Use a blender to make a cheesecake crust

Recently I have been making a few cheesecakes (I am in China where decent cheesecakes don't seem to exist, when I found a place to cream...

Whipping cream using a blender

I have always been a fan of doing things the quick and easy (lazy) way. I will show you how to whip cream using a blender. (Note: I just...

How to fix the popup flash on your camera (Canon DSLR)

Here is the problem: You are trying to take a photo with your Canon DSLR camera . The lighting is a bit dark, so the flash should pop ...

Cheesy Valentines - The History

Another Valentines day (or "single awareness day" as many people like to call it. It is this time of year that I make chee...

Tip of the Day - A smarter way to eat microwave popcorn

Don't know why it took me 20+ years to figure out how to eat popcorn this way. The photo above basically speaks for itself. I don&#...

Cloud Storage 2013 - A look at the old and the new

By now, everyone uses cloud storage. Whether you knowingly download a program (Dropbox) to sync certain files you deem important, or unk...

VPN Review - gfwVPN

(Note: For a comprehensive and up-to-date comparison of features and prices for different VPNs, click on this  VPN and Proxy Comparison list...