Not everyone is very good with laundry. Sorting colors, deciding on how much softener goes in with a load, and sorting socks can be a bit much if you’re not accustomed to doing it. It’s a common stereotype that guys are terrible with keeping their laundry sorted out, especially their socks. If you fall under this category, then you might want a little help keeping things in order.
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Walking or biking at night is pretty dangerous if you’re gallivanting on the side of a road. Not all towns are well-lit for pedestrians, and if you’re stuck in an rural area, most of the town probably doesn’t have much lighting in general. If you want to make sure no one side-swipes you, then you’ll need to do more than just have one reflector on your bicycle or jacket.
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Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy. MagneFlash P102S Panel Flash – budget professional lighting for phones and DSLR [Review] – Photography is all about light, as… How to Stop Your e-Books Being Deleted by Amazon – Amazon seems to have a nasty habit… WiFi Protector – easy instant protection from wireless hackers [Freeware] – You don’t have to look far to find… AquaClock Wall Aquarium is perfect for…
Read MoreHeroic work underway on the New York subway system.
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Remember watches? Those cute, crazy things we wore on our wrist to tell the time? Yeah, fun weren’t they? Of course nowadays who needs them? We’ve got cell phones, tablets, laptops and a host of other ways to keep ourselves up to speed with the periods of the day. In fact the only ones wearing watches are nurses and rich people with vulgar taste and too much cash.
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You’re moving, floating, making those curves down the black run look too easy. But there’s a problem. You’re on your own and there’s no-one to share it with. Sure you could stop yourself and phone Maggie, but where’s the fun in that? Well it’s your lucky dog-day trooper, because tech has come to your rescue.
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One of the truly great things about smartphones is they can be used for literally everything. Yes really. You probably didn’t realize this but alongside the usual cluster of radios for GPS, wireless networking, GSM calls, FM radio et al, there are some hidden sensors which no-one talks about, and which confer extraordinary powers on your handset in amazing ways. Follow us inside as we explain all.
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We love freeware programs here on the Ferret, but more than that even, we love teeny tiny freeware programs. Specifically because these small parcels of code tend to offer a highly focused set of functions and do away with all the bloat and install trauma you get with commercial programs.
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If you run a small business, especially with a loyal set of regular customers, you know that it pays to understand what they like about your service or product and why they use you and not your rivals. Unfortunately it takes time and money to get this kind of information, which is something most small biz owners don’t have.
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If you’ve ever taken a photo of city lights with a long exposure on your camera, you’ve likely seen the swirling or jagged designs the points of light make. Those of you who really enjoy those effects have likely gotten a bit artistic with it, making shapes or patterns. If you want your kids to be able to join in on the fun without having to hold your expensive camera, you’ll have to find a cheaper alternative.
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Most of us charge our phones at night, and use them for an alarm in the mornings. This means that our charger has to be somewhere near the bed. If you don’t have some sort of docking station for your phone, then you likely have a loose cable haphazardly hanging around during the day. If you’re like me, then you’ve probably kicked it out of the socket a time or two, or found the cat thinking it’s a toy that…
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If you live in your workspace, and work in your living space, you know how difficult it can be to feel like you’re really getting away from “the office”. Sometimes you just wish you could pack up your work area, wheel it off, and pretend it didn’t exist for a little while. Well thankfully someone already thought of that, and there is a way to make that actually happen. The Blackhawk Secretary Trunk is everything you’d need for an office…
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Sometimes inventions, no matter how good they are or how useful, leave one a little breathless with surprise. It may be because they’re expensive, weird, or because they’re tackling a problem you didn’t know even existed. Well we’ve found one that seems to be none of the above, although it certainly looks like it’ll raise eyebrows wherever it’s used.
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There are 365 Android apps installed on the Samsung Android smartphone sitting here in front of me…how on earth did that happen? And more to the point, what are they worth to my life? The fact is that most of us carry around an unfeasibly large number of sophisticated computer programs on our modern phones, but can we really say they’re useful or valuable? I recently sat down to evaluate which of my installed apps were important, and came to…
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The web is a wild place, full of beasts waiting to pounce on the innocent and rip their email addresses from their cold lifeless keyboards. Make one bad move, like leaving your email address with an unscrupulous retail or service website and you could end up with a barrage of spam messages or worse flooding into your inbox. Not pleasant! But there is a way to protect yourself easily and for free.
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