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Tag Archives: shortcuts
Shortcut: cleaning oily or greasy tupperware containers by hand
Over the holiday of passover, I find myself doing a lot more dishes than normal. We use completely separate dishes for the holiday, since the requirement to eliminate all chametz (leavened products) extends to all of our regular dishes, which … Continue reading
Shortcut: Create a spot in the Mac OSX Dock for a Chrome link
At my new job, I have had the luxury of using a Macbook Pro for my work computer instead of a Windows machine. Overall this has been a significant upgrade, but there have been a handful of areas that I … Continue reading
Shortcut: Toddler won’t wear mittens? Put socks on his hands
Everyone knows the phrase “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.” That pretty much sums up my son’s relationship to gloves. He absolutely refuses to wear them. We’ve tried mittens, and we’ve tried gloves, … Continue reading
Getting Apple earbuds to stay in your ears
I am intensely curious… just who did Apple design earbuds for? Like most Apple products, they are a combination of minimalist beauty and excellent functionality, but as far as I can tell, they weren’t designed for humans. Or at least … Continue reading
Simplify tracking shared family expenses with a Google Doc
We are lucky enough to live near lots of family. This means that we always have someone to turn to if we need an emergency babysitter or want to borrow an extra mattress. We also find that we tend to … Continue reading
Word to the wise: pick a child’s lovey based on your ability to see it in the dark
Like all good parents, we started manipulating our children when they were just newborns. For each of our kids, we introduced them to a lovey when they were just a few months old. They became so used to having these … Continue reading
From herding cats to chasing rabbits: kids on scooters make all the difference
In theory, I have a perfect morning drop-off setup for my kids. My four-year-old daughter Ayelet’s junior kindergarden opens at 8:10, and my two-year-old son Rafael’s preschool is just two blocks away and opens at 8:30. I have just the … Continue reading
Avoiding a tedious repair job by using my doorbell’s backup bell
Did you know that most doorbells have two chimes in them? I didn’t until today, and it just saved me an hour and a half and $20. A couple of months ago, the button to our doorbell broke. The button … Continue reading
A hack for reading your Apple iOS ebook on Shabbat
Lately, I have come to prefer buying books to read electronically . It’s not that I prefer the screen – far from it, I do enjoy the physical sense of flipping through the pages of a real, paper book – … Continue reading
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Skip the stereo connection, and use sun visor as an improvised iPhone car mount for $0
There are a numerous ways to connect your iPhone to your car stereo – speaker cable for cars with an auxiliary input, FM transmitter, Bluetooth, tape cassette adapter, and many more. And for the car you drive every day, it’s … Continue reading