Wednesday, November 19, 2014

RelativeWave Gets Acquired By Google And Starts Giving Its $80 App Design Tool Away For Free





RelativeWave, creators of an $80 “interaction design and prototyping” Mac app called Form, has been acquired by Google. As a result, Form is now free.



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Monday, November 17, 2014

This Map Ranks the Hardest Places to Live in the US





If you're looking to move or travel, it's always a good idea to know about the area you're headed to. This map compares six major data points for every individual county in the United States and ranks them from easiest to hardest to live in.



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Friday, November 14, 2014

Speed Up CrashPlan Backups and Free Up CPU Power with These Scripts





We love CrashPlan for its inexpensive, unlimited and automated backup service, but many of us have seen terrible upload speeds or high CPU usage when CrashPlan is running. This might be the fix.



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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Traditional Roast Turkey





Two to three days before roasting: Begin thawing the turkey in the refrigerator or in a cooler kept at 38 degrees F. Combine the broth, salt, sugar, peppercorns, allspice and ginger in a large stockpot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir until the salt and sugar dissolve.



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The Food Lab: Roasting Turkey? Throw Out Your Roasting Pan and Reach for Your Baking Stone





Want crisp, evenly cooked turkey meat? Throw out the roasting pan. [Photographs: J. Kenji López-Alt] We all know by this stage that spatchcocking is the fastest and easiest way to roast turkey.



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