Check Out These Cable TV Fees on Your Next Bill
According to Consumer Reports , the median annual TV bill has grown from $ 700 in 2000 to $ 1200 in 2017, and much of […]
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Top Burning Man Travel Tips From Our Readers
This week, Hack Your City went to Black Rock City, a seasonal settlement that fills up every August for Burning Man. Readers gave tips on […]
Continue reading »Use Your American Express Rewards Points to Get a Discount on Amazon
If you are an American Express Membership Rewards cardholder, you may be able to save on the points you earn. Eligibility varies, but according to […]
Continue reading »Why Your Potato Salad Needs Two Types of Potatoes
A good potato salad should be a mix of noticeable, tasty potato chunks in a creamy starchy dressing. Rather than adding balls of mayonnaise, sour […]
Continue reading »What to Do If Your Child’s Soft Toys Are Covered in Saliva
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert, advice columnist, and New York Times bestselling author of My Boyfriend Is Boiling In My Purse … And Other […]
Continue reading »Vanguard Expands Commission-Free ETFs in August
Vanguard is making one of the biggest dreams of investors come true: to trade commission-free on most of its ETF options. The investment giant will […]
Continue reading »Why You Should Always Use the Walmart Savings Catcher
iOS, Android: I’m not a big Walmart shopper, but if I were – because, for example, they had a certain retro gaming system in stock […]
Continue reading »Basic Slack Tricks for Power Users
Is Slack making your life unmanageable? Does continuous collaboration, conversation, and over-communication prevent you from actually doing anything? We, too. Thanks to Arturo Arrarta, Head […]
Continue reading »Update Your Phone’s Fingerprint Lock Without Special Software
The average person uses only 10 percent of their finger strength when opening their phone. It doesn’t mean anything, but you have to teach your […]
Continue reading »Keep Your Kid Busy With These Awesome NASA Websites
As I write this, my child is walking home from school, but he has been busy with the computer at the other end of the […]
Continue reading »Use Alexa to Perfect Your Grilling Technique
When it comes to hamburgers and hot dogs, most of us have a good idea of how to grill them. And even if you don’t, […]
Continue reading »Always Bring an Extra Hand Towel to the Beach
In the war on sand, people will never win. And the sooner you realize that going to the beach is inherently messy, the more you […]
Continue reading »Don’t Listen to Your Parents
Millennial Friends are PSAs: When it comes to career advice and money, parents have a myriad of opinions, mostly based on what they’ve done or […]
Continue reading »If You Work in Smoke, Try a Gas Delivery Service
I’ve always thought the concept of “gas delivery” was silly: all these apps you can use to call a truck to your home or work, […]
Continue reading »Get a Shoemaker Fix Without Turning on the Oven
Sweet summer fruit in a buttery crust is one of the many great gifts of the season, but turning on the oven is obviously the […]
Continue reading »How to Use a Car Seat on an Airplane
One of the traditional advantages of flying with children under 2 years of age is the savings in the cost of an extra ticket when […]
Continue reading »I’m the Host of Song Exploder Hrishikesh Hirvey, and This Is How I Work
Hrishikesh Hirvey takes apart the songs to find out how they work. On his podcast Song Exploder, Hirvey interviewed artists such as Solange, Iggy Pop, […]
Continue reading »How to Take Better Photos of Fireworks on IPhone
It’s not a July 4th celebration without fireworks, and it’s not a day after July 4th without an Instagram feed filled with horrific photos of […]
Continue reading »What Opens and Closes on July 4th
July 4th is a national holiday, which means that depending on where you are and what you want to do today, you may or may […]
Continue reading »There Is No “right Way” to Be Lonely
This week we have a guy who is constantly jumping from relationship to relationship, but he really can’t wait to see what being single is […]
Continue reading »What to Do If You Think Your Child Has Dyslexia
There is a common misconception that dyslexia is associated with “reverse reading” or “reading in the mirror.” Upside down letters are not always a sign […]
Continue reading »This Casserole Has a Whole Cooking
Hello and welcome back to Will It Casserole? , a column in which I take your delicious concepts and reimagine them as delicious casserole creations. […]
Continue reading »Assess the Strength of Weak Ties
When it comes to cleaning up your life or moving on to your next promotion, you probably rely on your friends or family members for […]
Continue reading »What to Take With You on a Trip With Small Children
I have just returned from a trip to Europe with my husband’s large family. This was the first time we traveled outside the continent with […]
Continue reading »How to Prevent Re-Routing in Maps
We all love the convenience of mapping apps, but many of us would rather have the app stick to what we know to be the […]
Continue reading »How Many Friends Do You Need to Be Happy?
We are inherently social beings who rely on each other, so we automatically look for people to forge serious relationships. But how many friends do […]
Continue reading »Here Is a Cold Soup, This Is Not Gazpacho
It’s that magical time of year again, folks: no school, the ice cream truck is back, and temperatures are back up to what could be […]
Continue reading »Open a Beer Bottle With Another Beer Bottle
We showed you how to open a beer bottle with a knife , spoon , lighter , stapler , newspaper , Mac power supply , […]
Continue reading »Take Control of Your Screen Time This Summer With Your Family Media Plan
The message was clear to new parents a couple of years ago: screens are mostly not child-friendly, so stay away. The American Academy of Pediatrics […]
Continue reading »Our July Book Club …
If you have a day off tomorrow, why not start by choosing our 10% Happier Book Club by Dan Harris for July (though check out […]
Continue reading »Remove Unnecessary Programs From Your Mac With CleanApp
Mac: I just completed the Lifehacker Pack for Mac update and would like to include any applications or utilities that I or others find useful […]
Continue reading »How to Effectively Use Flight Delays
Every time a flight leaves on time, it seems like a small miracle. Despite established airline schedules, many work against reaching their destination on time. […]
Continue reading »This Is How Quickly Picnic Food Spoils in the Heat.
When you cook at home, you know you have two hours – maybe four, if you really want to hurry – to pull the food […]
Continue reading »Vanilla Is a Cheaper Tool to Clean up the Mac Menu Bar
MacOS: We love Bartender , a $ 15 app that lets you hide menu bar items of your choice. But there is a simpler and […]
Continue reading »Reduce the Brightness of Your Browser With Deluminate for Google Chrome
It’s great to use Dark Mode on your favorite website, app, or operating system. It’s perfect for dark rooms or airplanes, when you need to […]
Continue reading »Essential Mac Apps for 2018
There are tons of great apps that you can install on your Mac – no questions asked. Separating awesome apps from must-have apps is tricky, […]
Continue reading »How Psychedelics Can Expand Your Mind, With Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan has been writing about the intersection of nature and culture for over 30 years. He is perhaps best known for the man who […]
Continue reading »How to Report a Missing Person
If a person you care about is missing, you must help the authorities by filling out a report, providing him with important information and updating […]
Continue reading »Using a Tourniquet Should Be a Basic First Aid Skill
There are some skills you hope you’ll never need, but having them can be a matter of life or death: Welcome to bleeding control. BleedingControl.org, […]
Continue reading »Why Melons Are the Best Frozen Fruit for Cooling Drinks
Adding frozen fruits to smoothies to keep them cool is a fairly common practice, but some fruits are simply cooler than others. For fruit cubes […]
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