What Is Uranium One and Why Is It Suddenly a Big Story?
Sometimes certain words and phrases pop up in the right word cloud – Jeremiah Wright, birth certificate, Vince Foster, Kenya, Benghazi. The latest to come […]
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Let Us Know Your Questions About Tim Ferriss
This week at The Upgrade, we meet with author, entrepreneur, investor and star Tim Ferris. Tim, perhaps best known for his first two books, a […]
Continue reading »When to Use Daddy’s Voice
The paradox of parenting is that you can perform all functions and still feel like an impostor. Changing diapers, playing peek-a-boo, rolling on your back […]
Continue reading »You Need to Deal With Your Digital Heritage Now
It used to be thought that when someone died, their performer followed a standard roadmap to repopulate their property: clean out the house, look at […]
Continue reading »Travel-Friendly Thanksgiving Dishes for Those of Us Not Hosting
Whether you love cooking or just want to be a good guest, it’s usually pretty cool to bring the dish with you to Thanksgiving dinner. […]
Continue reading »Leave 15 Minutes Early and Other Morning Routine Tips
For a full-time writer on a productivity blog, I’m pretty bad at mornings. So when we asked Lifehacker Facebook fans about their best tricks to […]
Continue reading »How to Stop Chatting and Shut Hell
You have problems, I have advice. This tip does not contain powdered sugar – in fact, it does not contain sugar and can even be […]
Continue reading »How to Sign Documents on Any Device You Have
Signing and emailing PDFs is always tricky, especially if you think you need to print it, sign it, scan it, and email it to someone […]
Continue reading »An Annual Reminder That You Can Make a Cheap and Easy Window Ice Remover
Ice on your windshield is both a safety issue and a huge hassle on a frosty day when you just want to get to where […]
Continue reading »How to Get the Pixel 2 Always on Display on an Old Google Phone
One of the key features of the Pixel 2 is its always-on display. Thanks to the phone’s OLED panel , the screen can remain black […]
Continue reading »Choose Flavor Over Appearance When Cooking Turkey
As someone who eats a gram sometimes, I understand the urge to have an aggressively photogenic headband for Thanksgiving. And while I’m a proponent of […]
Continue reading »Amazon’s Best Black Friday Technology Deals
It ‘s just over a week away from Black Friday , and we already know what to expect from some of the biggest tech companies. […]
Continue reading »Try These Types of Meditation to Feel Better When You Are Sick.
No one likes the sneezing, fever, and pain that comes with colds and flu, but unfortunately when you get sick, all you can do is […]
Continue reading »How to Come to Terms With Your Daughter’s Pink Princess Phase
This morning my daughter cried – well, she’s two, so she cries every morning about something – but today it was because she didn’t like […]
Continue reading »Avoid Thanksgiving Traffic by Checking Out Last Year’s Travel Trends
In theory, Thanksgiving should be one of the coldest days of the year; all you do is fill your face and watch on TV how […]
Continue reading »Trader Joe’s Thanksgiving What to Buy (and What to Skip)
I am, as has been well documented , quite a big fan of the slightly nifty grocery store known as Trader Joe’s. I love their […]
Continue reading »IOS 11.2 Delivers Faster Wireless Charging
IPhone 8 and iPhone X owners using wireless chargers to power their devices will soon have a pleasant surprise with a software update: Apple’s upcoming […]
Continue reading »Two Ways to Make Trump’s Tweets Less Awful
The President’s Twitter account is an unprecedented communication strategy, a series of messages that strike fear into the heart of any American who wants, I […]
Continue reading »Sit in the Car for Five Minutes Before Picking up Your Kids
In the early days of new fatherhood, my husband once asked me when he came home from work: “Would you be angry if I parked […]
Continue reading »Why You Should Try the New Firefox Quantum Browser
Mozilla claims that its updated web browser is twice as fast as the previous one and uses much less memory than its competitors, in particular […]
Continue reading »How to Make Extra Money During the Holidays
