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Here’s a simple way to always know where SPAMMERs got your email address from

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If you’ve been using the Internet for more than five minutes you’re probably used to receiving SPAM messages in your email inbox.

I don’t know about you, but for me that’s one of the most irritating annoyances there is when using the Internet.

Although there’s really no way to find out how the SPAMMERs who are already sending you junk emails got their hands on your email address, there’s a very simple way to find out where new breaches/leaks originally occurred.

All you have to do is append a few extra characters to the first part of your email address. Here’s how: [Read more…]

Planning to visit a foreign country? Be sure to take a small power strip with you!

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One of the most common annoyances with overseas travel is having to use a voltage converter to plug your phone and laptop chargers plus various small appliances into a foreign electrical outlet.

You can easily purchase a voltage converter with two or three outlets on it, but if have several devices that need to be plugged in at the same time you’ll likely be out of luck unless you take along multiple converters.

And as you can imagine, that could end up being rather expensive!

Well, I have a very simple solution for you: Take along a small travel-size power strip.

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Use a ‘Dry Erase Marker’ to write notes right on your refrigerator

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Living (and loving) Life

Is your family in the habit of leaving notes stuck to the refrigerator?

If so, the doors to your fridge are probably plastered with magnets and sticky notes, some of which probably became out-dated years ago!

Well, I’ve found a simple solution for getting rid of all that clutter…

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2 easy ways to prevent auto-flushing toilets from flushing prematurely

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Living (and loving) Life

Have you ever been using one of those increasingly ubiquitous auto-flushing toilets and had it flush on you before you were finished with the business at hand?

Yeah, me too. And it’s not a very pleasant experience, to say the least.

It seems like the sensors on those things were designed to trigger a flush with even the slightest movement!

Well, today I’m going to give you two simple solutions for preventing any auto-flushing toilet from flushing on you before you’re ready for it to work its magic: [Read more…]

Recipe: Easy and Delicious Homemade Beef Chili

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Well, winter will soon be on its way, and in my opinion there’s nothing better on a cold and snowy winter day than a steaming-hot bowl of delicious homemade chili.

I’ve tried a lot of different chili recipes in my day, and I recently found one that’s very easy to make, yet absolutely delicious!

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