What to Do If Someone Takes Out a Student Loan in Your Name
Identity theft takes various forms, one of which may involve obtaining a student loan in your name. Wouldn’t that be a pleasant surprise! Since the […]
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How to Use Equipment on Outdoor Fitness Tracks
If you’ve ventured out to find fitness routes for the Lifehacker Fitness Challenge , you may have spotted some mysterious unmarked equipment. What are you […]
Continue reading »How to Get the Android P Public Beta for Your Phone Right Now
Android: Earlier this year, Google offered app developers (and adventurers) an early look at Android P. The company is now releasing an official public beta […]
Continue reading »Improve Your Singing With the IOS Tone App
iOS: Some people become karaoke gods the moment they pick up a microphone, leaving us mere mortals wondering how they managed to summon Freddie Mercury […]
Continue reading »Create Searchable Live Audio Transcriptions With Otter
iOS / Android: There is one part of reporting that I absolutely despise: transcribing. Whenever I interview people, I always record the interview on audio […]
Continue reading »I’m the President of the Joyce F. Brown Fashion Institute of Technology, and This Is How I Work.
This year, Dr. Joyce F. Brown celebrates his 20th birthday as President of the New York Institute of Fashion, SUNY School of Arts and Business, […]
Continue reading »How Much Should You Pay Your Nanny in 2018, Depending on Where You Live
(Editor’s note: For an updated 2019 version of this publication, click here .) To find out how many babysitters are in attendance these days, it […]
Continue reading »How to Try to Reconnect With Someone Who Is Gone
This week we have a man who met the girl of his dreams, but work got in the way before romance could bloom. Is there […]
Continue reading »How to Buy Tickets to BlizzCon
Feeling lucky? The first of two batches of tickets to Blizzard’s major gaming convention, BlizzCon, goes on sale this week (Wednesday May 9th and Saturday […]
Continue reading »How the Twitter Password Error Could Have Happened
Twitter revealed last week that it accidentally saved some users’ passwords in plain text , and therefore suggested that all users change their Twitter passwords. […]
Continue reading »Make a Customized Nitric Oxide Liqueur
Giving homemade liqueurs is my favorite party trick. They are fun to set up, inexpensive to make and – if you have a whisk siphon […]
Continue reading »Make a Check-in Reminder for Friends Who Have Been Through Traumatic Events
Life throws many unpleasant experiences in our path – for example, death in the family, unpleasant breakups, or excruciating trauma – but a good friend […]
Continue reading »Know Your Rights With the Collector
When you are approached by debt collectors, they can try any number of tactics to get you to pay off your debt. Some of them […]
Continue reading »What to Do If Your Child Is Sensitive to Seams and Clothing Tags
As you know, small children are difficult to dress. Any parent who ran into a naked child six minutes before he was supposed to be […]
Continue reading »What’s the Best Gift From a Hotel?
Tiny bottles of shampoo, soap and lotion are slowly disappearing from hotel rooms. And not in the usual way, when you collect them all in […]
Continue reading »How to (Knowingly) Part With Your Phone
Hack your notification badges . Shades of gray . State the reason why you are going to look at your phone. There are endless tactics […]
Continue reading »Play Mario Kart in Your Browser With This CSS Clone (Updated)
Suck lightning. Fortunately, the painstaking work of software engineer Stephen Cook does not include any of these (cheating) tricks. In its simplified version of Mario […]
Continue reading »What Are You Feeding Your Mom This Sunday?
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 »The Student Loan Payment Option Recommended by Your College Can Further Increase Your Debt
According to a CNBC report , student loan repayment options promoted by colleges could double or even triple the amount owed by borrowers. According to […]
Continue reading »Can a DNA Test Really Help You Lose Weight?
We are all unique. Put a thousand people on the same weight loss diet and you will see a number of results. Some will lose […]
Continue reading »Keep Track of Everything on the Clipboard With the Clipy App for Mac
Mac: How would we do not like , Clipy is not a version of Clippy for MacOS , this little animated clip for the securities […]
Continue reading »Download Free Content From Your Favorite Reddit Sites
“What are some awesome websites that you can download for free?” asked the redditor how to proceed . He received over 5000 responses. We’ve reviewed […]
Continue reading »How to Stay Safe During a Tornado
Each year, about 1,200 tornadoes strike the United States , destroying everything in their path. They can form almost anywhere and at any time of […]
Continue reading »Use Snapchat to Find Out Who Is Calling or Texting You
Unknown numbers are easy to identify as spam , but getting a text message from someone who looks like a real person who isn’t in […]
Continue reading »How to Train Like a Fitness Athlete
It’s 2018, but many women are still afraid to make weight lifting a part of their workout. Instead, we have to permanently circle the cardio […]
Continue reading »This Blueberry Skillet Sauce Goes Well With Any Meat
Usually, when I think of blueberries, I think of muffins, pie, and Blueberry Morning – cereals that I was obsessed with from nine to twelve […]
Continue reading »How to Uninstall Google Apps From Android Phone
Android: Google and Android are usually a package deal. Even if Samsung or Sony makes your phone, you will still find that it is downloaded […]
Continue reading »Get Rid of Your Kids’ Artistic Clutter With Serving Tray
I’m a fan of dirty children’s art. My husband is gone. However, what lessens his anxiety when he sees our daughter squeezing food coloring into […]
Continue reading »How to Gift a College Savings Account 529
You don’t have children of your own, but you want to help your friends’ children pay for college. Here’s what you need to know about […]
Continue reading »How to Break Into a TV Comedy With the Simpsons and Letterman Writer Nell Skovell
Nell Skovell is a comedy writer and author of Just Funny Moments: And A Few Hard Truths About Breaking A Hollywood Boys’ Club . Nell […]
Continue reading »Fitbit Now Has a Period Tracker
Fitbit has just launched what they say is one of the most requested features: period tracking. The app and smartwatch can now show you where […]
Continue reading »Add an Answering Machine to Do Not Disturb Mode
iOS: Apple’s iOS recently joined Android by offering Do Not Disturb While Driving . Unlike regular iOS Do Not Disturb, this mode also allows you […]
Continue reading »Try Uploading the Podcast to Google Weird Podcast Player
Unless you’re a fan of using Google Play Music to manage and listen to podcasts – and we don’t blame you for that – you […]
Continue reading »Your Internet Use Also Has a Carbon Footprint
We are so used to computers and phones that they seem to be an extension of our brain – it’s not just me, right? A […]
Continue reading »Place Notes Around the Party for Guests’ Convenience
I always feel a little insecure as a guest in someone else’s house. I want to be as polite as possible, which can cause some […]
Continue reading »Why You Should Watch Silent Movies With Your Child
I’m not sure what this says about my parenting aspirations, but there is one exciting thing about my child getting older: we can now watch […]
Continue reading »How to Make Alexa the Default Voice Assistant on Android
Android: Pretty much every new Android device comes with Google Assistant as your default AI butler, but what if you prefer Amazon Alexa ? It […]
Continue reading »Stop Overestimating Your Marinades
Whatever your local grill enthusiast brother says, marinade mixology is not rocket science. At a minimum, all you need is a little salt , perhaps […]
Continue reading »Get Wells Fargo Money Debt by the Application Deadline
As you may recall, banking giant Wells Fargo was implicated in a 2016 fraud scandal that resulted in a nearly $ 150 million class action […]
Continue reading »How to Make GIFs From Everything on Windows, Including Apps and Games
Gif. Jeef. Whatever your preference for pronunciation, this word is easy to create using a variety of applications and services. Ever since I started at […]
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