What to Do If the Airline Loses Your Bag
You arrive at your destination, ready to finally unwind on your long-awaited vacation, but find that your suitcase hasn’t gone on the journey with you. […]
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Our Favorite New Year Hacks From Yesteryear
As we get closer to the holidays (or are the holidays coming?), It seems like the right time to dive into the holiday mindset, revisiting […]
Continue reading »How to Tell Your Partner That They Are Doing Something in Bed That You Don’t Like
Do you remember the bridesmaids scene where Annie from Christine Wiig feels like Ted from John Hamm? He kneads her breasts as if they were […]
Continue reading »Top Travel Tips for Barcelona From Our Readers
Before taking the elevator to the Sagrada Familia, you must know: the only way down is the stairs. This week, in the Hack Your City […]
Continue reading »Reminder: You Deserve to Be Paid
Our friends at Deadspin wrote a witty yet innocuous article about NJ.com advertising a job posting “which definitely sounds like a beat-writing job,” but technically […]
Continue reading »Don’t Focus on Being Successful at a Certain Age.
Every time Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list comes out, it awakens chills in ancient souls who have survived this terrible birthday. Never made a list? […]
Continue reading »Make and Freeze Baked Goods With Cranberry Toaster for Thanksgiving Morning
Thanksgiving mornings only have time to cook one meal, and that meal is not breakfast. Cereal or store-bought Danish dishes are always an option, but […]
Continue reading »Introduce Kids to Music With Chrome Music Lab
My husband and I played instruments when we were growing up, so we assumed that musical ability and interest were deeply rooted in our genes. […]
Continue reading »Removing the Seeds of Tiny Zucchini With a Spoonful of Grapefruit
I like a little squash. They look like decorative pumpkins but can be eaten, which is an improvement. But their small size can make seed […]
Continue reading »Fix Your Bad Sleep Habits With the Shleep App
There are many expensive sleep technologies out there, not to mention supplements and products designed to give you more “energy” throughout the day. But for […]
Continue reading »When to Withdraw Funds With a Set Date in Your 401 (K)
Automatic enrollment has proven to be an effective way of saving for retirement for employees, with 91 percent of those automatically enrolled in a defined […]
Continue reading »How to Beat Someone Else’s Cat
Cats are not dogs. And if you want to befriend a new cat, you don’t treat him like a dog. You are patiently figuring out […]
Continue reading »No Need to Tie Turkey
Cooking the perfect Thanksgiving turkey is a daunting task, and every chef has his own tricks for crispy skin and juicy meat. As much as […]
Continue reading »How to Launch and Manage Finder Tabs in MacOS
The Ultimate Lifehacker Guide to macOS ): title The Ultimate Lifehacker Guide to macOS Many people turn to Macs because they are incredibly easy to […]
Continue reading »This Is the Correct Way to Wear a Smoke Mask.
A surgical mask will not protect your lungs from bushfire smoke, so if you are in a smoky area make sure you have a suitable […]
Continue reading »How to Entertain Kids in Restaurants – No Screens
Want to have a good family dinner without whining, complaining, or screens? Well, we are not miracle workers, but every parent who loves to eat […]
Continue reading »How to Start Composting
One of my earliest memories is clearing corn from a compost heap in a rural Connecticut backyard. Just like boiling corn, spreading sweet butter on […]
Continue reading »I’m Showrunner MARS Dee Johnson and This Is How I Work
Dee Johnson will take you to Mars before Elon Musk releases his next car from the atmosphere. Johnson has hosted shows such as The Good […]
Continue reading »How to Make Turkey Sauce Without Dripping From a Skillet
There is a certain (I think) overly romantic expectation that a good turkey sauce should be dripped from the pan and whipped a few seconds […]
Continue reading »How to Prepare Your Home for the Effects of Climate Change
It used to be that climate change seemed to be something our grandchildren would face, and it is a distant problem. But now, when we […]
Continue reading »Not Everything Needs to Be Optimized
With a few clicks on your keyboard, you can find hundreds of opinions on the best way to live, be and do. Travel, spend money, […]
Continue reading »Unzip Files to Your IPhone With This Quick IOS Shortcut
Working with compressed Zip files on a smartphone can be a challenge. There are applications that get the job done, but the process is never […]
Continue reading »Make a Home Guide With Alexa
Houseguest ‘s Alexa Skill Blueprints program lets you program Alexa to answer questions from servants, babysitters, and other guests. You can explain the TV remotes, […]
Continue reading »These Two Questions Will Help You Decide If You Want to Do Something.
For most of our ambitions, there is a gap between “wanting” and “doing.” Before you start trying to close it, ask yourself these two questions. […]
Continue reading »How to Install a Video Card
The Ultimate Lifehacker PC Building Guide ): title The Ultimate Lifehacker PC Building Guide Building your own desktop PC is a lot of fun. We’ll […]
Continue reading »How Much Exercise Do Children Really Need?
The new exercise guidelines for Americans have a separate section for children. We don’t always think about how often our kids move, but we probably […]
Continue reading »Surprise Your Thanksgiving Guests With Personal Zucchini Minced Meat
If I have one criticism of turkey with a bang , it is that it cannot be stuffed. I don’t even really like the minced […]
Continue reading »Send Emails to Your Child
Children’s books are great. All these little handwritten notes about their first words, their first tooth, and their first parenting friends. And, of course, you […]
Continue reading »This Social Psychologist Explains What’s Wrong With College Campuses Today
Everyone is dropping their entry prizes because author Jonathan Haidt has news for you: We’ve been babysitting Gen Z their entire lives. In the video […]
Continue reading »How to Get Your Finances in Order
Should you pay the debt or put it off for a rainy day? Throw away some of your student loan balance or put some extra […]
Continue reading »How to Work Out Well in a Lousy Hotel Gym
Some hotels try harder than others, but no fitness center hotel beats a fully equipped gym. You have a treadmill, an elliptical trainer, and usually […]
Continue reading »Download Famous Works of Art in High Resolution
The Art Institute of Chicago recently updated its website and released a searchable high-resolution art database . What’s more, many works of art are in […]
Continue reading »How to Tell the Truth With MSNBC’s Laurence O’Donnell
In this week’s Update, we talk about how to tell the truth – and how to know when the people around you are not being […]
Continue reading »That Trump Wrong About California Wildfires
A camp fire in northern California has just become the deadliest in state history; the Wolsey fire in the south engulfed Malibu; and our president […]
Continue reading »Sign Your USPS Informed Delivery Address Before Scammers Do It
If you have not already signed up for the United States Postal Service’s Informed Delivery service , you may want to do so now. The […]
Continue reading »How to Choose the Right Turkey Meat Board
When planning your Thanksgiving turkey situation, you are likely to focus on the recipe, and not give a ton of thought to what happens after […]
Continue reading »I Am Miriam Daniel, VP of Echo & Alexa and I Am a Parent.
Miriam Daniel is one of the creative minds of Amazon Echo (voice-activated speaker) and Alexa (digital assistant), innovations that have changed the way we interact […]
Continue reading »Make Drunken Cranberry Slush With Just Two Ingredients
I don’t know anyone has ever run out of cranberry sauce during a Thanksgiving meal. It’s very easy to make and people tend to make […]
Continue reading »Organize Your Photos With This Windows App
Windows: I wouldn’t be surprised if you have folders after folders of photos that you swear you’ll be able to sort “someday.” For me, this […]
Continue reading »Schedule a Day to See the Doctor
The typical American does not know how to take leave and see the doctor as often as it should. Many people have structural reasons for […]
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