



Keep Rarely Used Cables Organized with a Coat Hanger


I came up with a way to organize any cables you don't use on a daily basis but want easy/organized access to when you do need them. All that is required is one metal/cardboard coat hanger!



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Repurpose an Old Monitor into an Easy to Read Clock

Nathan solved a nightly problem in a clever way:





It's probably a bit of a waste to set up and run a computer only for the clock, but let's assume Nathan's Ubuntu clock has some other great uses we don't know about.


Make Fluffy Scrambled Eggs in the Microwave

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1112 described how he makes scrambled eggs in the microwave:

I like microwave scrambled eggs because they are so easy:



Clean or at least fill the bowl with water when you're done or the egg will harden and make it difficult to clean.


Keep Information Easily Accessible with Google Voice and SMS

Angelina tells us about how she keeps information easily accessible:

I'm the kind of person who is really lazy and doesn't like typing stuff into her phone, so when I need stuff (like addresses or reminders) I use Google Voice's SMS function. I just copy whatever I need from my email or browser, paste it into a blank SMS for my own number, and send it along, and I'll have it for easy reference later!



Curb Impulse Micro Purchases with Wishlists

Matt wrote in to tell us about how his fiancée cuts down on impulse micro purchases using a method similar to one we've mentioned before:


I'm not sure if it ever showed up on Lifehacker, but my fiancée showed me the neat little hack that led to this one. Whenever she wants to purchase a track or album in iTunes, she drags the clips from the iTunes store to a playlist called "Wishlist." Every week or so, she checks out the playlist to see if she still wants whatever's there. $.99 (or $1.29) for a single song doesn't seem like much, but when you buy stuff without thinking about it, it really does add up. This was great for me, as I didn't know you could actually add the snippets to a playlist, and I always wondered why iTunes didn't have a wish list feature.

I use Things for OS X and am getting started with GTD, and I was trying to think of a way to integrate wishlists for other things I'd like to buy but don't necessarily need. I recently made a new project called "Wishlist," and whenever I see something I want to buy, I add it to the project as a new task with any relevant details (price, URL, reason I want it) and a due date. I typically set the due date to two weeks from the day that I add it to Things.

If it's something that I really don't need, chances are I won't think about it for a while. When it shows up for review two weeks later, I can decide if I still really want it.
