What to Do With Your Shared Items When You Move
This week we have a guy who moves to his home and takes with him the things he bought. The problem is that his old […]
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Health Insurance for Pre-Existing Illnesses Is at Stake
People with pre-existing medical conditions could lose their individual health coverage if a judge rules in favor of the 20 states that are currently suing […]
Continue reading »How to Be Resilient, With Psychologist Rick Hanson
Do you know that some people feel like they have some kind of inner strength that helps them bounce back when something goes wrong? Those […]
Continue reading »How to Squeeze Lemon or Lime Juice Right Away
Whether you are squeezing lime juice for a daiquiri or making a large batch of lemonade from whole lemons , the whole squeeze can take […]
Continue reading »Excessive Work Hours Can Hinder Your Productivity
It’s good to have a schedule for each week, but too many appointments each day can be harmful rather than beneficial. Recent research shows that […]
Continue reading »To Reach Teens, Send Them a Text Message
Teenagers don’t like talking to their parents. In fact, scratch it. Many also don’t talk much with their friends, at least not with their voice. […]
Continue reading »The Complete Guide to Organizing Your Messy Chrome Bookmarks
Woe to the Chrome user who has a bookmark bar full, or worse, the only folder they use to store everything they see online. Organizing […]
Continue reading »The Basics of Various Frequent Flyer Programs
Tracking the frequent flyer programs of various airlines to get the best deals can be full-time (and, in fact, for a handful of travel bloggers). […]
Continue reading »How to Rinse Out Recyclables Without Wasting Excess Water
We advised you to rinse the recyclable materials. “What about wasted water?” you asked . So we asked some scholars. Short answer: a quick rinse […]
Continue reading »How Do You Feel About Drinking Frozen Treats?
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 »How to Talk to Children, According to Mr. Rogers
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Mister Rogers neighborhood , as well as a new documentary, Would You Be My Neighbor? Over the […]
Continue reading »How to Use Old Chain Restaurants
IHOP is now IHOB and it is now fighting all the burger chains because nothing can stay clean in our decrepit world. Fortunately, Metafilter recently […]
Continue reading »Infinity Dashboard Turns Your Mac Into a Repository of Useful Information
Mac: widgets? Old and ruined. Populating your Notification Center with apps and services? The more stuffed it is, the less useful it is. At the […]
Continue reading »How to Undo That Horrible Thing You Just Sent to Someone on Snapchat
Snapchat today announced a new feature that allows anyone to delete any messages they send in one-to-one or group conversations. In other words, if you’re […]
Continue reading »How to Use the New Google Lens Features
Google Lens, once only for pixels, is now part of the Google Photos app (or a separate download for Android ). During Google I / […]
Continue reading »Are These “biodegradable” Water Balls Biodegradable?
How to fill a balloon for water in 1987: Stand by the bathroom sink, gently pull on the edge of the balloon around the faucet […]
Continue reading »What Happens Now That Net Neutrality Is Gone
Today marks the end – but not irrevocable death – of net neutrality. You’ve probably heard the phrase “net neutrality” before, but just in case […]
Continue reading »These Mixes Should Be in Your Spice Cabinet.
Making a spice mix isn’t too difficult, but buying one bottle of the mix is more convenient and cost-effective than buying five bottles of five […]
Continue reading »How to Keep You From Getting Kicked Off the State Voter Lists
The Supreme Court ruled today in favor of the aggressive cleaning of the Ohio voting rolls . Basically, they say the state can “deregister” people […]
Continue reading »Here’s Everything You Need to Know to Survive a Flash Flood
Flash floods can happen with little or no warning, so be prepared. It doesn’t take long for rain to turn from a light rain to […]
Continue reading »How to Play Skyrim: a Very Special Edition With (or Without) Amazon Echo
Oh Bethesda, you trolls, you. I say this fondly as the trailer the company showed off during Sunday’s E3 press conference was a tribute to […]
Continue reading »How Online Advertising Accompanies You Everywhere
Online advertising is so aggressive that we can’t blame you for thinking Facebook is listening to your conversations . It probably isn’t, but it helps […]
Continue reading »Which Is Better: Buying a Car at a High Interest Rate or Renting It?
Is it worth settling for a high interest rate on a car loan or are there better financing options? Here’s what we’re watching this week. […]
Continue reading »How to Find a Pharmacy Where You Can Prescribe Contraception
Pharmacists can prescribe contraception in eight states and Washington, D.C., which means you can walk into a pharmacy without a prescription and walk away, often […]
Continue reading »How to Turn Off Annoying Facebook Fundraising Notifications
I understand that we all want to contribute to something bigger than ourselves, and it’s great to see more people “donate birthdays” to charity. This […]
Continue reading »Sprinkle Sugar on Low-Quality Tomatoes to Improve Their Flavor
With the exception of cherry tomatoes , which are good almost all year round, I try not to buy tomatoes until at least July, as […]
Continue reading »Find Out What’s Taking up Space on Your Windows PC With Wiztree
Windows: Most computer geeks know about WinDirStat , an incredibly useful utility that shows you which folders and files are taking up so much space […]
Continue reading »I’m Marlo Mac, Creator of the How to Become a Girl Podcast, and I’m a Parent.
Marlo Mac is producing the podcast ” How to Become a Girl” about the life of her transgender daughter “M.” Through stories of everything from […]
Continue reading »Tell Us About Your Travel Tips for Reykjavik
Do we all have that friend who never stops talking about Reykjavik? “Oh, I miss Reykjavik. Reykjavik has changed my life. Maybe I’ll move to […]
Continue reading »How to Set up Swipes in the Gmail App for Android
Google released several versions of Gmail for Android this week, as well as a new feature that lets you customize what happens when you swipe […]
Continue reading »Get Alexa on Your Apple Watch With This App
If you want to use the voice assistant on your Apple Watch, you’re pretty much limited to Siri’s soft tones. This week, a new app […]
Continue reading »How to Install Safari Beta and Finally Get the Icons
Apple made Safari Technology Preview Release 58 available this week for people using macOS High Sierra and developers using the macOS Mojave beta. If you […]
Continue reading »Increase Your Memory by Doing Something “exciting”
I can remember the tricky details about my friends and our conversations since third grade, but if you send me for pizza on the street […]
Continue reading »Finding a Job by Travel Time With LinkedIn
When you’re looking for a new job, you can usually narrow down your search by city and salary, but in a standard job search, you […]
Continue reading »How to Share a Friend’s Story on Instagram in Your Own Way
When you are tagged in someone’s Instagram Story, you always get an Instagram notification informing you of this. This week, the app added another way […]
Continue reading »Signal and Whatsapp Are As Private As the People You Talk To
In the show I’m currently on, there is a scene where the less than pleasant archdeacon of Notre Dame, Claude Frollo, tells his adopted son […]
Continue reading »Always Do a Test Run of This Quirky New Writing App
So you have a new writing app that you really want to try, huh? Well, before you sit down to this big writing project, consider […]
Continue reading »How to Make Money on Exclusive Sneakers
The new YEEZY 500 Super Moon Yellow will go on sale June 9 at 10:00 am ET on adidas.com and in stores. Chances are you […]
Continue reading »Celebrate Negroni Week With This Amaro-Heavy Tribute
Happy weekend and welcome back to Happy 3 Ingredient Hour , a weekly drinks column featuring very simple yet delicious libations. This is Negroni Week, […]
Continue reading »How to Live, According to Anthony Bourdin
Anthony Bourdain, who passed away today at the age of 61, has given us bold wisdom on how to make the best burger , how […]
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