TIP AND TRICKS FOR MAKING LIFE EASY 11

RETRO PHONE STAND

Who said cassettes were dead? For a useful blast from the past, check this hack out.

Grab an old cassette tape case (no, not your mint-condition Hall & Oates album—use Cyndi Lauper instead). Fold the lid in on itself, toward the back side of the case, and rest it flat on your desk. Your obsolete piece of music packaging has now become a retro-chic smartphone holder, which will allow you to keep an eye on your incoming texts and emails while you do something more interesting, or even watch a movie on a tiny screen (I recommend The Goonies), just like home video in the 1980s.

CABLE ORGANIZER

Wireless technology is a gift from the tech gods—but somehow, like hoverboards, it has yet to become ubiquitous. So, like so many dads out there, you probably have an entire drawer of cables. Time to sort them out.

Find yourself a sturdy box (the size should vary according to the amount of wires you have collected over the years), and begin collecting spent toilet paper rolls (enough to fill the box when standing them up vertically). When your collection is complete, fold your wires so that they fit snugly into the toilet rolls, and place them in the box. You’re on a roll!

LAPTOP COOLER

The beauty of gadgets is that they’re at least 50 percent unnecessary (I checked: it’s the official standard). However, this can work against you when you’re paying hard-earned cash for solid-gold crap.

Take, for instance, those fancy cooling pads to stop your laptop from overheating: 24 carat. I like to keep things nice and simple (i.e., free) by using an overturned empty egg carton. OK, it’s not pretty, but it will ensure your computer gets lots of airflow where it needs it.

Milan Tomic

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