Morning – Features

Melinda’s Garden: Last Year’s Seeds

It's not quite time to start your garden. Here's a way you can get ahead.

Starting seeds indoors is a great way to get your garden on even though we’re still at risk of a frost until later in May. But how do you know whether seeds from last year are still worth trying to germinate? Melinda Myers has a method in this week’s Melinda’s Garden. Categories: Morning – Features

Tech Tip Today: Pinning Browser Tabs

Do you leave a bunch of tabs open? Clean up the clutter with Francie Black.

Do you like to leave a lot of browser tabs open when you browse the web? Turns out there’s a better way to do so, without cluttering things up. Francie Black does some light housekeeping in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning – Features

Thinking Green: CFL Myths

What are the common misconceptions about fluorescents? Danny Lipford busts them.

Choosing between fluorescent lights and LEDs can be tricky, especially when you’re trying to help the planet stay cool and cut your energy bill. Danny Lipford shows us how to sort out the myth from the facts when it comes to CFLs, or compact fluorescent lamps. Categories: Morning – Features

Ask Danny: Fixing Holes in Brickwork

It's spring. Get out there and tackle the stuff that's been waiting all winter.

Now that it’s spring and the weather has warmed up, you’ve probably noticed that the brickwork on your house has some small gaps and holes in it. And if you’re getting out and about, that means insects will be soon, as well. Danny Lipford shows us how to stop up those holes in the brickwork nice and snug without any…

Tech Tip Today: Facebook Encryption

Keep secrets where they belong: between you and your trusted friend.

With hackers running amuck online, sending personal information over the internet, even if it’s to someone you know and trust, can be nervewracking. But Facebook claims it can keep your secret data between you and your intended recipient with its Messenger function. Francie Black walks us through it in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning – Features

Astronomy at the Spring Equinox

Meteorologist Scott Sincoff takes a look at the specifics behind the Spring Equinox and a constellation that’s nice and bright this time of year: Categories: Morning – Features, Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: constellation, equinox, leo, regulus, SPACE, Spring, weather

Ask Danny: Painting Tile

If you hate the tile in your bathroom, can you paint over it?

There are some tile colors that make it instantly apparent what era the homeowner was in when the tile was installed: 70s harvest green or gold, 60s pink, 50s turquoise. But if you don’t want to commit to the hassle of taking it out and re-tiling, can you paint over it? Danny Lipford explains what you’re in for in this…

Tech Tip Today: Ecard

Send your birthday boy or girl a smile, without finding a stamp first.

It’s a fun way to instantly send someone a smile, even though they could be on the other side of the world. Francie Black shows us how to send an ECard in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning – Features

App of the Week: Otto Radio App

Tailor your listening to the kinds of stories you want to hear.

These days we have more options than ever before when it comes to the kind of media we want to consume. Francie Black shows us an app that lets us cut through all the chatter on the radio airwaves to find our way to the kinds of stories and coverage that speaks to our personal interests. Categories: Morning – Features