How to Read a Camera Lens
When it comes to buying a lens for your digital camera, the sheer number of options, specifications, abbreviations, and features are enough to make anyone […]
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How to Entertain Kids During Long Airport Delays Without Electronics
Hey, it’s almost high season at airports! The time of year when you spend a lot of time in lines waiting for barking at the […]
Continue reading »Why You Choose Scabs and How Not To
You know you shouldn’t pick up the scab (right ??). However, it turns out that the real professional move is to avoid them in the […]
Continue reading »How to Be Neat Without Life-Changing Magic
I will tell you the secret of how to collect things: it is not more difficult if you do it right away. If you hate […]
Continue reading »How to Create a Virtual Home Button on IPhone X That Actually Works
Using the iPhone X means re-examining pretty much everything you knew about navigating iOS. That’s because Apple removed the Home button , replacing the pleasant […]
Continue reading »Don’t Blame Others If You Refuse to Help Them Learn.
Welcome back to Mid-Week Meditations , Lifehacker’s weekly dip in the pool of stoic wisdom and a guide to using its waters to meditate and […]
Continue reading »Teach Children to “be a Tree” When an Unknown Dog Approaches Them
It’s okay and fun for kids to interact with new dogs as long as they do it properly (Rule # 1: Talk to the owner […]
Continue reading »Religious Employers May Not Be Able to Rob You of Your Birth Control in the End
Back in October, when the president signed the birth control decree , we thought – and he probably thought – that this would allow religious […]
Continue reading »Save Time and Space on the Stove With an Instant Pot Soup
A warm bowl of creamy pumpkin-based soup is a welcome start to any meal in the colder months, but something about it feels utterly sumptuous […]
Continue reading »How to Hide the Ugly Notch on IPhone X With Custom Wallpaper
The iPhone X’s design could have been perfect if it weren’t for this notch. A portion of the bezel at the top of the screen […]
Continue reading »I’m Comedian Nicole Drespel and This Is How I Work
There are maybe ten things in the world that deserve the title of “best kept secret,” and one of them is comedian Nicole Drespel. A […]
Continue reading »Double the Length of Your Animoji Videos With This Unofficial IPhone X App
iOS: Sure, the iPhone X has a bezel-less screen and facial recognition security , but the device’s most popular feature might be Animoji . The […]
Continue reading »If You Have Small Children, Park Next to the Shopping Carts
Parents of young children, you may know this as the Solution. After buying milk, a string of cheese, and soft toddler bags in tow, you […]
Continue reading »Re-Order Amazon Products With Alexa to Get Free Credits
If you already use Alexa and plan to spend a significant chunk of your holiday spending on Amazon, you can also earn extra store credit […]
Continue reading »What to Do If You and Your Partner Have Incompatible Parenting Styles
Relationships are tough. Parenting is hard. Combine the two and you hit bumps in the road large enough to rival the rugged rainforest trails that […]
Continue reading »Free Yourself From the Tyranny of Turkey With These Thanksgiving Alternative Networks
As we in North America are entering the twenty-first (give or take) Thanksgiving season in the Internet age, it is no longer in doubt to […]
Continue reading »Free Your Mind by Reducing Useless Opinions
I went to see writer John Green last week when he was on his book tour for Turtles All the Way Down . It was […]
Continue reading »How to Carry a Diaper Bag
This is the fourth issue in the Postpartum Pain Clinic and consists of several parts on the management of pain and pain accompanying newborn and […]
Continue reading »Set the Right Mood With Multiple Shade Apps
Philips Hue’s own iOS and Android apps are pretty simple tools for customizing Philips smart lights and accessories, planning what to do at specific times, […]
Continue reading »Save Tweets in a Timeline of up to 140 Characters With This Chrome Extension
I liked Twitter better, when everyone has 140 characters. That’s the whole point of Twitter: brevity, conciseness, a strong editorial hand at the helm. So […]
Continue reading »Don’t Let Your Friends Scroll Your Camera With This Android App
Android: you open a photo and give your phone to a friend for them to see. Before you notice it, they go through your entire […]
Continue reading »Facebook Doesn’t Record Your Conversations, but It Could Be
Last week, the podcast “Reply all” explored the persistent rumors about the fact that Facebook users record conversations and use them to target advertising. Facebook […]
Continue reading »Therapists Tell Us How the Trump Era Affected Our Mental Health
If you hate looking at today’s Facebook memories of missing an election, or fear tomorrow’s memories of your reactions and those of your friends after […]
Continue reading »Don’t Use Calculator on IOS 11.1
We already know that for different users, iOS 11.1 interrupts media playback , interrupts audio controls on the lock screen, and automatically corrects the word […]
Continue reading »How to Leave Your Roommate Hanging Without Being a Complete Jerk
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 »280-Character Tweets Are Now Available to Everyone
After a short test, Twitter is now officially sending everyone a 280-character tweet as of today. You should be able to tweet twice as many […]
Continue reading »How to Make Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are one of those seemingly simple dishes that can go wrong. Without proper care, they can become dull, lumpy, sticky, and dull. However, […]
Continue reading »Beware of This Fake WhatsApp App on Google Play Store
The popularity of the cheap messaging service WhatsApp is so great that over a million people have downloaded fake updates for it from Google Play. […]
Continue reading »Why Election Anniversary Hurts You so Much
The leaves change, the weather gets cooler, and every store has too early Christmas decorations. If you’re having a harder time than usual enjoying a […]
Continue reading »What Are You Going to Do With Kids YouTube Videos?
When parents allow their children to watch YouTube videos, it is usually not because they are in a relaxed mental state and want to give […]
Continue reading »Everything New in Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Update
The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL may be some of the best Android phones out there , but they are still released with a […]
Continue reading »What Questions Do You Have for Esther Perel About Infidelity?
Esther Perel, author of State of the Art: Rethinking Infidelity and host of OurState of the Art series , will be a guest on our […]
Continue reading »Here’s What to Expect From Uber’s New Credit Card
Reward lovers, we know you love your Chase Sapphire credit card. We also know that you love using new cards with great perks, and now […]
Continue reading »You Can Now Compare Phone Specs With a Quick Google Search
Looking for a new phone? Google just made it easier to determine which one you should buy. As The Next Web reports , now when […]
Continue reading »Get a Free Windows 10 Upgrade Before the End of the Year
Microsoft’s Windows 10 Upgrade Program was discontinued for the general public last July, but you can still get a free upgrade to Windows 10 if […]
Continue reading »Try the Cheerio Method to Teach Kids How to Tie Their Shoes Easily
My seven year old son doesn’t like learning to tie his shoes. He has no problem with agility … he just gets frustrated easily doing […]
Continue reading »Restaurant Workers Want You to Know About These Things.
We recently asked people who have worked in the food service industry if they have any ideas about their work that they would like to […]
Continue reading »Google Maps Can Now Tell You Wait Times at Popular Restaurants
My favorite casual restaurant in San Francisco is a Burmese restaurant called Burma Love. I dream about this salad, which is made with fermented tea […]
Continue reading »Teach Girls to Raise Their Hands Even If They Are Unsure of the Answer
Last week, Alice Paul Tapper, a fifth grader from Washington, DC, wrote an article in the New York Times in which women of all ages […]
Continue reading »This Is How Much the NRA Pays Politicians for Their Thoughts and Prayers.
Following the Las Vegas massacre, which killed about 60 people and injured 600, the New York Times published an article detailing how much money Members […]
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