I don’t contend with stuck jar lids very often, but when I do, I find it quite annoying when I have to drop what I’m doing to go find help. But I’ve picked up a few tricks that enable me to open a jar with a tight lid on my own, and I’ll be sharing those with you ...
, which makes it even harder for us to open lids. But lucky for us, we can fake that good grip with random household items. If you have a rubber glove that you’d normally use for washing dishes, try slipping it on and twisting the lid off. It will provide you a lot more ...
Open the lid. To access the tank, remove the lid from the back of the toilet. Most lids are ceramic, which makes them heavy and fragile. Identify a safe, ideally padded place outside of your work zone to keep it while you’re working. Flush the toilet. Once the water is shut off,...
First I tried the peel-and-stick magnets. They are nice because you don’t have to do any gluing and they are very thin. Too bad they are not strong enough to hold the containers to the wall. Next I tried regular magnets with regular white glue. The white glue does not stay stuck ...
How can I configure my laptop to automatically switch to an external monitor when I close the lid? Windows normally detects an external display once a connection is established. You can go to Control Panel to ensure your laptop continues to run when the lid is closed. That way, it will au...
Here's some pictures that show a couple of the Pentium Pro chips that I've de-lidded, the 2 big dies and the die bonding wires are very nice looking underneath the plain and boring lids: (Click on the pictures to see the high resolution versions.) ...
Seeing maggots in your home is upsetting and requires action. Here’s what maggots are, where they come from, and what to do when you have them.
Wasp problems are usually worse in backyards that have lots of food sources in the form of exposed garbage, recycling bins and composting food matter. Make sure to tightly seal the lids to your garbage bins. "Bins with a secure locking lid are ideal, but a pair of bungee cords should al...
(My kids always open a ketchup before finishing the last one!!) Condiments and packets from restaurants (are you really going to use them) Expired coupons, flyers, old mail Cleaning supplies you don’t use anymore Old sponges or rags that are past their prime Duplicate measuring spoons, ...
Ensure that your AirPods and their case are fully charged. Make sure that you’ve turned on Bluetooth on your device. If your AirPods are connected but won’t play audio, ensure you select them as the audio output device. To do this, open yourcontrol centerby swiping down from the top ...