The internet is great at delivering the skimmed down, all-you-need-to-know, top 10 lists with the promise of making your life easy. I know I’m liable for clicking on every Top 20 Web 2.0 Companies, Top 5 Ways to Make Money and 15 Best Startup Tips in my feed - so when I came across Daytipper, I got pretty excited.
Basically, Daytipper is a website that allows users to submit tips (who even have the chance to get paid for each submission) that are then reviewed by their staff, posted on Daytipper and voted on by the community. The site has tips in all sorts of areas including education, money, technology and travel. Here are some of the more interesting tips that I saw featured:
- How using soapy water can help when moving furniture
- How to use charcoal to absorb refrigerator odors
- How to save a wet cell phone
- How to relieve mouth ulcer pain
- How Vaseline can be used as a eye makeup remover
They currently only have a few pages worth of content, but if their submissions pick up, I’m sure you will find plenty of great tips that can help your business, hobbies and personal life. My only qualm with the site is the lack of additional information on each tip. They only feature the ‘how to’ for each piece of advice without additional links to visit. None-the-less, the site has some interesting advice that is worth checking out.
I’m not sure where I came across this article but here are five really cool tricks that you can do with your cell phone:
1. Make an Emergency Call From Anywhere
The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network and to establish the emergency number for you. Interestingly this number can be even dialed if the cell phone’s keypad is locked.
2. Getting Locked Keys Out of Your Car
For those who use a remote key to open their car: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other ‘remote’ for your car, you can unlock the doors (or trunk).
3. Hidden Battery Power
If your cell cell battery every gets dangerously low at a time when you really need the juice, there is a trick to get some power back. Press the keys *3370# and your cell will restart with the reserve battery power and show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.
4. How to Disable a STOLEN Mobile Phone
To check your Mobile phone’s serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: *#06#. A 15 digit code will appear on your screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. If your phone gets stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won’t get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can’t use/sell it either.
5. Free Directory Service for Cells
Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more to make 411 information calls when they really don’t have to. When you need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800) FREE 411 or (800) 373-3411 and you will not incur any charges. If I were you, program this number into your cell phone now.