Top 10 Infographics and Cheat Sheets That Make Life Easier
You only have so much room in your brain, and nothing's worse than forgetting that one genius tip right when you need it. Stop trying to remember everything and pin these ten infographics to your bulletin board for quick reference on any topic.
10. Know Who Protects Your Privacy
With all the privacy hubub lately, it's important to know who's got your back. Luckily, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has an always up-to-date chart of which internet companies—from Microsoft to Google to Dropbox—are likely to hand your data over to the government when it comes knocking. Your privacy is important, and this'll help make sure you act accordingly.
9. Remove Any Kind of Stain
It's bad enough that clothing care instructions are cryptic, but what happens when you get a stain on your clothes and need to get it out right away? Sure, you could search Google, but withthis little chart from WonderHowTo next to your washing machine, you can get right to stain busting. There's even one for holiday-related stains, too, when you drink a bit too much eggnog and spill gravy all over yourself.
8. Know What to Do When Bad Things Happen
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Do you know what to do when you get pulled over? When you get arrested? When you get in a car accident? It may be easy to remember the protocol for these things on a normal day, but when you're under pressure and bad things actually happen, it's amazing how the important stuff slips your mind.Keep this infographic from No Handcuffs in your wallet so you always know what to do when the sky falls down.
7. Choose the Best Seat at Any Table
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Ever go out to dinner with your friends, but there's always one friend you don't want to sit next to? Don't get stuck in the hot seat: check out this little cheat sheet that'll help you choose the right seat at any multi-person table, no matter who you're trying to avoid (or who you're trying to sit next to, you lovebird).
6. Look Sharp with Clothing Tips Galore
If you're having trouble learning what ties match what shirts, how to tie a tie, or even how a suit should fit, we've got cheat sheets galore. Check out this one from Beckett Simonon for tie-matching tricks, this one for a few different kinds of tie knots, and this one from visual.ly to see how a suit should fit.
5. Buy the Healthiest (and Best Quality) Food
Wait, when are strawberries in season again? What vitamins are in carrots? If you can never seem to remember, we've got the cheat sheets for you. This one from Kitchen 101 is awesome, showing which produce has which nutrients (and what health benefits it has), all organized by color. This one from the Leon shows you which foods are in season when, and this one should go right on your fridge, telling you when different foods spoil.
4. Convert Measurements in the Kitchen
Here's another one for the fridge: if you're doing a little kitchen math and having trouble converting between cups, tablespoons, quarts, and gallons, this clever chart from S B Lattin Design has your answers. It seems complicated at first, but once you figure it out, it's indespensable. Of course, you could always do this with Siri or Google Voice Actions, too.
3. Learn the Ins and Outs of Your Camera
We highly recommend learning the basics of photography, but it can be hard to remember everything, especially when you're starting out. If you've got a shiny new camera you want to try out, print out this cheat sheet from Miguel Yatco and keep it in your camera bag. It'll keep you primed on all your camera's different settings and features.
2. Know the Best Time to Buy Anything
Almost every big ticket item goes on sale at some point in the year, like clockwork. Maybe it's when new models come out, or maybe it's when the season starts ramping up (or down). Check out our infographic (and full guide) to the best time to buy anything, all year round. While you're at it, this cheat sheet can help you get the best discounts online, too.
1. Learn the Keyboard Shortcuts for...Well, Anything
Ah, keyboard shortcuts. Once you learn them, they're the best thing that ever happened to your productivity. But when you're first trying to learn them, it's like trying to swim upstream. Luckily, you've got all sorts of infographics to tape behind your monitor—whether you're trying to navigate Gmail, Windows 8, OS X, Microsoft Word, or even Photoshop and Illustrator. No matter what shortcuts you're trying to learn, someone's probably made a cheat sheet for you—you just need to find it.
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