How to Free Your Child From the Schedule
The matter has come: now the doctors are ordered to prescribe the game. The American Academy of Pediatrics details the urgency of this issue in […]
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How to Protect Your Electronics From a Hurricane
Electronic communication devices are increasingly being used in disaster response. After a devastating storm, your phone or tablet can literally be a lifeline, so it […]
Continue reading »You Do Not Own the Music, Movies, or E-Books You Buy From Amazon or ITunes
When you buy music, movies or books from Amazon or Apple iTunes, you might get the impression that these materials are yours forever; after all, […]
Continue reading »Always Buy an International Data Plan When Traveling Abroad
Last week there was a story about a couple who were traveling in Bali and had a scooter accident on their way back to their […]
Continue reading »What Area of Knowledge Do You Never Have to Talk About?
Today Ask Reddit users tell each other about that, about what areas of knowledge they would never say in real life . Items include rocket […]
Continue reading »Freeze Spoons of Cookie Dough and Eat Fresh Cookies on a Whim
In terms of mundane pleasures, fresh, soft cookies with perfectly crispy edges and sticky chocolate chips are hard to beat. While there is nothing wrong […]
Continue reading »How to Know If You Are Eligible to Upgrade to a New IPhone
With only a few hours left until the 2018 iPhone lineup, Apple will certainly showcase all sorts of interesting developments. For most of us, it […]
Continue reading »How to Choose a Pronoun on OkCupid
If you’re getting frustrated with gender selection in dating apps, you may have a new friend with the benefits of OkCupid. At the end of […]
Continue reading »What to Eat When the Electricity Goes Out
Forget milk and eggs: if your power goes out, the last thing you need is a refrigerator full of perishable food. Instead, here’s what to […]
Continue reading »How to Get a Bottle of Water Through Airport Security
One of the biggest inconveniences of air travel is the inability to transport liquids through the security service. After going through a body scanner, you’re […]
Continue reading »Loan Freeze Will Soon Be Free
The Equifax hack is over, so we remind you that you can freeze your credit reports and sign up for annual fraud alerts for free […]
Continue reading »View the Potential Impact of Hurricane Florence on This Interactive Map
The National Hurricane Center expects Hurricane Florence to cause ” life-threatening catastrophic flash flooding ” when it hits land later this week, and now there […]
Continue reading »How to Upload PS4 Save Data to the Cloud
If you’re having problems with your PlayStation 4 and need to fix it or need a replacement, you don’t need to lose your save game […]
Continue reading »I’m Beth Shapiro, CEO of Citymeals on Wheels, and This Is How I Work.
Citymeals on Wheels funds the delivery of more than 3 million meals a year to senior New Yorkers, filling in gaps such as weekends and […]
Continue reading »Get Apple Keynote Bingo Cards for September 2018 Right Here
Be delighted . It’s time for Apple’s bingo. When I was at Lord of Cupertino for the keynote address, we all sat in the conference […]
Continue reading »Use This Tool to Find Products Manufactured by the Union
Unions are good, and according to a recent Gallup poll, most people want to support them . Given their tumultuous year, this support is greatly […]
Continue reading »Reddit Says Don’t Skimp on These Kinds of Things.
“What product or service should you NEVER get cheaper?” – asks the redditor Kill_Dr_Phil. Thousands of Redditors have answers. We’ve collected some of the smartest […]
Continue reading »How to Set up a Virtual Machine for Free
There are many reasons for starting a virtual machine. First and foremost, you want to play: there might be some other operating system that you […]
Continue reading »How to Get Started With the Windows Subsystem for Linux
Linux users are probably familiar with Wine, the software that allows Windows software to run on Linux. But did you know that you can download […]
Continue reading »How to Protect Your Privacy When Seeking Mental Health Treatment at School
Colleges and universities often offer mental health counseling as a free service, but school counselors are not always required to keep your information private. Here […]
Continue reading »Make Instant Pot Tomato Sauce Using Just Two Ingredients
As the tomato season draws to a close, one (s) tends to find himself buying what is officially known as the “metric stack” of tomatoes. […]
Continue reading »How to Avoid Credit Card Fees When Booking Your Flight Online
Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) such as Expedia and Orbitz are useful for comparing flight prices (although some airlines, such as Southwest, do not allow their […]
Continue reading »Stop Abusing AutoCorrect
“There is a right and wrong way to use your phone’s autocorrect,” says the inventor. Ken Cocienda, former chief iPhone software engineer for Apple and […]
Continue reading »How to Protect Your Child’s Back From Too Heavy Backpacks
After taking the obligatory photo at the front door on my child’s first day of kindergarten, I noticed that her backpack looked a little saggy. […]
Continue reading »Learn Chinese Faster With This Anki Add-On
One of my biggest frustrations when reading in one of the few foreign languages I’ve tried to study is how long it takes to find […]
Continue reading »How to Disable Automatic Login Link in Gmail and Chrome
You may have noticed that the latest Chrome update includes a change in how the browser syncs with your Google account. Specifically, if you sign […]
Continue reading »How to Deal With the Crisis
A crisis is often an impossible situation. You must make immediate decisions without sufficient information. You need to keep people safe, but you don’t have […]
Continue reading »How to Stream Apple’s Big Event for IPhone on Wednesday
Apple is holding its annual September event on Wednesday, September 12th. If you haven’t received an invitation to an exclusive meeting (like us), Apple broadcasts […]
Continue reading »Set an Alarm for the Minute You Want to Wake Up
The NPR Morning Edition recently revised its watch , per-second news schedule, longer segments, promo videos, music beds, and funding messages for every hour of […]
Continue reading »What to Do If You Have Defaulted on Your Student Loan Obligations
Defaulting on student loans has become inevitable for a certain segment of borrowers: according to a report by the Urban Institute , 1 million borrowers […]
Continue reading »What You Need to Know When You Are an Athlete As an Adult
I grew up a sedentary nerd, resentful of physical education classes, and failed miserably in the few sports I tried. But when I was twenty, […]
Continue reading »How to Hack Your Morning With Benjamin Spall From My Morning Routine
In the morning. Many of us hate them; some of us love them; we all want to get the best out of them. But how […]
Continue reading »How to Be a Good Father Even If You Never Had One
Nick Firchau is the host and producer of the Paternal podcast , which explores the definitions of masculinity and fatherhood in frank conversations with a […]
Continue reading »Where to Watch Old Versions of ‘A Star Is Born’
There are high expectations in the air for Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s interpretation of A Star is Born , but this star has been […]
Continue reading »How to Pack Necklaces so They Don’t Get Tangled
Necklaces are almost the only type of jewelry I wear – my hands are too swollen for the rings and my earlobes reject the earrings! […]
Continue reading »Boost Productivity by Changing Tasks Every Half Hour
There are hundreds of things to keep track of on a typical workday, and more to do. And trying to do everything at once usually […]
Continue reading »Track Hurricane Florence With These Tools
Hurricane Florence is expected to hit the Atlantic coastline next Thursday. While coastal Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina are expected to be hit hardest, […]
Continue reading »How to Complete the “impossible Task” When You Are Depressed
When you’re depressed, every little thing – from a recipe to making a sandwich – can seem impossible. Writer Molly Backes recently tweeted about what […]
Continue reading »What to Do With Older Apple Devices
The time has come again: time for the mad annual search to find all the original packaging for your old iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. […]
Continue reading »I Am Caroline Ingeborn, President and COO of Toca Boca, and I Am a Parent.
Caroline Ingeborn is President and Chief Operating Officer of Toca Boca , which makes digital toys designed the way kids play. (My 5-year-old loves to […]
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