Keep Your New Year’s Resolution to Become More Active
When making your New Year’s Resolutions (let’s face it people: whether you say the word ‘resolution’ or not, it still is), there are things to keep in mind when making them. Here is a list of tips to help you keep that New Year’s Resolution to become more active.
Spring cleaning your PC
Like many Canadians, I’ve spent the past few weekends spring cleaning. Something about being largely stuck indoors through a particularly long and harsh winter (including nearly a week without wired Internet access when an ice storm took out cable service in my neighbourhood) makes the first warm day of April seem like it’s past time to get things done. We open the windows, break out the rakes and start cleaning, indoors and out. Cars are washed, windows wiped and carpets shampooed. Since I have the cleaning bug anyway, this is the perfect time to clean my PC –also, both “inside” and out. The result will be a computer that’s faster, cleaner, more energy efficient, less cluttered and a pleasure to use.
How to make the most out of a small laundry space
Not all of us can have a big, lavish laundry room. Luckily, there are plenty of things you can do to get the most out of a smaller laundry space.
Become a better home cook with this easy sauce recipe
I love the way that easy sauce recipes can help you create flavourful food throughout the week. Here's a 10-minute recipe to add some zing to your meals!
Photography Tips: When To Upgrade Your Equipment
Today we’re going to give you some advice on how invest in new camera equipment wisely. We’ll help you make choices that will empower you to do things that are beyond the scope of your current setup, rather than just buying new stuff for the sake of it.
How to make ice cream with a KitchenAid Ice Cream Maker...
Making ice cream is fun and easy, and I spent an hour this weekend making a delicious blackberry ice cream with the KitchenAid Ice Cream maker attachment for my KitchenAid stand mixer.
5 tips for taking holiday photos of your kids that you...
Learn how to take amazing photographs of your kids this Christmas! We've got 5 practical tips that anyone can use to make some wonderful holiday memories.
Network and computer essentials for a smart home
Smart thermostats, smoke detectors, door locks and appliances have gone mainstream and are finding their way into more homes than ever. What sometimes gets lost in the list of cool things those smart devices can do is that they are connected. Without an Internet connection, most of them fizzle. Poor Wi-Fi means a poor user experience and for many people, their wireless router is the weak link in the smart equation. In this post, I’ll review the network and computer essentials for a smart home that lives up to the billing.
Shelly’s Friday Favourites: Move Over, Pumpkin Spice; Cayenne Is Making a...
‘Tis the season to spice things up by adding chili peppers to your recipes. If Starbucks is doing it with their Chile Mocha, then...
Be more productive with your PC: Organize your workspace
A messy workspace is more than just unpleasant look at and not so fun to work in, it also cuts into your productivity. I’ve put together a list of things you can do to organize all those cables, accessories and peripherals, cutting the clutter and boosting your productivity.