Grow Your Greens in a Hanging Gutter Garden

City living shouldn’t preclude you from working your land—even if it’s paved over in concrete. Here’s a simple, inexpensive means of creating your own ‘Hanging Gardens of Babylon’ from some gutter and a chain link fence. More »

The Next iOS Needs to Look Like This

It’s not a good sign when the best iOS features are imaginary ones designed by people who aren’t getting paid to do it instead of, you know, Apple. Like this revamped vision for iPhone multitasking. Apple, steal this now. More »

How Android’s Multitasking Experience Could Be Even Better

Lately I’ve been thinking about the multitasking experience on Android and I feel like there’s still a lot to improve. I love how the thumbnails come up, but in 4.2.2 they made it so that the current app joined the list of “Recent Apps”. This looks great on phones and small-sized tablets, but it looks really bad on large tablets (ie. Nexus 10) in landscape mode. Here’s how to make it better. More »

Windows 8’s Main Apps All Just Got a Little Better

Tomorrow, Windows 8 and RT’s Mail, Calendar, and People apps will all receive updates in the Windows Store. Meaning, tomorrow, Windows 8 gets a little bit better! Here’s how the updates to the apps will break down. More »

The Best Architecture Designs of the Year

The Design Museum of London has just announced the contenders for its sixth annual Designs of the Year. And their shortlist for architecture showcases 17 structures that transcend buildings to become works of art. More »

Google Shut Down Reader Because It Was Scared of More Screw-Ups

According to a report from AllThingsD, lack of customers wasn’t the only reason Google Reader will meet its untimely end on July 1st. It was also, for Google, a potential source of bungling that it wasn’t worth shoring up. More »

Why You’ll End Up Wearing a Smart Watch

People don’t wear watches anymore. You’ll look ridiculous. Why wouldn’t you just use your smartphone instead? These are just some of the negative sentiments skeptics are spewing about smart watches, which are still very much in their nascent stage. Guess what? They’re wrong. More »

The Cheapest and Easiest Way to File Your Taxes Online

April 15th will be here before you know it, and it’s not like you’ve got complicated offshore holdings (or any holdings, for that matter), so why put off your taxes any longer than necessary? There are plenty of online services that let you do your taxes as soon as a you have your W-2. And unlike last year’s debacle at the CPA, you won’t be scolded for not putting on pants. More »

The Drone Is a Lie: How UAV Technology Grew into Urban Legend

You have no family; you are a construct, a robot; you were not born; you will not die; you have only the home I give you and learn only the things I teach you. More »

3 Beer-Based Recipes For the Boozy Chef

Shocking revelation: humans like beer! But if all you’re doing is drinking it, you’re missing out on some of life’s greatest beery pleasures. Don’t let wine have all the fun; try these delectable beer-based recipes that will bring your love affair with booze to mouth-watering new heights. More »