How Can I DIY in a Small Living Space?

I love DIY projects—both household and electronic—but I live in an apartment in the city, and I don't have much space to work. How can I get my DIY fix without worrying about fumes, storage, sawdust, or bothering my neighbors with the noise of power tools? Sincerely, Small Space Hacker Dear Small Space Hacker, It can be tough to carve out a little space to work when you live in an apartment, but it's not impossible! Finding ways to get large power tools and heavy equipment involved is a bit trickier though. Still, it's definitely possible, and you don't have to move out of your apartment and into a larger space to get your DIY on (although that's one possible solution). Here are some things you can do right where you are now.

Pick Running Shoes Based on Comfort to Prevent Foot Injury

When you walk into a shoe store, you'll see a ton of options for different types of shoes. The thing is, those shoe types don't really have an effect on whether or not you get injured, and according to the BBC, it's best to just find a pair that's comfortable. The BBC took a look at a wide range of studies from the last few years and found that based on current research, the type of shoe you wear is basically irrelevant in injury prevention: The author of the Danish study, Rasmus Nielsen, from Aarhus University, says clinicians should focus their advice on training, distance, duration and intensity, rather than shoe choice. In the meantime the results of a study by Benno Nigg from the Human Performance Lab at the University of Calgary suggests that if running shoes feel comfortable they may reduce the risk of injury. His team gave soldiers a choice of six different shoe inserts of various hardness, elasticity and shape of the arch and heel cup. They were then asked to keep diaries of any injuries over the next four months. Nielsen found that whichever insole they chose, injuries were lower than among participants in a control group who ran without insoles. The inserts varied a great deal in their shock absorption, so what seemed to matter was comfort. We've talked about the differences between different shoe types before and our conclusion was the same: grab a pair that's comfortable and stick to them.

How Can I Organize Generations of Family Photos?

Keeping your family photos organized is hard enough even if everything's already digitized, but what do you do when you're faced with decades of real photographs that aren't organized at all. If you've got some ideas, jump in and help out a fellow reader! Jennifer asks: I have family photos going back to 1904 that were just thrown in round cardboard barrels. They are not labeled or organized in any way. How do you even start to get a handle on 100 years of family disorganization? Every winter I think I will find time to put them in albums or scan them to my computer but it's just so big a project. I would also like to digitize them so I can share with other family members. Are there any tips, tricks, apps, or services that can make this job a little easier? Have some advice for Jennifer? Post it below!

Adblock Plus Now Blocks Facebook's Biggest Annoyances

Adblock Plus has updated with a new set of features to hide a bunch of Facebook's biggest annoyances, including cleaning up your news feed and sidebar. The update isn't really about ads. Adblock Plus already blocks out ads, sponsored stories, and promoted posts, but this update adds a bunch more options. You can set it up to block news feed annoyances like "entertainment pages you may like," sidebar annoyances like "nearby places" or "rate movies," or everything. The everything option includes: Music Pages You May Like Entertainment Pages You May Like Add to Movies Add to TV Shows People You May Know Rate To Add To Your Movies Rate To Add To Your TV Shows Rate Books You’ve Read Rate These Places Get Important News Recommended Pages Rate Movies You’ve Watched Add to Movies Add to TV Shows Rate TV Shows You’ve Watched Suggested Groups Friend Finder/Find More Friends Games You May Like Play It Again Suggest Friends Nearby Places

BBM Is Now Available for iOS [Update: Android Too!]

iOS/Android: There are a lot of great alternate texting apps out there, but many of them are only useful if all your friends use them too. If you have a lot of BlackBerry-using friends, you can now BBM them with the free BlackBerry Messenger app for iOS. If you have BlackBerry-using friends, you've probably heard of BBM before: it's the previously BlackBerry-only service that lets you send messages, pictures, and more over your data connection with other BBM users. You can see when messages have been delivered and read, and control who can message you by adding their PIN number to your contacts list. It's basically like iMessage, but for BlackBerry users (and it came first). Now, iOS and Android users can get in on the fun with the new BBM app. Just download the app, set up your profile, and you can BBM back and forth with other BlackBerry- or BBM-using friends just by trading PIN numbers. Unfortunately BBM is rolling out gradually, so you'll have to enter your email upon startup and wait for a message before you can start using it.

Ask an Expert: All About Smarter Grocery Shopping

Say hi to Erin Gifford of Ziplist, a service that simplifies meal planning and grocery shopping. Ziplist integrates with some of the web's best food sites, allows you to search more than 1 million recipes, and supplies users with relevant coupons. It also exports lists and meal plans to mobile devices, making grocery shopping that much easier. Erin is here for the next hour lending her expertise on smarter, faster food shopping—ask away!

Anti-Bacterial Soap Doesn't Make Your Hands Any Cleaner

You know you should wash your hands, but for how long and with what kind of soap? While we tend to overcomplicate our personal hygiene nowadays, the answer is pretty simple. Dr. Carly Stewart, medical expert at Money Crashers, that you should just use whatever soap you've got: Regular soap is just as effective as antibacterial soap when it comes to the spread of germs. Furthermore, bacteria can become resistant to the antibacterial agents in these products, which can make it more difficult to kills these bugs down the line. When washing your hands, don't worry too much about the soap at your disposal. Just take the suggested 20 seconds and make sure you scrub all parts of your hands thoroughly.