See Which of Your WhatsApp Contacts Have Spoken With This Creepy New App [updated]
Facebook spies on us all the time, and by extension on companies like Instagram and WhatsApp . Now, one app is changing position, allowing all […]
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Store Organic Peanut Butter Upside Down to Avoid Greasy Mess
Organic peanut butter is delicious and can even be part of a healthy diet as long as you don’t eat too much. But when you […]
Continue reading »How to Clean Cosmetic Blenders in the Microwave
Of course, rubbing your face with an egg-shaped cosmetic blender is great, and it makes your makeup look smoother like no other. But, as everyone […]
Continue reading »Should You Tell Your Parents How Much You Earn?
After the first job offer, the first thing I did was call my parents. I ran through the pros and cons, explained how it would […]
Continue reading »How to Show Your Personal Style in a Wheelchair
If you use a wheelchair, other mobility aid, or medical equipment, you may find that people are looking at your equipment and not at you. […]
Continue reading »Club Soda Makes the Fluffiest Matzo Balls Ever
Ball soup is an integral part of seder tables around the world, and each recipe is based on a sinker or float preference. Thick, chewy […]
Continue reading »Don’t Be so Damn Shy When You Ask for a Favor
In the article ” How to send an email to busy people,” founder of a startup Jason Friedman gives some good tips on how to […]
Continue reading »Get $ 300 Off MacBook Air From Best Buy Today
Apple never had time to announce a new, cheaper MacBook Air at its event on Tuesday, but you still have a chance to get one […]
Continue reading »What to Teach Children Instead of “someone Else’s Danger”
Once when I was a kid, I was in a food court in a mall and mime sculpted all the kids out of balloons. He […]
Continue reading »Stop Facebook From Spying on You With the New Firefox Extension
You can’t stop Facebook from tracking everything you do on the social network (unless, of course, you delete your account ), but there is a […]
Continue reading »Genetic Tests Ordered by Mail Can Give Many False Positives
If you’ve gotten a genetic test for an early riser and he tells you you have an option that puts you at risk for cancer, […]
Continue reading »We’re Reductress Founders Beth Newell and Sarah Pappalardo, and This Is How We Work.
Very, very few sites can declare themselves in the format of “funny fake news”. There are mainly Onion and Reductress . Today we will talk […]
Continue reading »When Do You Talk About Gun Ownership in a Relationship?
Some people have problems that require the delicate advice of a qualified professional. Others just need a random guy on the internet to kick them […]
Continue reading »How Anyone Can Get Apple’s Discount on Education
Are you a teacher? You may have trained your cat to play assembly, but that doesn’t necessarily give you an educational discount on Apple hardware. […]
Continue reading »What Non-Kitchen Tool Do You Use in the Kitchen?
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 »Use This Rule of Improvised Comedy to Avoid Controversy.
In comedy improvisation, the “yes and” principle means that you first agree with your partner’s premise, and then add it. The stage will not go […]
Continue reading »How to Turn Off Your Devices Before Bed
I’m the worst at this. I know that I need to go to bed at a reasonable time, but when the lights out comes, I’m […]
Continue reading »What Amazon Prime Two Day Shipping Really Means
Amazon Prime Two Day Free Shipping is a great deal, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll receive your order two days after you place it. […]
Continue reading »How to Transfer a Loan to Parents
When it comes to talking money with family, a child reaching out to parents for financial support may seem awkward but expected. Flip the script, […]
Continue reading »How to Cut Back on Impulsive Spending
Spending money on impulse doesn’t necessarily mean it is luxury. We buy pretty boring things like household cleaning products . Research shows that we love […]
Continue reading »MacOS App of the Week: Status Clock
We’re sad that Apple has practically ditched the App Store on macOS. Just compare the experience of using your smartphone or tablet to your laptop […]
Continue reading »How to Introduce Your Child to Star Wars
If you live in cap pop culture, your child will be introduced to Star Wars. George Lucas’ space opera has so thoroughly and effectively infiltrated […]
Continue reading »Don’t Cook Pancakes in an Instant Pot
Pancakes are quite simple to prepare. However, like most breakfast foods, they require a certain amount of vigorous preparation in the form of pouring, turning, […]
Continue reading »How to Get a Better Price When Exchanging for Apple Watch
Apple just made it easy to trade your old Apple Watch for store credit. The company that previously ran an online exchange program is now […]
Continue reading »This Twitter Bot Will Interview You As If You Were a Celebrity
Have you ever given an imaginary TV interview in the shower about all your very important opinions? Do you want more people to tag you […]
Continue reading »How to Find Apps That Will Interest Your Kids
Childhood technology has trapped parents in a constant state of uncertainty: new things appear faster than we can determine their impact on young brains. Hundreds […]
Continue reading »How to Get Faster Wi-Fi Access in Your Hotel Room
You check into your hotel after a hard day of travel. All you have to do is kick off your shoes, set the temperature so […]
Continue reading »Anyone on Gmail Can See Your Embarrassing Google+ Profile
With one random click, anyone you sent an email to from your Gmail account can see your old Google+ profile. Open Gmail. Find a message […]
Continue reading »How to Back up Your Snapchat Photos and Data
It’s not really #deleteFacebook , but there is also a growing movement to erase Snapchat from smartphones. The company’s poorly received redesign, coupled with abusive […]
Continue reading »When You Can Cancel Flights and Hotels but Still Get a Full Refund
Things don’t always go according to plan when you travel, and this can be a big problem for many reasons, the main one being that […]
Continue reading »How to Boost Your Stamina, With Magazine Columnist Alex Hutchinson
Our guest this week is Outside columnist Alex Hutchinson, author of Enduring: The Mind, Body, and the Surprisingly Elastic Limits of Human Action . We […]
Continue reading »How to Give Money to Your Grown Children
Financial support for our adult children is the norm in the US, with nearly 75 percent of parents doing so, a recent CreditCards.com survey found […]
Continue reading »Talk to Your Child in a “parallel Position”
There are many books and articles on how to talk to your child. Most of them offer good advice: don’t do everything about yourself (“Do […]
Continue reading »How to Make Your Own Google Home Jukebox
If you want to take your smart home audio system up a notch, here’s a great way to do it. With a little extra effort […]
Continue reading »The Ultimate Scientific Guide to Skin Care From Lifehacker
Until last year, I never had any skin care. I washed my face in the shower and only put on sunscreen when I was going […]
Continue reading »Windows App of the Week: Rufus
We’re launching several new weekly features on Lifehacker: profiles of must-have, usually free, apps. We’re going to split them across platforms over the course of […]
Continue reading »What to Do If Something Goes Wrong on Stage
During Saturday’s March for Our Lives, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School student Samantha Fuentes, a wounded survivor of the shooting,took the stage to address thousands […]
Continue reading »Hang Your Guests’ Coats Over the Bathroom
When you have several guests in the apartment, and you do not have a special hanger for outerwear, the coat usually lies on the bed. […]
Continue reading »How to Remove Phone Contacts From Facebook
The terrible, terrible, bad, very bad week for Facebook continues . Although the “import contacts” feature has been around for a long, long time on […]
Continue reading »What Should We Do Next?
Hello sous-vide friends, and welcome to the newWill It Sous Vide? , the column where I do whatever you want with my immersion circulator. The […]
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