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Chemical labs use devices made for this purpose. They're called shakers and they're available in many variations. You can also get paint shakers, which will be cheaper but may need to be adapted to ho …

Place a lid on the pan. Place it slightly askew, so there's a small opening on one side. Use potholders or oven mitts to hold down the lid while you pour out the liquid. The lid reduces the amount of …

Dust and the occasional grease mark are inevitable. You can train yourself never to put your fingers on your glasses (only touch the frame), that reduces the number of grease marks. Instead of disp …

Place the shredder somewhere where you'll pass by it many times during the day. Shred a few papers every time you pass by it. It'll still take a while, but it's not such a daunting prospect when you b …

If you don't mind destroying the book: cut off the binding. Now you have a stack of loose pages you can run through a document feeder. Or you can build a book scanner. I've seen scanners that inclu …

It can't always be prevented, but it's easy to resolve. You can drill out the clog using a small drill bit (1-2 mm) and a variable-speed drill.

Place a plastic container over the bug against the window. Now it can't escape. Slide a piece of cardboard between the container and the window, closing the container. Carefully lift the container a …

The particles you're worried about are too small to be trapped by an improvised filter. A vacuum cleaner won't trap these either. You really need a purpose-made HEPA filter as used in air purifiers an …

Don't try to apply the superglue directly on the object you're gluing. Instead, get an old newspaper. Make a blob of glue on the newspaper. Dip the object in this blob, then wipe off the excess on the …

Buy a longer cable so your device no longer hangs in the air but can be placed on the ground. Micro-USB cables are not designed as structural, load-bearing elements, don't try to use them that way.