How I Failed at the Chair Traverse, and You Can Too
There’s an exercise craze sweeping Instagram: the chair traverse. It only takes a minute to do, and the only equipment you need is a...
Friday Open Thread: Back To School
It’s the back to school time of year, folks! Welcome to the special edition of Open Thread brought to you by the wonderful people...
Quickly Fix Shiny Skin in Your Photos Using Photoshop or Lightroom
Anyone who takes pictures of people on any kind of regular basis has had to deal with portraits or other photos where the people...
How to make your own ‘Han Solo frozen in carbonite’ fridge
Growing up, I can remember spending a lot of time thinking about what it would be like to be frozen in carbonite, the way...
Learn About Your Local Elections Now So You Don’t Fake It In the Voting...
The presidential race is just one of dozens on the ballot this November. The House and Senate are up for grabs, and there are...
Use a Scrim Net to Shoot Photos Against a Bright Background
Here’s a trick for more advanced photographers to shoot against a bright background without blowing out the exposure. In this video, portrait photographer Joel...
Qubie is an open hardware solution for tracking wait times at voting places
With an incredibly important national election coming up, it’s more critical than ever that everyone who can vote does — and is able to....
Windows 10 Allows File Names Longer Than 260 Characters (With a Registry Hack)
Ever since Windows 95, Microsoft has only allowed file names up to 260 characters (which, to be fair, was much nicer than the 8...
A Guide To Owning A Car In New York, The City That Hates Cars
For a little over a year now, I have done something most people consider impossible: I keep a car in New York City. While...
MIT’s DuoSkin turns temporary tattoos into on-skin interfaces
Your next tattoo could be functional as well as aesthetic. A new MIT Media Lab product called DuoSkin created in partnership with Microsoft Research...