The Best Travel Tips for Moscow From Our Readers
We had a thread of advice on visiting Moscow , and only two-thirds of them were jokes about Trump or Napoleon. Head over to this […]
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If Your IPhone Keeps Dying, Check Apps That Behave Weird
Battery problems are one of the most serious problems you will ever face as an iPhone owner. Whether it’s Apple’s supposed obsolescence or the simple […]
Continue reading »How to Make Juicy Lucy From Any Cheese
There are burgers, and there are projects on the theme of hamburgers, and Jusi Lucy – AKA Juicy Lucy or Juicy Lucy (as I write […]
Continue reading »See If Your State Has a Tax-Free Return-to-School Weekend
Parents will spend roughly $ 510 per household on school supplies this year, according to Deloitte’s annual school shopping poll . However, you can save […]
Continue reading »What to Do If Your Student Serving Loan Fucks You
Student loan scams are on the rise , but you need to worry about more than just third parties to get the best out of […]
Continue reading »Two-Step Text Authentication Is Not Enough to Keep Your Accounts Secure
Literally on Instagram last week confirmed reports about the fact that it changes the security settings of your account, so that users can log in […]
Continue reading »What’s in Store for and Out of Netflix in August 2018
Orange Is the New Black hasn’t even returned yet, and Netflix is already telling us what’s coming in August! It’s an important month for the […]
Continue reading »Check Your Uber Fees for Bogus Vomiting Fees
The next time you take an Uber, especially after a night out in bars, you might want to double check your account afterwards. Fraud has […]
Continue reading »Start Journaling With Daily Written Cues for the Year.
Journaling can be a therapeutic practice or a way to get creative, especially if you make it a daily habit. But sometimes you just don’t […]
Continue reading »How to Make the Perfect Grilled Burger
There are several ways to make a burger, and grilling a seemingly simple sandwich has more steps and pitfalls than you might think. Here are […]
Continue reading »Put Services on Your Child’s Registry
Earlier we wrote that the best gifts for young parents are services, not things . But your friends and family may not realize this, and […]
Continue reading »Get YouTube Dark Mode (and No Ads) With YouTube Vanced for Android
Android: For some reason, Google has yet to provide its YouTube app for Android with the long-awaited update that finally opens up dark mode. IOS […]
Continue reading »What’s the Best Burger Topping?
When I write about food on the Internet, my favorite thing is to scream. Some foods love it – pizza, eggs, and ribs have very […]
Continue reading »I’m Amy Webb’s Quantitative Futurist and This Is How I Work
Futurist Amy Webb has been running the Institute for the Future today since today … was the future. What sounds less profound than we hoped, […]
Continue reading »The Most Important Privacy Settings to Change on Reddit
The Ultimate Lifehacker Guide to Data Privacy ): title The Ultimate Lifehacker Guide to Data Privacy We tell you everything you need to do to […]
Continue reading »What to Watch When You’re High
The last time I got high I watched Snatch . I’ve seen this twice before but was still confused. I had to watch a YouTube […]
Continue reading »How Good It Is to See the Approaching Blood Moon
Ahead of us are interesting astronomical events in the calendar, and with a little preparation, you can see them all without leaving your home. On […]
Continue reading »How to Create Calendar Events Directly From Email and Set Reminders to Avoid Late Payments
Google Calendar makes it easy to remember events by sending you notifications to your phone, computer and email, depending on the settings you choose. And […]
Continue reading »Here’s What the New Chrome Security Warnings Really Mean
Chrome fans may have noticed small changes in their browsers today. Assuming you are using the latest version of Chrome, version 68, you will now […]
Continue reading »How to Avoid ATM Scams While Traveling
Traveling is inherently fraught with some safety risks because part of safety is knowing how things are supposed to work so you can recognize what […]
Continue reading »Should You Remove Your Wisdom Teeth?
As a mean young man with shit insurance and what I thought was a pretty decent set of helicopters, I once missed a decade between […]
Continue reading »How to Check Hidden Cameras on Uber or Lyft
At least one Uber and Lyft driver has been streaming passengers without their consent, according to a recent article in St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Twitch […]
Continue reading »What Makes a Burger a Burger?
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 »Create a Personal Instagram Account for Your Kids’ Artwork
This is the solution I come across every day. When my 5-year-old daughter shows me her latest work of art, can I: a) talk to […]
Continue reading »This Extension Allows You to Hide Wasted Hours in Google Calendar Redesign
The updated version of Google Calendar , which you can no longer refuse, is pleasant to look at and easier to work with than the […]
Continue reading »How to Watch “Shark Week Without Cable”
It’s shark week! This year actually marks 30 years of Shark Week (was that so long ago ?!), so Discovery has a pretty solid lineup […]
Continue reading »Save What You Write Online With This Chrome Extension
It’s harder than before toaccidentally lose all your work . Apps come with auto-saves, and Chrome tries to warn you before you close a tab […]
Continue reading »Learn From the Wedding Day Regrets of These Reddit Editors
Reddit editors share wedding horrors and lessons learned in the “Ask Reddit” thread: “ What are your regrets on your wedding day? “I had a […]
Continue reading »Turn Your Favorite Website Into a Desktop App
Windows, Mac: you probably have several websites that you use all the time – perhaps a dedicated CMS you need to work, a time tracking […]
Continue reading »Thin Burgers Are Better Than Thick Burgers
The burgers are out of control. Not only do bistro-pubs and trendy bars decorate them with everything from avocado to pork belly (both distracting and […]
Continue reading »When Is It Appropriate to Use the Call Button on an Airplane?
You almost certainly dislike flying: the price, the discomfort, the annoying person in the B seat. Just remember that the flight attendants can be even […]
Continue reading »Do Your Thing Drunk
Your floor is dirty. Your cart is full. You need to change the light bulb and do your laundry. You’re always busy, and homework is […]
Continue reading »How to Keep Your Toddler Busy With Cheerios
You need to cook something for dinner, but your impatient toddler won’t let you. I was here. If only you could give her a project […]
Continue reading »Blot Wet Toppings Before Placing in Burger
It’s easy to get carried away with the filling when creating the perfect burger, and extra moisture can build up, wreaking havoc on your buns. […]
Continue reading »How to Calibrate Your Computer’s Speakers Without an Unusual Microphone
Most decent audio receivers come with a tiny microphone that you can use to automatically calibrate your speakers to suit your room settings. Light. But […]
Continue reading »I Am Tami Sigmund, Senior Producer at Zynga, and I Am a Parent.
Tami Sigmund is a Senior Producer at Zynga , a social games developer who brought us FarmVille , Words With Friends 2 , Zynga Poker […]
Continue reading »Where Can Significant Short-Term Savings Be Saved?
If you have a significant amount of savings that you plan to use as a down payment in a few years, where do you keep […]
Continue reading »Tell Us Your Top Moscow Travel Tips
We really ask for it. We put off this issue of Hack Your City, waiting for the news about Russia to subside, as if it […]
Continue reading »What Will and What Will Leave Netflix in the Week of July 23, 2018
Lock yourself in the house while Orange Is the New Black returns to Netflix for season six on Friday, July 27, with a new storyline […]
Continue reading »How to Become Incognito on Instagram
Instagram started rolling out a feature this week that shows your friends when you are currently using the app with a green indicator light. It […]
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