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Peel Kiwi Fruit Perfectly with a Spoon and Knife [Video]

6 May 2012

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If you struggle with peeling kiwi fruit try cutting the top and bottom of the fruit off and scoring one edge.

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Repurpose Mason Jar Rings Into Egg Rings [Kitchen Hacks]

6 May 2012

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Egg rings work very well for making breakfast sandwiches, but why spend money on commercial egg ring if you already have mason jar rings? More

Easily Peel Fava Bean Skins By Freezing and Thawing [Video]

6 May 2012

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Fava beans are a great replacement for peas, but it can be difficult to enjoy fresh fava beans due to having to remove a second skin after they’re taken out of the pod. To save a lot of grief freeze the shelled beans on a cooking sheet for 30 minutes.

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Frrole Makes Twitter Into a Local News Source for 51 Cities Worldwide [Webapps]

6 May 2012

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If you like to follow news and events for your city and happen to live in one of the 51 cities worldwide that Frrole curently covers you’ll get a kick out of the webapp. More

Five Best Fitness Tracking Appliances [Hive Five]

6 May 2012

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If you’re thinking about heading outside or to the gym to get some exercise now that the weather is turning warm, you may benefit from an appliance you can wear on your wrist or in your pocket that keeps an eye on your activity level and gives you feedback on how well you’re doing, whether you’re hitting your activity goals, or where you can improve. There are tons of these gadgets coming onto the market, and that all make big promises, but which ones are the best to help you get in shape? Here’s a look at five of the best, based on your nominations

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DIY Ikea Vertical Dish Drainer [Ikea Hacks]

6 May 2012

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If you have a tiny apartment kitchen you may not have enough counter space to keep a full-sized dish drying rack. With today’s tip you can mount a vertical drying rack on the wall next to your sink using Ikea components.

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Turn Your Beverage Can Tab to Keep Wasps Out [Outdoors]

5 May 2012

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Ever took a swig from a beer or soda can that a wasp had flown inside? Fortunately I haven’t but I have a good friend who did once and got a very painful sting on the inside of his lip.

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Bag Gardens Help You Start Gardening Even if You Have Poor Soil [Gardening]

5 May 2012

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The backyard garden is in vogue right now. If you’d like to grow a few veggies yourself but your backyard soil isn’t conducive to keep anything other than crabgrass alive you can start your urban homesteading efforts with a bag garden

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Rummage Turns eBay’s Interface Into a Pinterest Clone [Webapps]

5 May 2012

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Now that Facebook has entrenched itself it can be difficult for smaller social networks to gain momentum.

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Build a DSLR Shoulder Rig [Photography]

5 May 2012

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If you’re a filmmaker or just like to have family videos that don’t evoke The Blair Witch Project you may be interested in acquiring a shoulder mount to stabilize your DSLR camera when shooting videos. You can spend a lot of money buying a rig or build one with $25 in hardware store parts.

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