Phone Dock Automation, Toothbrush Holders, and Ziploc Bags

Readers offer their best tips for automating your phone, holding your electric toothbrush heads, and filling ziploc bags with liquids.

Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips in our inbox, but for various reasons?maybe they're a bit too niche, maybe we couldn't find a good way to present it, or maybe we just couldn't fit it in?the tip didn't make the front page. From the Tips Box is where we round up some of our favorites for your buffet-style consumption. Got a tip of your own to share? Add it in the comments, email it to tips at lifehacker.com, or share it on our tips and expert pages.

Create an Automating Smartphone Dock from Binder Clips

We've shown you how to automate your hotel room with its key cards, and Sam S takes it a step further by using the tip at home:

Lifehacker inspired me to play around with some binder clips, a piece of cardboard and a cocktail stick to make a smartphone stand. I then realized my old NFC travel card fit perfectly in it, and I could use that to automatically trigger things like turning on screen rotation.

Store Toothbrush Heads with Cable Organizers

Brian saves some space on his bathroom counter:

I used IKEA nail in wire guides to store my Sonicare heads on the wall because my bathroom is tiny.

Fill Ziploc Bags with the Help of Empty Containers

Vanessa shares a simple tip for filling up bags in the kitchen:

Some of you may already do this, but I recently realized, when you are filling a Ziploc bag with something:

1. Put the bag in a cup or container
2. Flip the open end of the bag out and over the lip of the container
3. Fill the bag

It's much simpler, and mess-free too.

Photo by Melissa Doroquez.

Take a Photo of Your Grid-It to Remember Its Organization

Bill keeps his cables neat and organized:

I've been using the Grid-It for awhile at Lifehacker's recommendation, and it's great! But I find that if I remove too many things from it at once, I forget how I had them organized, and it's hard to fit it all in again. Last time, I took a photo and stored it in Evernote (or you can put it in Dropbox), and now if I ever forget I can quickly check to see how its all laid out!

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/ZmygKR6eE9s/phone-dock-automation-toothbrush-holders-and-ziploc-bags

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