Pro Tips

March 9, 2010

Tie Leather Shoelaces

Filed under: Pro Tip — Heath @ 5:16 pm

Pro Tip: I have been wearing leather shoes since I was a junior in high school. With leather shoes comes leather shoelaces. Leather shoelaces do not like to stay tied. I have two tips for you.

1) Get them wet, let them get pliable, then tie your shoe. The wetness makes them more pliable, and when they dry, they harden into the shape that you want.

2) Tie the “Better Bow Knot”. This is kind of like a double knot, but way better. In my shoe tying technique, I make one loop, then wrap the other string around it. In the BBK, you wrap the other string around twice. Since adopting this method, I have had to retie my shoes an average of once every two months. Here is a site that outlines this knot.

March 8, 2010

Get stuff done in the car

Filed under: Pro Tip — Heath @ 4:20 pm

Pro Tip: If you have a commute that’s more than 20 minutes, start listening to books on tape. Yeah, music is great, but this is time you will never have again. In the morning, feel free to listen to Russ Park.

March 5, 2010

Don’t have foggy windows

Filed under: Pro Tip — Heath @ 5:36 pm

Pro Tip: Another great one from Lifehacker. Cut a potato in half and rub it on your window. Let it air dry. Boom, fog proof windows. I don’t know how this is going to smell btw.

March 4, 2010

Remember Things

Filed under: Pro Tip — Heath @ 4:54 pm

Pro Tip: If you are walking somewhere and you think of something you know you are going to forget, then cross your fingers and do not uncross them until you have written what you have to do down.

If you have one of those brain farts, and you have forgotten what you were on your way to do, put yourself physically where you had the idea in the first place. I would say this works 3/4 of the time.

March 3, 2010

Pick the Right Sports Team

Filed under: Pro Tip — Heath @ 4:38 pm

Pro Tip: If you are 50/50 on what team to choose, choose the one with the red jersey. Teams with red jerseys win more. Duh.

March 2, 2010

Get rid of stickers

Filed under: Pro Tip — Heath @ 10:09 pm

Pro Tip: To get ride of a sticker, blast it with your hair dryer in 45 second intervals. It should just peel off.

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March 1, 2010

Shorten your urls the shortest

Filed under: Pro Tip — Heath @ 4:34 pm

Here is the smallest possible url shortener:
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February 26, 2010

Live Long and Prosper

Filed under: Pro Tip — Heath @ 5:01 pm

Pro Tip: Eat a banana every day. I eat 2. They have more pectin than an apple, they are a good source of Vitamin C, and they have potassium, which is good for your heart. My BM’s have never been the same (in a good way) since I started eating bananas daily.

February 25, 2010

Remember things in your car

Filed under: Pro Tip — Heath @ 4:05 pm

Pro Tip: Always carry a disposable camera in your glove box. Here are things you can do with it:

-If you get in a crash, you can record the evidence

-If someone is being an asshole driver, take a picture of their license plate

-You never now what hilarious stuff you will see while driving around

February 24, 2010

Keep your Brown Sugar Goopy

Filed under: Pro Tip — Heath @ 5:54 pm

Pro Tip: To keep your brown sugar from congealing, store a piece of bread or marshmallow with it.

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