‘OddFeatures’ Posts

The Professional Details of Job Searching

The Professional Details of Job Searching

Pixar’s Andrew Stanton once said “If you want someone’s attention, whisper.” He means that the tiny details count. To succeed professionally after graduation, you need to stand out from the crowd. And nobody’s perfect, which means that in order to stand out, you need to have a few perfect touches that everyone else misses. There ...

10 Little-Known Firefox Tricks

10 Little-Known Firefox Tricks

FireFox is an open source program in that anyone can manipulate or add to it. Pulling from the collective consciousness of the world to enhance a program is a pretty nifty idea to say the least. This collective mind source has put together a web browser that adjusts very well to each person’s individual needs. ...

10 Little-Known Google Chrome Tricks

10 Little-Known Google Chrome Tricks

Google Chrome is awesome enough as it is. But it’s even more awesome because it is begging, crying, screaming for you to customize it however you want. Nevermind all the cool extensions you can use extend Chrome’s awesomeness, there’s some homegrown deliciousness already built into this bad boy. Here’s a taste. Omnibox Calculator The omnibox ...

Unhealthy Foods To Avoid When Medicated

Unhealthy Foods To Avoid When Medicated

You may have seen the list of healthy foods that can have serious drug interactions. If you’re suffering from any illness, from allergies to diarrhea, there are several unhealthy foods you should also avoid, both for your immune system and to avoid drug interactions. You may be craving a slew of strange foods when you’re ...

Hide YouTube Comments With DerpTube

Hide YouTube Comments With DerpTube

Ah, internet comments. How you make me doubt the viability of democracy. If you’ve ever spent more than five minutes on the internet, you’ve had learn to avoid looking at the internet comments of just about everything to avoid hating humanity entirely. But of all the websites out there, all which have their own little ...

Easy And Inexpensive Allergy Relievers

Easy And Inexpensive Allergy Relievers

Allergies are a pain in the ass. If you’re one of those people that get them seasonally it’s even worse. You can put out wads of cash for doctor visits and prescriptions or you can just pay attention to what’s in your own home. Some healing items may already be in your possession. If not, ...

You Wish You Learned This in Advertising Class

You Wish You Learned This in Advertising Class

We often sit back and think of how clever the Super Bowl ads are, or how creative Coke ads tend to be, but this one surely blows all others out of the water. And it’s not actually trying to sell anything at all. You see, this advertisement is about awareness. Child abuse is terrible, we ...

Six Summer Sorts: Which Type Are You?

Six Summer Sorts: Which Type Are You?

Whether this is your first college-age summer or your last, it’s important to make the most of every summer vacation before life slaps you in the face. There are many different types of summer-lovers out there, so consider what you want to get out of your summer, then buckle down and make a plan. 1. ...

Drug Interactions – When Do Healthy Foods Hurt You?

Drug Interactions – When Do Healthy Foods Hurt You?

Whenever we’re forced into a round of antibiotics, we get a long list of do’s and do not’s from the pharmacy. Sometimes they even want to talk to us about proper use of the medications. We’re also supposed to disclose any supplements or over-the-counter medications we may be taking. Unfortunately, this doesn’t include some of ...

6 Natural Sleep Aids To Help You Catch More Z’s

6 Natural Sleep Aids To Help You Catch More Z’s

Sleep is a massive staple of a healthy lifestyle. You need it for many reasons like maintaining concentration for studying, staying awake during lecture and, especially, for not getting sick. It’s pretty useful to get sick just before an exam and make your excuses to retake it later. But it’s not nearly as much fun ...