We'd just got our old house sorted out for summer cooling. We don't want the cats to get out of any windows, and we don't want spiders getting in, so we wanted to do it with the minimum of open windows. Strategically placed fans moved a lot of air around the house, though, and proved quite effective. The main trick seemed to be getting airflow between upstairs and downstairs. Before we managed that, the upstairs would get incredibly hot, whilst downstairs remained relatively cool.

A Cute Overload of tongue-sticking.

Some good suggestions in this Ask MeFi.

We have a very similar problem - an office upstairs with two computers and two large people. Our solution is mainly based on a series of fans pushing air around the house, taped or tied in place to keep them safe from catattack.

We've been meaning to do a post all about it, so I'll probably end up writing it and posting it just as the heatwave ends.

• Ask MeFi: Keeping Cool in the Heat Wave.
• (Via Lifehacker.)

I'll pull some bits together into a Summer Hacks page soon, I think, but until then, I'll just gather some of the related stuff from Lifehacker together here...

• Keeping Cool Without Air Conditioning