Moving in with roommates can be a great experience if everyone is on the same page. It usually makes your rent more affordable, you get to meet more peeps, and possibly make good friends in the process.
But of course that doesn’t always happen right? We’ve all heard the horror stories of passive aggressive roommates or the kind that eat everything in the pantry and never buy stuff to replenish it. Those types of roommates just suck. Sure everyone is nice in the beginning when you start living together, but it doesn’t take long to find out that the new roomie (who you thought was so cool and laid back), is actually a slob who never washes dishes and eats all of your Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Vanilla ice cream without asking.
Luckily now there’s a new website called EasyRoomin that aims to simplify shared living by helping roommates track expenses, assign chores, make lists of possessions, and more. Continue reading »
When it comes to underwear, you may fall into either the “I don’t care as long as it’s clean” or the “I don’t mind paying a little more for performance” group.
Here are two options I came across recently that make sense no matter which camp you’re in. Oh and if you’re in the commando camp, then stop reading here.
Manpacks
Manpacks is a subscription based service which ships you brand new socks, underwear, and t-shirts every 3-months (think Netflix for skivvies). The site offers a variety of familiar brands (Hanes, Champion, American Apparel, Calvin Klein) and let’s you customize your orders the way you want them.
Launched in January of this year, Manpacks hopes to help you free up…”more time to build empires, climb mountains, slay dragons…to achieve the goals you aspire to.”
Known for their affordable men’s fast fashion, 21Men, just launched a shoe line last Friday.
21Men shoes remind me of old school low-profile Vans or Converse All-Stars. They have a classic look and feel to them and come at a price point right in that can’t-miss sweet spot ($14.90-16.90). Grab a pair (or two) before they sell out.
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Classic Canvas Sneakers
$14.90
These classic sneakers have a lace-up front and 21MEN logo tab side. Featuring dyed to match seams and a single striped trim. Comes in Black & Indigo (shown). Upper: 92% cotton, 8% rayon; insole: 99% cotton, 1% polyester; outsole: 100% rubber Continue reading »
PicClick Your Way to Finding All Sorts of Good Stuff
August 4, 2010 | Anthony Doctolero | 3 Comments
I’ve always liked websites that place emphasis on the visuals. With PicClick’s “visual search” you get that and then some.
What PicClick does is aggregate multiple sites content (eBay, Amazon, Etsy, PlentyOfFish, etc.) and presents results in a dead simple way that makes searching for products, recipes, and even a date, easier.
Sure you can already do similar searches in each of the respective sites listed above, but most of those search results are cluttered and wonky. They bog the whole searching process down with lots of text and poor navigation. Continue reading »
I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
-Michael Jordan
If you already consume a lot of online content like videos, photos, television shows, movies and games on your laptop, you might as well use your huge big screen HDTV as a monitor. Howcast, one of our favorite how-to sites on the web, has put together a very straightforward and useful video on how to connect your laptop to your television. Continue reading »
Whenever I look at pieces I’ve kept in my wardrobe for 10 or 15+ years, the universal thread has always been the overall quality of materials and workmanship.
With California-based Hlaska (a play on the words Hawaii and Alaska), you get that sense, the feeling you’re buying a piece you’ll actually keep for a long time. Their wallets, bags, and menswear set them apart because they come from a place uniquely inspired and thoughtfully designed with just the right amount of science and industrial influence.
In this Style Spotlight, we take a look at some Hlaska products we’ve singled out. Continue reading »
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If you’ve missed out on AMC’s series Mad Men the past few years, consider this your late pass— you’re truly missing out on one of the best series on all of television.
Mad Men Season 4, premieres July 25th, Sunday 10/9c.
Sure Mad Men has won critical acclaim by winning nine Emmys, 4 Golden Globes, and was the first basic cable series to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series (2008 & 2009). But who cares about all that award stuff, it’s just a damn good show which is visually rich and delivers on complex characters we end up caring about.
Maybe it’s because he exudes calm under pressure, often gives in to his inner desires for other women, is the most dapper looking man on television, or because he is as much flawed by his tormenting past as he is brilliant in his working career, but whatever the case the show’s main character, Don Draper (Jon Hamm) exemplifies a character which draws us in.
Driving, especially during the summer months can take a toll on your wallet. Make sure you’re getting the most out of your fuel economy and ensure your car is in tip top shape using Fuelly.
Fuelly helps you track your gas mileage overtime and allows you to compare it to other people who have the same car. If you notice a dip in economy it could mean it’s time for service. You can save a considerable amount of money over the life of your vehicle just by monitoring your auto’s fuel economy. Continue reading »
Dockers D1 Khakis
I’ve been wearing Dockers since high school when I used to steal (read borrow) them from my grandfather’s stash. He pretty much had every color and style they made. I never saw him wear jeans–he always had on those nicer type trousers or Dockers.
My grandfather was a little old school so all his Dockers had pleats and were cuffed at the bottom. When I would wear them, my friend (Bob K.) would say, “Why you wearing old man pants?” I didn’t care and shook the teasing because I felt good in them. Continue reading »
“Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure.”
~Author Unknown
Your windows registry is like central command for your windows operating system. It keeps a history of everything that has been installed on the computer, user information and even system item information on fonts. Many times when your computer starts to slow, crash or freeze, registry errors can be the culprit.
The Sony VAIO laptop I received 3 years ago no longer runs as smooth or as fast as it used to. Some people buy new computers, but I know I can eek out another year or so using it before I submit to my inner voice telling me to buy something new and shiny. I went ahead and tested freeware by Glary Utilities to help with my registry errors and was happy with the results.