The period from November to January is so festive, so funny and so expensive. There are gifts for your family and friends, new outfits for […]
Continue reading »Best Google Deals for Black Friday
Making your home smart has never been so cheap. Google announced Monday that it is offering big discounts on its voice-activated smart speakers and other […]
Continue reading »How to Bust Myths, With MythBusters Hosted by Brian Lowden and John Lung
In this episode we’ll talk about the myths of the movies about disasters associated with homemade products, and that you need to correct a problem […]
Continue reading »How to Create a Story According to Famous Writers
Stories have forms. Any story you tell works best if you recognize its shape and then reinforce it. This applies to a story of any […]
Continue reading »How to Fry a Whole Head of Garlic
Garlic is great in all of its many forms, but like most plant parts, it works best when fried. Roasting the garlic softens the pungency […]
Continue reading »Why Masks Can Trick Face ID on IPhone X – No Big Deal
When Apple first announced Face ID for the iPhone X , it stated that the new feature is significantly more secure than Touch ID and […]
Continue reading »Reset Chrome to Stop Automatically Opening Apps
Automatically opening apps from Chrome should be handy, but sometimes it’s just annoying. Dealing with the intrusive iTunes window when you just wanted to see […]
Continue reading »What You Need to Know Before Starting a Ketogenic Diet
Five people recently told me they were going to “try keto” – the last time after talking about a mutual friend who was on the […]
Continue reading »All the Best Deals From Microsoft With Discounts on Black Friday
Thanksgiving is almost here , which means Black Friday is approaching. And if you’ve been hoping for a better deal with this new laptop or […]
Continue reading »How to Live in a World Where Calories Are Important on Every Menu
Calorie counting was supposed to be mandatory on restaurant menus this summer, but Trump’s new FDA blocked the rule shortly before it was supposed to […]
Continue reading »How to Make a Kick-Ass ‘Friendship’
So, you can’t go home for Thanksgiving. Tough break. Instead of drowning your sorrows in booze while you eat your tear-spiced lunch in the microwave, […]
Continue reading »Get Free Airport Lounge Access With These Credit Cards
Free booze! And snacks! There are so many outlets! It’s no exaggeration to say that Chase Sapphire Sanctuary ruined me. But while it may be […]
Continue reading »What Are Your Best Thanksgiving Tips and Tricks?
Hello and welcome back toWhat’s Cooking? , an open thread where you can share your brilliant thoughts, tips, recipes and opinions on all food related […]
Continue reading »How to Get Rid of the Parenting Role You’re Stuck In
Mom of two, Rachel Rabkin Peachman, realized that keeping the metaphorical fort in her family, it was she who made appointments with the dentist, did […]
Continue reading »Let Us Know Your Bike Snob Questions
This week, as part of The Upgrade, we’re going to explore city bikes in all their glory and ridiculousness. Our guests are Bike Snob NYC […]
Continue reading »How to Stop Repeating Terrible Dreams
In my recurring nightmare, I did something terrible, truly disgusting. That this is a terrible thing is not clear, but that I am sure that […]
Continue reading »Fix Slow Internet With These Network Settings
If you are fed up with suffering from poor Wi-Fi connection or slow streaming speeds in your home or brick apartment, this one router tucked […]
Continue reading »Tell Us Your Best Washington DC Tricks
In this column, we’ve hacked several industrial cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas . It’s time for the city’s military-industrial complex. Washington, DC has […]
Continue reading »Gluten Free Pies Don’t Have to Be Boring
Thanksgiving is a challenge for chefs, especially with the recent spike in food allergies and intolerances (relatively). We all have an allergy or intolerance to […]
Continue reading »Explore a New City With a Good Breakfast
My favorite part of staying in hotels is breakfast at the hotel. The breakfast food, or at least the breakfast food I usually eat, is […]
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