I Just Did 100 Burpees and Somehow Didn’t Die
Today we wrap up the June fitness challenge home. Have you done burpee every single day? (Just a few days? Hey, better than nothing.) I’m […]
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If You’re Having a Tough Day, Try the 1-2-3 Strategy.
We’ve all been there – your day is going badly and it seems like it will never end. Worst of all, it seems like there […]
Continue reading »Home Buying Guide for Newbies
If this is your first time buying a home, you probably still have a million and one questions about the process, starting with how the […]
Continue reading »Turn Your Stop Into a Bonus Free Ride
If you are booking a flight, you are probably pondering a few details: Will I have to get up at 4am to catch my flight? […]
Continue reading »The Best Types of Movies to Watch on an Airplane
Airplane flights and movies are made for each other. During the flight, the guaranteed time is exactly enough for one or three films, there is […]
Continue reading »Cocktail “Cosmonaut” – the Perfect Drink for July 4th
Happy weekend and welcome back to Happy 3 Ingredient Hour , a weekly drinks column featuring very simple yet delicious libations. Independence Day is approaching, […]
Continue reading »Augmented Reality Measurement App for IOS and Android: Which Is More Accurate?
iOS / Android: When everyone started talking about this crazy new smartphone feature called augmented reality, I thought of two things: most augmented reality apps […]
Continue reading »Eye Drops Are Too Large
We need smaller pipettes, stat. According to ProPublica , the eye drops are so large that they contain more liquid than can fit in your […]
Continue reading »Stop Lying to Yourself About Your Toilet Brush
When we last collected our staff’s weekly updates , our editors refreshed our clothes with vodka, planned vacations big and small, and welcomed new four-legged […]
Continue reading »Make Your Own Dirty Water Dogs With the Sous-Vide Rig
Hot dogs are the best way to please the public. They are already prepared, so you don’t have to worry about poisoning someone, and even […]
Continue reading »How to Combine Siri Shortcuts in IOS 12 Beta for Quick Silent Commands
During WWDC 2018, Apple showed us a new Siri trick in iOS 12 : the ability to assign shortcuts. Instead of hoping that Siri gets […]
Continue reading »Pre-Purchase Drinks During Intermission at the Theater
An evening of a live theater show can be much more exciting and fun than watching the latest blockbuster, and a good pre-show and intermission […]
Continue reading »Introducing Fireworks to Your Child for the First Time
The 4th of July fireworks evoke the warmest childhood memories of summer. BBQ and family time, pools and lightning, sparklers and late nights. It’s natural […]
Continue reading »July Fitness Challenge: Squats
Get ready for strong legs and butts as the fitness challenge in July is squats! This is a classic lower-body exercise for good reason: Squats […]
Continue reading »Here’s Another Friendly Reminder to Wash Your Damn Hands
If you’ve ever had a gastrointestinal upset after a summer barbecue, it might not have been potato salad – it might have been someone else’s […]
Continue reading »Why Does My Network Switch Keep Dropping Gigabit Speed?
While I feel like I‘m dancing with myself , this week’s Tech 911 column – you ask technical questions, we give technical answers – is […]
Continue reading »Is It Worth Investing More Than 20% of the Value of a Home If You Can Afford It?
The national average down payment ranges from six to 11 percent , with some home buyers paying as little as three to 3.5 percent . […]
Continue reading »How to Make an Animated Lock Screen for Your Phone
Animated lock screens are a pretty gimmick. Your phone has several default options. But if you want to create your own on Android or iOS, […]
Continue reading »How to Use YouTube’s Picture-in-Picture Feature on Android
YouTube just made picture-in-picture feature free for all users using devices running Android Oreo or later. Previously, this feature was only available to YouTube Premium […]
Continue reading »How to Get Restaurant Recommendations on Google Maps Using the Revamped Browse Tab
Google Maps provides a route to where you are going, but now they can also help you taste all the best tacos in town. The […]
Continue reading »American Airlines With the Most Legroom in Economy Class
Commercial aircraft are gradually getting closer and closer. About 20 years ago, the average seat pitch – the distance between each seat where your feet […]
Continue reading »A Marketing Firm’s Data Breach Has Compromised the Personal Data of Hundreds of Millions of People
Exactis, a small Florida-based marketing firm, may have disclosed the identity of an estimated 340 million people and businesses in the United States. According to […]
Continue reading »How to Responsibly Share ICE Raid Information on Social Media
Donald Trump’s policies separate parents and children at the border, but immigration and customs officials are also tearing families apart in communities across the United […]
Continue reading »Top Travel Tips in Buenos Aires From Our Readers
Buenos Aires doesn’t stay up late. This is one takeaway from the advice our readers gave about the capital of Argentina, whose name is also […]
Continue reading »Tell Us About All Your Summer Problems to Solve
On the solstice last week – and next week – a heatwave hitting much of the United States – summer has officially arrived. And along […]
Continue reading »The Best Way to Ask for a Favor
So you need help. It’s okay, we all need a hand sometimes. The problem is that many of us don’t know how to ask, so […]
Continue reading »Remove Tangled Corn Silk With the Gripper Pad
If you are cooking corn in its husks, which you should be doing, peeling it shouldn’t be too difficult as it will slide off all […]
Continue reading »How to Control Alexa Using an IPhone
Amazon added voice control to its Android app in January and finally did the same for iPhone owners this week. Now, if you have the […]
Continue reading »How to Be Less Distracted by Children
You want to be more present for your children, interacting with them in terms of intent and connection, rather than distractions and knee reflexes. But […]
Continue reading »Let Your Browser Tabs Cheer You up With Puppies and Kittens
Chrome, Firefox: This has been a tough week for many of us, and you’re probably a little nervous right now. So what is a person […]
Continue reading »How to Avoid Traffic Jams on 4th of July
Holiday traffic is rush hour on steroids. Vacation travelers often include a ton of people who don’t normally drive, and they all inevitably drive along […]
Continue reading »All the Costs You Can Count on When Buying a Home for the First Time
When you’re saving up to buy your first home, you’re probably factoring in mortgage costs and monthly payments, adding insurance and maybe even realtor’s fees. […]
Continue reading »How to Add Emoji Keyboard to Google Chrome
Emoji are part of our general vocabulary these days, but they are not as easy to find on the desktop as they are on the […]
Continue reading »If Words Hurt, It’s Because You Let Them
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 »How to Snooze Topics on Facebook
We all have a few topics that appear regularly in our Facebook news feed that we would rather not see. Maybe you’re trying to avoid […]
Continue reading »What to Do With Your First Paycheck
Getting your first paycheck at your first job is great. After all, you’ve worked hard for it – you deserve it. And while the first […]
Continue reading »Make a Golden Stock of Corn Cobs
My love for corn is well known. I’ll eat it for a couple . I’ll eat it with cream . I will remove the golden […]
Continue reading »How to Buy the NES Classic This Week
I remember the first time Nintendo’s NES Classic came out – that joyous November week when everyone went crazy calling every salesperson they could find […]
Continue reading »How Much Home Can You Really Afford?
Many home purchases focus on mortgages, but there are tons of hidden costs that you may not want to consider when you first start shopping. […]
Continue reading »The Fastest Way to Level up in Pokémon GO
With the recent announcement of Pokémon Let’s Go for Nintendo Switch and its ability to interact with Pokémon GO, players are returning massively to the […]
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