Life hacks

iPhone Life Hacks Add Extension  – You can add an extension to the phone number you’re calling by dialing the number and holding down “*” until you see a comma, then dial in the extension and tap call. No Read Receipt  – If you have read receipts on, but you don’t want the person to know that you read the message, you can check it in the notification center and it won’t send a read receipt. Hidden Field Test App  – If you want a more granular look at your cell coverage, you can type in *3001#12345#* into the phone app and call it to show a hidden Field Test app. At the top in your status bar you’ll see a negative number. This number represents your signal. The closer to 0 the number is the better the signal is. This app also has a ton of other technical information for you to explore (if you can understand it). Tons of Smileys  – Adding the Chinese Simplified Pinyin QWERTY keyboard will give you a ton of awesome smiley faces that you’re sure to use when te...

9 Brilliant Hacks to Use Socks That Lost Their Mate As frustrating as it is to lose a sock, imagine the remaining  stocking 's dismay. With no mate in sight, it’s often doomed to a lifetime at the bottom of your sock drawer or even worse—the trash. Instead of just tossing them out (and contributing to landfills), we have some options that can give them new life. In honor of Lost Sock Memorial Day on May 9, let's repurpose some of these lonely socks. 1. MOVE GLASSWARE IN ONE PIECE. The cost of bubble wrap and packing materials can add up, especially if you need a lot of it during a move. Fortunately, single socks can be put to good use inside your packing boxes. Simply slide  old socks  over wine glasses, tuck socks into breakable cups or layer them between fragile plates. You can add extra padding by tucking more socks between breakables within a box. For this hack, the cleaner the better—no one wants to drink out of cups that smell like feet. 2. GET TH...

5 Home Appliances That You Can’t Live Without Owning your own home is the loveliest experience in your life. After owning your home, you start collecting the day to day essentials that you will require throughout your life and will make your living easy and convenient. There is an old saying that “family begins at kitchen”, so your kitchen must equip all the essential appliances that you require to make exotic dishes for your family and then sit together to share love and feelings with each other on a dining table. If you belong to a middle-class family, you will not be prone to purchasing unnecessary kitchen appliances. However, there are some appliances which are highly useful and helps completes your kitchen set up. So, let’s have a look at the most important gadgets that you can’t live without in your newly built home. 1. Mixer Grinder Mixer grinder has been used since it was invented by Herbert Johnson in 1908. It is one of the home appliances which has not been replac...

6 Sweater Hacks That Will Save Your Knits From Shrinkage, Stains, & Pills Sweater weather is officially upon us, which means that it's time to address some  sweater hacks that everyone should know . Because, if you love something, you should take care of it, right? And since we all basically live for (and in) sweaters this time of year, there are certain tips and tricks that will help not only prolong the life of your favorite sweaters, but also the shape and wear of them. Because as  warm and snuggly as sweaters are , they can also be a bit of a pain to care for. This is because, unfortunately, sweaters are prone to easily shrinking, stretching, shedding, smelling, and of course, pilling. So to help more easily prevent and correct those dreaded shoulder bumps, a musty smell, and even the effects of your favorite sweater accidentally spending a little too much time in the dryer, there are some hacks you need to know (especially if you've already spent a considerable ...

11 brilliant mountain bike hacks  you should know about 1. OLD MOUNTAIN BIKE SOCKS MAKE HANDY PHONE PROTECTORS Seal in a small Ziploc bag for weatherproofness 2. WRAP DUCT TAPE/ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND PUMP TO ALWAYS HAVE SOME HANDY 3. STORE SUNSCREEN AND/OR CHAMOIX BUTTER IN CONTACT LENS CASE FOR DAILY AMOUNT 4. STORE MULTITOOL, CHAIN BREAKER, TIRE LEVERS AND/OR CO2 CARTRIDGES IN GLASSES CASE     5. CLIPLESS PEDALS MAKE FOR PERFECT BEER BOTTLE OPENERS 6. KEEP SMALL AMOUNT OF LUBE IN TRAVEL-SIZE SHAMPOO CONTAINER   7. MAKE YOUR OWN ENERGY BARS INSTEAD OF BUYING THEM Like  these protein bars  or  these energy bites 8. OLD INNER TUBES MAKE PERFECT RESISTANCE BANDS FOR PRE/POST RIDE STRETCHING 9. TAPE TWO OLD TOOTHBRUSHES TOGETHER TO CLEAN YOUR CHAIN 10. THROW HALF-FILLED WATER BLADDER IN THE FREEZER THE NIGHT BEFORE A BIG RIDE TO ENSURE ICE-COLD WATER 11. CUT OLD BAR GRIPS TO USE AS FORK STANCHION PRO...