Tags: solder tip clean
Unclutterer
While the writers on this great organization blog can sometimes be scarily fanatical about cleaning clutter, it's still a fantastic resource. It has posts on everything from c... Read More
Type(s): Web Site
Tags: clutter organization blog tips
Watt Watt
Watt Watt is a "community for individuals interested in electrical energy efficiency." It has forums on topics ranging from appliances to transport to renewable energy.
An... Read More
Comments: 1
Type(s): Tip, Web Site
Tags: electricity tips save
While Away the Hours
MAKE's managing editor, Shawn Connally, pointed out the following grammar problem:
When “awhile” is spelled as a single word, it is an adverb meaning “for a... Read More
Type(s): Tip
Tags: grammar a+while awhile tip
