14 Handy Life Hacks for the Digital Age.

Supercharge

Just about to rush out but need a little extra juice? Put your phone on airplane mode and turn off all unnecessary apps to noticeably cut down the charging time.

Sticky Keys

Mucky fingers? Use the sticky side of an old post-it note to lift the dirt from between your keys.

Tying up Loose Ends

Use old loo roll tubes to help organise your cable jungle into TP topiary. On the go? An old cotton spool can reel in your headphones before they tangle themselves unusable.

Don’t want to pack your cables away? Use bulldog clips to keep them organised but ready for action.

Don’t Lego

Still got rogue cables? Give them to one of these guys to hold onto for you.

Fried Legs?

Re-use and old egg carton as a solid surface that lets your laptop breath out from underneath, keeping it cool and fresh.

iRule

Take a picture of a ruler and set it as your phone background for easy measuring. Make sure you have the ruler handy when setting up the picture’s scale for a comparison.

With Great Power comes Great Organizational skills

You’ll never run out of juice again with this charging station. Run an extender through the back of your draws to keep the clutter covered.

You’re in Charge

Want to stand out from the crowd? Housemate keeps “borrowing” your charger without realising it’s yours? Use duct tape or washi tape to personalise your chargers.

The Immortal Coil

Wrap the spring from inside a clicky pen around your delicate cables to stop them getting bent and twisted.

Ghetto Blaster

No money for an iPhone dock? Pretty much anything conical can really boost your volume, and you’ll be surprised how much umph you can get out of a couple of cups and a loo roll tube.

Laser Vision

Use this simple method to take close-up snapshots with your smartphone. Remove the lens from and old laser pointer and attach it in front of the camera.

Touché Hombre

Keep your friends from every guessing your passcode by replacing a character with an accented letter.