whitsongordon
Whitson Gordon
whitsongordon
Whitson Gordon is a writer, gamer, and all-around tech nerd. He eats potato chips with chopsticks so he doesn't get grease on his mechanical keyboard.

Meditation

This cannot be stressed enough. You can solve ANY of the other problems listed here if the only thing you know how to do is use a search engine and properly determine which of the results are useful or not. It is exactly how I plan to learn to sew on a button this evening. Read more

Tie a knot

Reading Mile Markers on a High Way

This skill is useful in emergency situations, navigation purposes, and just for a general idea of where the hell you are. My grandpa taught me how to do it when I was little and it's come in handy in a lot of situations. If something happens to you, someone else on the road, it's

I would add to this (and usually it is taught at the same time with CPR) learning how to use an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator). These are popping up everywhere now in public spaces, so knowing how to use one can add to the percentage of being able to save a life. It's super simple to use. Read more

Chromecast rocks. I use it for HBO/Netflix, and Plex for my home library. You can cast Pandora as well, and I control it all from my Nexus 7 2013 tablet. You can cast Chrome browsers, but it gets a bit laggy sometimes. Read more

The Chromecast is great because it's so cheap—only $35. Its "tab" mirroring isn't very good, but for $35, its the best bang for your buck you'll get as a streaming device. Other devices might be better, but cost more—we recommend checking out the Roku as well. Read more

Yeah, I can confirm that right side quick settings is still on tablets on the latest stock (4.4.2) android. Read more

Nova Launcher Pro lets you define gestures. One of them is "open quick setting" Read more

Then that's something that you don't benefit from spending money on. I'm another person who cannot decide, or think of things to make ahead of time. I'd need to make a list of everything I've made in the past, and try to choose from that. Even then, I'm pretty fickle. Read more

Met my girlfriend of 3 years on OKC. I was just brutally honest with my answers to the questions, which I think helps find you a genuine match. The only question I answered that she still brings up to this day is that I said I like to sleep without touching in bed— just because it gets too hot at night! But on cold Read more

I met my fiance on OkCupid. In terms of the actual site engineering and how the matching process works, it blows every other site that I've used out of the water. Match.com's primary goal is to make money, actually intelligently matching people up is a very distant second. Read more