Google Nexus 6P + Google Fi First Impressions

Back in April, Google announced Project Fi, an innovative and inexpensive new approach to smart phone connectivity. At that time, Fi only worked with the woeful Nexus 6, but now that access has been expanded to better devices like the Nexus 6P and 5X, I decided to give it a shot.

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Everlance Automatically Tracks Your Mileage to Optimize Your Tax Deduction

iOS/Android: If you’re self-employed, you can deduct mileage expenses from your taxes. But most of us don’t think to keep up with our mileage during the year, and that leads to a rough, likely inaccurate estimate at tax time.

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Tip: Join Visual Studio Essentials, Get Free Stuff

Here’s a great tip for developers: If you join Microsoft’s free Visual Studio Dev Essentials program, you will receive some lucrative benefits, including a 6-month subscription to Pluralsight, Xamarin mobile training, and more. Thanks to Michael D. for this tip.

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The Ultimate To-Do List App Comparison Chart Compares the Most Popular Productivity Apps

To-do list apps are the cornerstone of a productivity system meant for the digital worker. But which app you should use is subjective. The crowd-sourced to-do list app comparison chart can steer you to the right app for you.

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The best apps for your new Windows 10 PC

Whether you just received a new Windows PC or spend the holiday upgrading yours to Windows 10, this is our list of our most-used and most-important apps.

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NetSpot Maps Your Wi-Fi Network and Diagnoses Signal Problems for Free

OS X: NetSpot is a free utility that makes it easy to map out your wireless network, do a site survey if you have a particularly large one to manage, and to visualize where signal is strong and weak, and what might be getting in the way.

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“I think this is the guy”—The complicated confidence of eyewitness memory

Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton have every reason to be enemies. In 1984, an intruder broke into Thompson’s apartment and raped her. She identified Cotton as the rapist in both a photo array and a live lineup. Although Cotton proclaimed his innocence, he was arrested, tried, and convicted.

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Meet the OneDrive for Business Next Generation Sync Client

After a successful preview program, we are happy to report that the first release of the OneDrive for Business Next Generation Sync Client is now available for deployment.

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Build a High End Gaming Table for About $150

If you play a lot of tabletop games, you know a solid table is a necessity. Ove ron BoardGameGeek, user Bum Kim decided to take matters into his own hands to make a table, and shares a guide for exactly how he did it.

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Give Back Box Ships Your Unwanted Items to Goodwill for Free

The end of the year is a perfect time to donate stuff you don’t want, but finding the time to drop it off makes it tough.

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Build a Simple, Photo Snapping Alarm System with an Arduino

Alarm systems are complicated affairs. However, if you’re just looking to catch a sandwich thief at work or a cat spilling over all you water bottles, then Make shows you how to build an alarm system with an Arduino and a USB camera.

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Norman Reedus bitten by fan at Walker Stalker Con

Norman Reedus was reportedly bitten by a fan of The Walking Dead at Walker Stalker Convention in New York/New Jersey and banned from future WSC events. Turns out that Norman Reedus has to watch out for biters even when he’s not on the set of AMC’s hit zombie survival drama The Walking Dead.

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Bleach Away Water Stains from Your Ceiling

You’ve fixed the water leak or other cause of water damage, but that water stain is still there. You might not have to repaint or fix the ceiling, though. Try spraying bleach on the spot. Family Handyman recommends spraying the spot with a bleach and water solution (10 percent bleach).

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New software watches for license plates, turning you into Little Brother

We now live in a world where if you have an IP-enabled security camera, you can download some free, open-source software from GitHub and boom—you have a fully functional automated license plate reader (ALPR, or LPR).

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Open a Claw Padlock Using the "Rapping" Method, No Lock Picking Required

If you’ve lost the key to one of your old padlocks, and you don’t have any way to cut it, you can get it open with just about any weighted object. In this video, youtuber bosnianbill demonstrates the “rapping” technique for opening up padlocks that use a claw to hold the lock closed.

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The Best Free Add-ins for Microsoft Office

Ever wish Word had an encyclopedia you could tap, or Excel could generate some dummy numbers? Office add-ins provide this kind of added functionality to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office apps.

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Camp Warmer and Dryer with this DIY Semi-Bivy

Anyone who’s been camping in wet weather knows how unpleasant it can be to wake up in a puddle. This DIY semi-bivy provides a completely waterproof layer between you and the ground. A bivy (short for bivouac sack) is a lightweight, fully enclosed shelter, a kind of sack-like mini tent.

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