How to Access HBO Now From Outside the US
HBO has some of the greatest TV shows – Game of Thrones , Insecurity , Sharp Objects , Westworld … the list is long. But […]
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Students Can Get Hulu and Showtime for Cheap Via Spotify
Spotify is offering a late summer soothing balm in the form of a very competitive discount for students. The music streaming service announced on its […]
Continue reading »Keep the Child Car Seat Facing Back As Long As Possible
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new recommendation : “Children should ride in a rearward facing car seat for as long as possible […]
Continue reading »Add These Pantry Foods to Your Sour Cream If You Like to Dig in Quickly.
If you’re in the mood for a snack, then sauces are more than just a party – sauces are a way of life. Soaking something […]
Continue reading »If You Had a Bat in Your Bedroom, You May Need a Rabies Shot
Bats are adorable and important members of our ecosystem , but they also caused 17 of 19 rabies deaths in the United States between 1997 […]
Continue reading »How to Raise a Healthy Vegan Child
When it comes to raising a healthy vegan child , the challenges are often social rather than nutritional. Raise your child as a vegan and […]
Continue reading »How to AirPlay 2 Music on an Old Fashioned Airport Express
Apple may have officially discontinued the Airport Express Network Extender along with the rest of its Wi-Fi hardware , but yesterday it released a major […]
Continue reading »How to Get Rid of Chocolate Stains From Baby Clothes
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 »Use Alexa to Track Your Favorite Soccer Team and More
The football season has arrived. If you have an Amazon Echo device, you can use Alexa to track your favorite team, get the latest player […]
Continue reading »Adding Flavor to Grilled Cheese Is a Very Good Idea
One of my favorite cooking articles is a Reddit post called “You Make Me Sick.” What follows the name is a real screed against r […]
Continue reading »What You Need to Know About Gestures for Google’s New Wear OS Smartwatch
If you like the little Google on your wrist, it’s time to start obsessively checking for software updates. According to Google, Wear OS users will […]
Continue reading »How to Wash If You Wash Poorly
So you do not wash well. Maybe you’ve been able to come home from college every weekend with a bag of dirty clothes, like Santa’s, […]
Continue reading »Apollo Makes Reddit Beautiful for IOS Users
Christian Selig created Apollo , a Reddit iOS app that’s as elegant as Apple could imagine. The design is beautiful and the usability is top […]
Continue reading »Have You Rolled Over This Month?
We’ve been trying to climb up for almost a month, and it’s time to take stock of what we have learned. Did you manage to […]
Continue reading »Best Minneapolis-St. Pavel Travel Tips for Readers
It’s time to eat Juicy Lucy and avoid Mall of America! You gave us your best sister cities travel tips in the original comment thread […]
Continue reading »Create a Tourist Form
For me, packaging can take several weeks. Once my flight is booked (and sometimes even earlier), I start thinking about all the clothing and accessories […]
Continue reading »Mobilize Your Democratic Friends to Vote in the Next Elections With This App
If last year’s presidential election taught us anything, it is the importance of voting. Whatever your political views, voting is important, and we should all […]
Continue reading »How to Choose the Right Network Switch
The Ultimate Lifehacker Guide to Wi-Fi ): title The Ultimate Lifehacker Guide to Wi-Fi Wireless networking is tricky, but not necessary. Let us help you. […]
Continue reading »How to Chill a Cocktail Glass Quickly
The ability to pay attention to the little things is a quality that all truly experienced owners have. A small bowl of olive pits, a […]
Continue reading »Why Do You Have to End This Relationship Over and Over Again?
Falling in love and falling out of love is a common thing that, unfortunately, often happens with the same partner. This is called the “relationship […]
Continue reading »Do a ‘routine Check’ With Your Partner
What separates couples does not always matter. Often these are everyday things, things that you feel you should be able to shrug off, but trying […]
Continue reading »How to Watch 90s Nickelodeon Classics on the Cheap
My millennial friends cutting the cord, rejoice: you can finally watch your favorite Nickelodeon shows. VRV’s new digital streaming service NickSplat offers a spinning list […]
Continue reading »How Dangerous Are Trampolines Really?
It seems that everyone I know who walked on a trampoline as a child also has a story of breaking a leg, an arm, or […]
Continue reading »How to Get Verified on Instagram
The blue checkmark that we all long for on social media platforms is often mysteriously difficult to achieve. How do people understand this? Twitter has […]
Continue reading »Ode to Chocolate Brownies
Just as there are “process” and “product” killers , I like to think there are “bakers” and “product bakers”. Process people find comfort and joy […]
Continue reading »What to Ask the Children Instead of “Do You Have Any Questions?”
When children are 2, 3 and 4 years old, they are seething with questions – preschool children ask their parents an average of 100 questions […]
Continue reading »Get a Service Dog That Hasn’t Had Time to Train
The Internet loves viral stories about dogs that have not been trained in government or police programs because that means the dog refused to become […]
Continue reading »Prioritize Building up Your Cash Reserves
As we’ve already covered , the longevity of the current bull market has worried people. All of this should end over time, and some economists […]
Continue reading »How to Turn Your Selfies Into Stickers
Android / iOS: Google has officially released version 7.5 of its Gboard virtual keyboard, and with it comes an all-new feature that lets you create […]
Continue reading »I Am Richelieu Dennis, Owner of the Essence and Sundial Brands and This Is How I Work
Richelieu Dennis runs the family business. He, his mother, and his sister named their cosmetics brand SheaMoisture after the shea butter products Richelieu’s grandmother produced […]
Continue reading »How to Get the Harry Potter EBook for Free
Twenty years after it first hit shelves, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone continues to captivate, inspire, and spur companies to start promoting Dumbledore’s Halloween […]
Continue reading »Try This War Meditation Routine to Fall Asleep Quickly
Need to fall asleep quickly? One mid-century relaxation technique developed by the US Navy pre-flight school supposedly works in minutes. It may not be magic, […]
Continue reading »Test Your Graphics Card With These Apps
Everyone’s been talking about the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 20-series graphics cards lately. And while we have yet to really see how they perform in […]
Continue reading »Add Flavor to a Shrimp Smoothie With Wasabi Paste
Depending on when you started taking care of food, you might think the shrimp cocktail has passed, but it seems to be undergoing a (perhaps […]
Continue reading »Why Lawrence O’Donnell Says You Should Take Acting Lessons
Lawrence O’Donnell, TV pundit and author of the recently republished book Deadly Force: A Police Shooting and My Family’s Search for the Truth , visits […]
Continue reading »Automate Credit Card Payments Now
Impulsive spending, emergencies, buying too many things that we just don’t need – these are all reasons we usually come up with reasons why people […]
Continue reading »Always Take Screenshots of Your Boarding Pass
Your mobile boarding pass should always be one or two touches away from the home screen. You have a link in email or text messages, […]
Continue reading »My AirPods Stay in My Ears Thanks to This Dead Simple Video
On a rumor yesterday that we wouldn’t see second-generation AirPods until Q4 2019 , I went to the Apple store and bought myself a pair. […]
Continue reading »Store Food in Transparent Containers
I love my vintage oven baked thermoplastic dishes. They look great on the table, in the fridge, and in photographs, but there is one small […]
Continue reading »How to Reinvent Yourself, With Coss Marthe and Lawrence O’Donnell
In this episode, Coss Marté tells us how he went from drug lord to fitness entrepreneur using the regime he developed in prison. We then […]
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