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You Don't Have to Spend a Ton on a Funeral--Here's Why

As the director of Funeral Consumers Alliance, a nonprofit that helps people avoid funeral fraud, I know all about mortuary mythology. (That"s what I call the collective "wisdom" about death, dying, funerals, and dead people.

Get Faster Data Speeds on Your iPhone with This Hacked Update

If your iPhone is feeling a bit sluggish after recent carrier updates from AT&T or T-Mobile, iTweakiOS has a guide for installing your own custom carrier bundle that should bring increased speeds.

Find a Good Personal Trainer with These Five Questions

A personal trainer is a great way to get a custom workout you'll enjoy, but you need to find someone you actually like working with. Health blog Greatist suggests that you ask yourself a few important questions to ensure you'll develop a healthy relationship with them.

Hang Pots and Pans in Corner Cabinets to Make Better Use of Them

The corner cabinets are awkward, tricky places to store your kitchen stuff efficiently. It turns out, though, that this is a great spot for tucking away your pots and pans.

Learn Anything in 20 Hours with This Four Step Method

With just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice, you can go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well. That's the message from Josh Kaufman, author of The First 20 Hours. In the video above, he reveals the four steps to learning any new skill, fast.

Not Just Another Notes App: Why You Should Use Google Keep

When Google Keep launched, it never got the fanfare it deserved. The people that did review it compared it to all the wrong apps, like Evernote or Microsoft OneNote.

Gizmodo On Using Your iPhone Abroad Without Getting Totally Screwed io9 Could Spider-Man and Wolve

Gizmodo On Using Your iPhone Abroad Without Getting Totally Screwed | io9 Could Spider-Man and Wolverine guest-star on Agents of SHIELD? | Jezebel Brad Pitt Retires Stunt Cock: No More Sex Scenes | Deadspin The Cavs Are Willing To Trade The First Overall Pick

Google Drive Gets OCR Scanning, File Downloads, and More on Android

Android: Google has updated its Drive mobile app with a cleaner, cards-style look and several awesome new features. Among them: the ability to download a copy of documents directly to your device and scan papers using OCR.

Do You Print Photos Anymore?

Most department stores and pharmacies still have photo labs and kiosks that let you print your photos. Just pop in an SD card or a USB drive, select the photos you want to print, and out they come, in whatever size you choose and on whatever paper you prefer.

Confront Your Biases to See the World from Another Point of View

David Foster Wallace's commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon college has gone down as one of the better pieces of life advice out there. His suggestions is pretty simple. When you're annoyed with another person, think about why you would do what they're doing.