How to Enable Dark Mode in Windows 10 Mail
This week, Windows 10 Mail finally has a dark mode that’s worth using. After weeks of testing with insiders, the updated Mail & Calendar app […]
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Put Leftover Foreign Currency on Your Starbucks Gift Card
The days of running around the airport like an old sheriff at noon, with coins jingling in your pockets, are over, my friends. If you […]
Continue reading »You Should Fry the Pork Belly
Slow-cooked pork belly is very difficult to improve. The uncured bacon steak is meaty and tender, with fine lumps of delicious lard. This is already […]
Continue reading »Show Your Child’s Drawings on the Wall Without Attention
Soon after we moved into our home a few years ago, my son went to kindergarten. Suddenly, several times a week, he brought home giant […]
Continue reading »When “now” Is Not the Best Time to Invest
Ask a financial professional when the “best” time to invest is and he will tell you: yesterday. Assuming you didn’t start yesterday, the next best […]
Continue reading »Apply This Principle of Investing in Your Daily Life
To form habits, financial or otherwise, you must make an effort. This often means making small changes or adjustments continuously over a long period of […]
Continue reading »Teach Children to Distinguish Between Hazard and Risk
For part of my childhood, from about 9 to 13 years old, I lived in a house with a stream just outside his backyard. I […]
Continue reading »Help an Upset Teenager With This Glitter Jar Technique
When a teenager is really upset, parents often feel the need to do something – gather information (“Who hurt you and what is their phone […]
Continue reading »How to Make a Waste-Free Grocery Store
With the growing number of zero waste grocery stores, it’s now easier than ever to reduce your environmental impact when shopping for food. But what […]
Continue reading »The App Cannot Change Your Financial Behavior
There is an application for everything, many promise to help people “fix” something in their life. For example, productivity apps will transform you into a […]
Continue reading »How to Control Your Roku With Amazon Alexa
I have a Roku TV attached to the wall above my desktop computer – which is bound to kill me one day here in earthquake-prone […]
Continue reading »How to Make a Cake Beautiful If You Don’t Know How to Decorate It
I can make a delicious cake that tastes good, but – when it comes to decorating – I’m an episode of ” Nailed”! Liven up. […]
Continue reading »How to Wash a Blanket Properly
Some of us are hiding under blankets right now, cursing the cold, so the idea of washing this life-support layer might seem outrageous. But you […]
Continue reading »How to Date a Sober Person
Dating is hard anyway. For those recovering from substance abuse or simply not drinking, it can be even more difficult. After all, this is a […]
Continue reading »How to (Thankfully) Return to Work After Maternity Leave
After spending some wonderful, exhausting months at home with my newborn son Max, I came back blinking in the sun (or rather my LED desk […]
Continue reading »How to Shorten Long Gmail Messages
Chrome: I write long emails. I have to give up this habit, but I tend to err on the side of detailed answers rather than […]
Continue reading »Remove Pet Hair From Fabrics With a Dryer
Cleaning pet hair from any surface is always a chore, but the worst is with textiles. As tempting as it may be, tossing the coverlet […]
Continue reading »How to Make Black Garlic Oil
My first exposure to the concept of garlic bread was extremely casual. The slices of white bread spread with margarine, sprinkled with garlic salt and […]
Continue reading »Find Out If the Infection Rate Is High in Your Hospital
In an effort to encourage hospitals to provide better care, the federal government is punishing those facilities with the highest rates of infection, readmission, and […]
Continue reading »How to Find a Reliable VPN
We talk a lot about VPNs (virtual private networks) here , and for good reason. There are many reasons why using a VPN – both […]
Continue reading »How to Stay Safe When Encountering Wild Animals
Usually, when I go home late at night, I look closely at the creepy people, but last night a coyote was chasing me down the […]
Continue reading »Difference Between Hard and Soft Loan Requests
If you received a loan offer after an offer in which you “pre-approved” a certain product, you may be wondering how the lender made his […]
Continue reading »All the Questions to Ask Before Starting Your Business
Prepare for … ): title Prepare for … Running a small business is hard work, but we’re here to help. Welcome to Work Smarter, your […]
Continue reading »What to Do If You Witness an Accident
You are on the sidewalk and suddenly a Tesla driver crashes into a parked car. The car breaks the rearview mirror, leaving behind fragments. Before […]
Continue reading »Teach Your Child to Dial 911 From a Mobile Phone
From time to time I get dizzy to the point where I think I might faint. (I did faint one day and my husband caught […]
Continue reading »Give Someone the Weirdest Version of Something They Already Use
Gift-giving is not the universal language of love; If you’re having a hard time figuring out what to give someone, think about what they like […]
Continue reading »Compare Your Hospital Bill to the Explanation of Benefits
Medical billing errors are common, as we recently noticed . One way to catch a billing error is to check the charges against your health […]
Continue reading »Help Your Child Cope With Homework Anxiety With Rating Scales
For children with anxiety, the hardest part about homework is just getting started. Before even picking up a pencil, they build a story in their […]
Continue reading »How to Move Podcasts Between Apps
I’ve been a fan of the Castro podcast app for a long time, mainly because Ipaid $ 5 back when the app was on version […]
Continue reading »How to Keep Your Phone Number Private on Facebook
Facebook has done it again! What is this time, you ask? Well, Facebook can have your phone number and they allow anyone in the world […]
Continue reading »You Need Crispy Fried Onions All Year Round
Crispy fried onions are a symbol of the holiday, but their zesty crunch with onions can bring joy all year round. Even if you don’t […]
Continue reading »Stream Your Media Collection Anywhere With Plex Media Server
We may be living in an era of cloud streaming and subscription services, but media ownership (both digital and physical) is still alive and well. […]
Continue reading »How to Clean a Brewery
I’m a fan of beer growlers. My husband and I own several breweries from our favorite breweries and they take turns accompanying us as we […]
Continue reading »Lifehacker Playlist Scrub for Bathing for Adults
When my little daughter got angry in the bathtub and I put the TLC song “No Scrubs” on Spotify, I knew I had something special […]
Continue reading »When to Transfer Your Savings to a Roboadvisor
Interest rates are rising after years of stagnation, according to the Wall Street Journal, but conventional banks still offer customers an average of 0.10 percent […]
Continue reading »I’m Angela Santomero, Creator of Daniel Tiger and This Is How I Parent.
The moment I first believed in Daniel Tiger’s power happened when my daughter was 3 years old. She was at a party in the park […]
Continue reading »Don’t Be Fooled by USB 3.2 Marketing Later This Year
At the Mobile World Congress last week, the USB Developers Forum decided to change the crazy and insane world of USB by renaming what is […]
Continue reading »Tell Us About the Best Ways to Hack Parking in Your City
During the winter in Chicago, you can reserve a parking spot with a folding chair, playpen, or a giant teddy bear . Or at least […]
Continue reading »What’s in Store for and Out of Netflix in the Week of March 4, 2019
Who commissioned the touching comedy series Out of the Mind of Ricky Gervais about a man who uses his wife’s death as an excuse to […]
Continue reading »How to Use Alexa to Prepare for Your Interview
If you haven’t interviewed for a job for a long time, then even the simplest interview questions can potentially confuse you. If you’re currently interviewing, […]
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