INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Many vegetables freeze well, but there are some that do not. In general, cabbage, celery, cress, cucumbers, endive, lettuce, parsley, radishes, potatoes, and veggies with a high water content will not freeze well. They will lose their flavor and often become limp once thawed. Most vegetables retain their color, flavor, and texture best when blanched first. The time will vary for different vegetables, but in general, boil the vegetables for 3-5 minutes, then plunge them into an ice bath. Dry the vegetables with a paper towel and package them up.  Peppers and onions are the exceptions; do not blanch these vegetables. Always wash the vegetables before blanching. Most frozen veggies will retain freshness and flavor for up to one year. After that, toss them out. The sooner you consume the vegetables, the better they will taste. Toss out frozen tomatoes after 2 months. This will help retain the freshness of your fruit and prevent it from turning brown in the freezer. Rinse the fruit under fresh, running water, then slice each fruit into pieces. Pat the pieces dry with a paper towel, then package them up in well-sealed containers or bags. Most fruits can be frozen for up to a year. After that, toss them out. Citrus fruits have a shorter shelf life – they will retain their flavor and appearance for 4 and 6 months.  Fruits with high water content, like watermelon, do not freeze well. Toss out bananas after 2 months.

SUMMARY: Stick to using freezer-friendly veggies. Blanch vegetables before freezing them. Throw vegetables out after 8 to 12 months in the freezer. Wash and trim your fruit before freezing. Store most fruits in the freezer for 10 to 12 months.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Inline devices attach to your phone's cable and record your calls without requiring placement on the actual phone. Plug your telephone line into the appropriate jack on your inline recorder, then plug the recorder's outgoing phone line into your wall jack as though it was a normal phone line. Find the recorder's audio output cable, and plug it into your audio recording device of choice. Some inline recorders come with a recording device integrated into the unit. If you'd prefer to save a step, buy one of these models. More basic models let you decide what type of audio recorder to use, which may make them more useful for some people. Do it just as the conversation begins, and don't forget to start recording if using a separate audio recorder. Some devices come with a “remote input” feature. These devices will begin to record automatically when there's a call, saving you the trouble.

SUMMARY: Capture your conversation with an inline recording device. Hook up the device. Activate the inline device.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Wrap the cable around itself until you have a bundle. Use a binder clip to secure the end of the cable to itself. If the binder clip is big enough, you can wrap it around the whole bundle. Wrap the cable up in a bundle by wrapping it around your fingers. You can also coil it in a loop if you prefer. Wrap a piece of tape around it with the sticky part facing outside, and stick it to itself. Wrap another piece of tape on top of it, sticky side to sticky side, so the cable won't stick to everything. Create one loop around your hand. Pull the cable through the middle, and tighten it around the loop. Keep wrapping it through the middle and around the loop. Once you're done, you'll have a neat cable, and you can just let out a little bit of length as needed.

SUMMARY: Bundle and secure with a binder clip. Bundle and tape the cable. Use the shortening method.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you return to the Omegle home page (which you can do at any time by clicking the "Omegle" banner in the top left of the chat screen), you can try adding keywords to the text box under "What do you wanna talk about?" that describe your likes and interests. After this, click "Text" or "Video" and Omegle will try to connect you with a stranger who wants to chat about something similar. If Omegle can't find any other users who want to talk about the same subjects as you, it will simply connect you to a random use as it normally would. From time to time, you may have a conversation on Omegle that's so hilarious, outrageous, or enlightening that you want to save it! Don't bother with manually copying and pasting — instead, use Omegle's built-in chat log exporting functionality. After you disconnect from a chat, you should  see an orange button that says "Great chat?" followed by a selection of links. Click "Get a link" to have the chatlog open in a new tab with an easy-to-use link or click "Select all" to have the text of the chat become highlighted so you can easily copy it. You should also see links to Facebook, Twitter, and a few other social sites. Clicking one of these links will create a fully-formatted post for you to submit to your profile on the appropriate site — perfect for sharing hilarious chat logs! Omegle has special private chat services reserved only for college students. To access college student chat, you'll need to click the button that says "College student chat" on the Omegle home page, then enter a valid email address ending with ".edu" into the text box. Once you do this, you'll need to check your email inbox for a verification message from Omegle. Once you verify your email, you'll be able to use the college student chat services. Sometimes, it can be fun to watch or listen in while strangers chat about a subject of your choosing! To do this, click the small button in the bottom right of the home page that says "Spy (question) mode." You'll be prompted to enter an open-ended question for discussion. Type in your question, then click "ask strangers" to see what people have to say! Alternatively, if you'd rather answer questions yourself, you can click on the "discussing questions" link below. Note that, in this mode, if your partner disconnects, the chat will end for too, so type your answer quickly! There's no polite way around it — some people come to Omegle to have sexual chats. If this is what you're interested in, try clicking the "Adult" or "Unmoderated Section" links on the home page. The rest is up to you — it should be fairly self-explanatory! This may seem obvious, but it bears explicit mentioning: In the adult and un-moderated sections of Omegle, you will see adult pornographic content. Enter at your own risk!

SUMMARY:
Key in your interests to meet like-minded people. Save chat logs from great conversations. Enter your college email address for student chat. Try spy/question mode. Try Adult/Unmoderated Chat (if you're over 18).