How to Turn Your Old IPhone Into a Cute, Minimalist Phone
If you still have an iPhone 4, chances are it’s in a drawer somewhere and gathering dust. You probably thought to throw it away, but […]
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Warm up Breast Milk and Formula Using the Sous-Vide Setting
I don’t have a child, but I have a sous-vide circulator (the light of my life ) and I guess other people who have sous-vide […]
Continue reading »The Next IOS 11 Update Will Give You Control Over Your IPhone’s Battery Life, but You Probably Shouldn’t.
Apple’s upcoming iOS 11.3 update brings several enhancements to augmented reality software, several new animoji, and thankfully more granular control over your iPhone’s performance. You […]
Continue reading »Find Great Local Bars by Talking to the Hotel Bartender
You are visiting a new city and want to find a good bar where you can have a decent drink. Where will you go first? […]
Continue reading »How to Start Writing Ursula K. Le Guin
Author and essayist Ursula C. Le Guin died yesterday at the age of 88, having written a huge number of novels, essays, short stories and […]
Continue reading »How to Translate Pronunciation Guides on Wikipedia
Let’s say you’re looking for a Moebius strip on Wikipedia and wondering how to pronounce it. Wikipedia only shows some of the detailed pronunciation instructions […]
Continue reading »Should You Use Tide Capsules If You Have Children?
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert, advice columnist, and New York Times bestselling author of My Boyfriend Is Boiling In My Purse … And Other […]
Continue reading »Everything You Need to Know Before Starting Your Triathlon Workout
If in triathlon you only do one of the sports – swimming, cycling or jogging – as long as you are safe. But as soon […]
Continue reading »We Are the Boomerang Team and This Is How We Work
Boomerang lets you schedule email. This important feature is at the core of Boomerang’s growing number of apps, add-ons, and features that are filling many […]
Continue reading »Learn How to Do Nothing With Dutch Niksen Concept
Between hygge , the Danish concept of coziness, and the Swedish lag that encourages balanced lifestyles, there are many trendy Scandinavian lifestyle practices that proponents […]
Continue reading »Use Salsa As a Sandwich Topper
You don’t need anything more than meat, cheese, and bread to make a good sandwich, but adding tomatoes, onions, or other vegetables can make it […]
Continue reading »Improve Your Handwriting by Slowing Down the Pace
From time to time, you need to write something by hand for someone else to read: a note, a notice, a greeting card. And, if […]
Continue reading »Don’t Use the Latest Intel Specter Patch
Concerned about protecting against Specter security vulnerabilities? Well, if you’ve already downloaded the Intel bug fixing update , be ready to download another one soon. […]
Continue reading »How to Know If You Are Contagious
This is an elevator sneeze. The snot that someone wiped on this handrail an hour ago. Your colleague, who will not stay at home , […]
Continue reading »Run These Windows Apps on Android With Wine 3.0
There are literally millions of Android apps to choose from, but if you want to go beyond what Google Play has to offer, you’re in […]
Continue reading »Take a 10-Day Trip to China for the Price of an Air Ticket
Groupon currently offers a 10-day trip to Beijing and Shanghai for $ 750-1020 (including a $ 100 tax) from sixteen major US cities, not much […]
Continue reading »Here’s the Right Way to Offer Your Seat on Public Transport
Granting a place on public transport to someone who needs it should be a simple and easy gesture. And still. Almost all of us saw […]
Continue reading »Compare Salaries Across College Majors Across States With This Online Tool
If you’re studying liberal arts in college, you probably don’t expect to earn as much after graduation as your engineering or computer science friends. But […]
Continue reading »How to Share Snapchat Stories Outside of the App
Snapchat is in the middle of the biggest redesign in history , but on Tuesday the company announced another big update that could change the […]
Continue reading »Your Baby’s Head Is Probably Not Gigantic
In the first days of birth of new parents, going to the doctor to check the baby can seem like a grand event. Aside from […]
Continue reading »How to Watch the 2018 Olympics
If you have cable TV and a full range of NBC channels, it’s easy. But for everyone else, being fully immersed in the winter sports […]
Continue reading »If You Run Out of Vanilla Extract, Use Dark Liquor Instead.
Vanilla is a ubiquitous ingredient found in almost every recipe for every baked goods ever made, but if you’re not making a vanilla treat with […]
Continue reading »Here’s What’s and What’s Going to Happen to Netflix in February 2018
Have you already given up on those annoying decisions to quit overeating? If so, it’s time to enjoy the latest additions to Netflix’s library of […]
Continue reading »What Happens to Public Health Agencies During Government Closure
The government is open again for now, but there could be another closure in three weeks if the congressional talks don’t go well. During the […]
Continue reading »Where to Stream the 2018 Academy Awards Nominees
If you’re really in awe of the Oscar nominations announced this morning, or if you’re lost and looking to catch up, many of the nominees […]
Continue reading »Determine Where to Place the Apostrophe With This Handy Flowchart
For some of us, grammar lessons in elementary school have not caught on. Until recently, I did a pretty good job with my trusty Elements […]
Continue reading »How to Quickly Take Your Child Out the Door Every Morning
Getting kids out the door in the morning can be done in one of two ways: they wake up early and then mess around forcing […]
Continue reading »How to Buy a Free Out of Prison Card of New York
New York City cops are outraged that their largest union, the Patrolmen’s Charitable Association, is preventing them from giving out 30 PBA cards (often called […]
Continue reading »Use an Instant Pot to Cook This Meat
The Instant Pot may seem like a magic black box that can be made out of anything in a very short time, but it’s basically […]
Continue reading »Help Kids Learn by Making Them Pretend They Are Participating in a YouTube Show
If it is difficult for a child to assimilate school material, it is difficult to know how to help him. Parents try to give advice […]
Continue reading »Get Rid of the Urge to Harm Yourself With These Apps
iOS / Android: According to the Calm Harm app, self-harm is like a wave. He is the strongest in the beginning, but if you ride […]
Continue reading »Protect Yourself From Cryptojacking With Opera Ad Blocker
The rise of cryptocurrencies has made many people wealthy , but it has also helped create a new generation of hackers and fraudsters who choose […]
Continue reading »How to Protect Yourself From Predatory Payday Loans
For financially vulnerable people who have been denied bank loans, payday loans can be the last means of raising money to pay bills and necessities. […]
Continue reading »Use This Keyboard App to Create and Send GIFs
iOS / Android: Are you a fan of comfortable keyboards on your smartphone? Then you’ve probably heard of Google’s Gboard, a third-party keyboard that lets […]
Continue reading »See What a Nuclear Bomb Will Do to Your Hometown
In the wake of a horrific false missile warning in Hawaii last week, Americans are asking one of our favorite questions: “What if this happened […]
Continue reading »A Beginner’s Guide to the GNOME Desktop
Of all the desktops available for the Linux operating system, GNOME has managed to become one of the most efficient, stable, and reliable while remaining […]
Continue reading »What You Need to Know About Peer-to-Peer Lending Apps Like Yahoo Tanda
Yahoo Finance is committed to monetizing one of the oldest forms of interest-free lending. Launched by Friday and available on Android and soon iOS, Tanda […]
Continue reading »What Should We Do Next?
Hello friends, fans and acquaintances, and welcome back to yet another session on theme selection forWill It Sous Vide? , the column where I do […]
Continue reading »Are All These Parenting Books Useless for Parents?
I have a huge stack of parenting books on my desk. Some of them tell me that I am great at raising my child (these […]
Continue reading »How to Make Pull-Ups Harder
This is for the beasts there. If you can already do 10 or 20 pull-ups, you may be getting a little bored with our pull-up […]
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