Most Popular How-To Guides of 2015

Here are the best how-to guides of the year. Rather than always publishing new guides, were simply going to keep this one up to date. If you want to jailbreak your iOS machine, youve come to the right page. Were here to help fill those gaps. Here are some ways to put Trello to use for managing your entire life. Here are some of the best private channels worth checking out....

December 8, 2015 · 2 min · 317 words · Brian Brown

The Accidental Bombing of Boise City

One such incident, involving conventional bombs, occurred on the night of July 5, 1943. A memorial erected on the 50th anniversary of the incident. Photo credit:Ryan Lowery/Flickr The four B-17 bombers reached Boise City shortly before half past midnight. By then most of the 1,200 residents of the town had already gone to bed. Most of the lights of the small town had been shut off. Only the lights surrounding the Cimarron County Courthouse was glowing....

December 8, 2015 · 2 min · 271 words · Kevin Mccoy

“Ancient Grains” Like Quinoa Are Trendier Than Wheat, But No Healthier

Ancient grains have been officially mainstream since January of this year, when they got their ownCheerios version. Likeother trendy terms, theres a grain of truth behind the implication. Ancient grains have fiber, were told. They are whole grains! Thats all true, but no more so of ancient grains than their modern counterparts. Its also lightly sweetened with 5 grams of sugar instead of the single gram in the original. From a purely nutritional standpoint, youre actually better off buying regular Cheerios....

December 8, 2015 · 3 min · 442 words · Sarah Vasquez

The Common Germ-Avoiding Tricks That Aren't Doing You Any Favors

Have you ever held your breath when someone coughed? Or tried to flush the toilet with your foot? Heres the truth about avoiding germs in everyday life. Does this help you avoid the nastiness thats just been spewed upon the waiting rooms populace? In short, no. Those nose hairs work as first-line filters to (hopefully) trap germs before they get into your system. Your lungs have similar defense mechanisms as well....

December 7, 2015 · 4 min · 681 words · Lauren Sweeney

The Crack in The Ground, Lake County

The locals used to collect the ice to make ice cream. Aerial view of The Crack in the Ground looking north-northwest. Four Craters Lava Field is in the background. Photo credit:The Ore Bin Looking down of a portion of The Crack in the Ground. The fissure has been filled and bridged over in the center of the picture.

December 7, 2015 · 1 min · 58 words · Brian Parker

Home Theater Software Showdown: Kodi vs Plex

But which software should you use? Heres how the two biggest solutions stack up against each other. Despite having very similar goals, however, they have very different ways of getting there. Plex:Plex began life as a fork of XBMC, but its become so distinct youd hardly notice. This project aims to make home theater software dead simple for everyone. It allows you to sync and stream all of your media to any gadget no matter where you are....

December 6, 2015 · 3 min · 509 words · Paul Frank

East Meets West in China’s New Hybrid Building

In the past few years, Chinas replica business has gone beyond fake Puma shoes and mobile phones. The country is now making headlines with replica landmarks from around the world. Recently, a new replica was completed in the northern city of Shijiazhuang. This unique building is not one but two landmarks fused into one. Photo credit: China Central Television One half looks like Beijings Temple of Heaven. Photo credit: China Central Television...

December 5, 2015 · 1 min · 86 words · Mary Mcintosh

The Floating Forest of Homebush Bay, Sydney

One of the most photogenic shipwreck in Homebush Bay is that of SS Ayrfield. It was a steel-hulled, single screw, steam collier of 1,140 tons and 70 meters in length. The ship was decommissioned in 1972, and sent to Homebush Bay for breaking-up. The shipbreaking yard ceased operation before SS Aryfield could be torn apart.

December 5, 2015 · 1 min · 55 words · Glen Moody

The Sculpted Hedges of Schönbrunn Palace

The palace was the former residence of the Hapsburg emperors from the 18th to 19th century. Rows of precisely trimmed trees line the garden paths at Schonbrunn Palace. The hedges and avenues of trees were planted around 1750 and have a total length of over 30 km. They are trimmed each year using specially constructed frames that allow gardeners to reach the top of the trees. Until a few decades ago, the frame was pulled by horses....

December 5, 2015 · 1 min · 142 words · Cole Williams

The Ginkgo Avenue in Tokyo

Its the official tree of Tokyo, and the ginkgo leaf is the symbol of Tokyo. The leaves fall shortly after, blanketing the streets and sidewalks. Today, ginkgo biloba is the only living species in the division Ginkgophyta. All others went extinct. Photo credit:Hideya HAMANO/Flickr Photo credit:autan/Flickr Photo credit:mollie c/Flickr Photo credit:Jordi Sanchez Teruel/Flickr

December 4, 2015 · 1 min · 53 words · Jennifer Leach

The Marina Towers Observatory in Swansea is Shaped Like a Spaceship

Photo credit:Sloman/Wikimedia The Marina Towers Observatory was commissioned and built by the Swansea City Council in 1988. The bridges are connected to the observatory building but physically detached from the staircase building by a small gap. The staircase building houses a model of the solar system suspended from a wire in the center stairwell. Inside the staircase building. The observatory building housed a craft workshop, exhibition space, lecture halls and a public viewing gallery....

December 4, 2015 · 1 min · 85 words · Jonathan Walton

The Amphitheatre of El Jem

Only the great Colosseum in Rome and the ruined theatre of Capua are larger. In those times, Thysdrus was an important center of olive oil manufacturing which was exported in huge quantities. Its facade comprises three levels of arcades of Corinthian or composite style. Inside, the monument has conserved most of the supporting infrastructure for the tiered seating. The wall of the podium, the arena and the underground passages are practically intact....

December 3, 2015 · 1 min · 111 words · Michelle Payne

We Don’t Talk About HIV Enough Anymore, and a Lot Has Changed

HIV and AIDS have fallen off our radar. Not everybody has the luxury of forgetting about HIV and AIDS. In Africa,nearly 25 million people are living with the virus. In Asia,teenagers AIDS-related deaths are actually on the rise. There are 50,000 new diagnoses each year. What Happened to AIDS? AIDS is just an advanced stage of HIV infection. Today,only about 2% of people with HIV have AIDS. We have all the tools we need to make HIV go away,Dr....

December 3, 2015 · 3 min · 608 words · Kenneth Olson