Where to Shop This Memorial Day Weekend
Don’t just buy another tech item this Memorial Day weekend. Buy yourself a replica of Aladdin’s Magic Carpet for $ 29.99. Since most of the […]
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How Muslims Became an Important Part of American History
G / O Media teams up with Smartypants Pictures for the premiere of the second season of The Secret Lives of Muslims, a series about […]
Continue reading »Should You Buy the Charmin Giant Toilet Paper Roll?
Someone, somewhere, needs a roll of forever toilet paper from Charmin . It has a bit of a “lucky charm, but only marshmallows,” especially if […]
Continue reading »How to Deal With Anxiety on Game Day
Whether you are playing sports, preparing to perform, or going to sing in front of an audience, it is almost impossible to control pre-game shivers. […]
Continue reading »Take Your Time With the “list of Unexpected Opportunities”
Perhaps you walked, walked, walked away, and you feel like you haven’t had a break for several weeks. Or months? Who knows? And then, out […]
Continue reading »Does Switching Off the Smartphone Affect Its Health?
When I was choosing the letter for this week’s Tech 911 issue, I was reminded how happy I am to have solar panels in my […]
Continue reading »Get the Awesome ‘Bloons TD 6’ Free for IOS and Android
Great game in the genre of Tower Defense, Bloons TD 6 – usually for $ 5 on a mobile device – is now available for […]
Continue reading »How to Protect Yourself From Overdraft Fees
Senators Corey Booker and Sherrod Brown are re-introducing the 2018 bill to end overdraft fees at banks, Vox reported this week. The law to stop […]
Continue reading »Fund Your Favorite Open Source Projects With the New Github Sponsorship Program
We’re big fans of open source software and the ideal of freedom, security and transparency that often drives such projects. But software development and maintenance […]
Continue reading »When to Fly to Avoid Flight Delays
My flight from Chicago at 8:00 pm was delayed a total of four times over the weekend; my plane arrived late, soon followed by our […]
Continue reading »Here’s How to Fill Your Freezer Bag With Liquid
Placing food in a freezer bag is a great way to ensure that it freezes evenly and minimizes damage. On the other hand, stack liquid […]
Continue reading »Download “The Sims 4” Now for Free
The Sims 4 , the latest game in the popular Sims franchise , is completely free to download now. The Sims publisher EA is giving […]
Continue reading »How to Get Rid of Corporations Funding Abortion Bans
Earlier this week, Judd Legum’s Popular Information newsletter reported that six corporations have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent years to lawmakers behind […]
Continue reading »Make a Vinaigrette in a Nearly Empty Honey Bottle
Getting the last piece of honey out of the bottle can be tricky, especially if the bottle is bear-shaped (so many slots). Luckily, the amount […]
Continue reading »“Steal Tacos” During the NBA Finals
If you’re an NBA (or MLB) fan, you’re probably familiar with Taco Bell’s penchant for handing out tacos during high stakes games. If you’re not […]
Continue reading »Light Nudges Aren’t Enough to Save the Earth
We all love to contribute to solving big problems, especially when we are doing something easy and enjoyable. But nudges can backfire, leading us to […]
Continue reading »Use Google As an Instant Tomato Timer
The Pomodoro for Productivity Technique sounds cool, but you can fall into the same trap I did: you read about setting timers to get work […]
Continue reading »How Hackers Can Steal Your Data at Airports
Have you ever wondered if it is a bad idea to go online via a busy public Wi-Fi network at an airport? For the most […]
Continue reading »Imperfect Pasta – the Secret to the Perfect Pasta Salad
Like other foods in the mayonnaise-coated carbohydrate side dish category , pasta salad is incredibly polarizing. When it’s good, I can’t stop eating it; when […]
Continue reading »What Your Child Can Learn From Playing With a Toy House
At the beginning of each episode of the new Luna and Me preschool show , the child puts his dolls to sleep in their toy […]
Continue reading »Before Negotiating a Lease Renewal, Decide What You Really Want
It’s that awful day, many months before your apartment lease actually ends: when the renewal notice arrives and you have to decide to stay or […]
Continue reading »You Don’t Need to Monetize Your Joy
The novelist Molly Conway brilliantly articulates this old advice that is worth repeating: when you are good at something, people will tell you to turn […]
Continue reading »Should I Use Kitchen Scissors to Cut the Spaghetti?
There is something about me that I am not particularly proud of, and that is that I cannot eat spaghetti without first slicing the noodles. […]
Continue reading »Send Your Name to Mars With the 2020 Rover
If you’ve ever dreamed of going to Mars, now is your chance. Well, okay, you can’t go to Mars, but your name can, and it’s […]
Continue reading »How to Prepare for Changes to Your Nest Account
At the latest developer conference, Google announced that it will rebrand its Nest product line, which will eventually lead to some changes to the Works […]
Continue reading »Let Windows 10 Decide When to Automatically Update Your PC
Microsoft’s big update for Windows 10 released in May 2019 brought a lot of new features – some big, some small, some tiny. I’ve already […]
Continue reading »Use This Passive-Aggressive Trick the Next Time Someone Lends Your Pen.
Are you tired of people taking your stuff to work – like an expensive pen with your preferred 0.38mm line size and a comfortable grip […]
Continue reading »Best Thing to Take to a Party Other Than a Drink
When I was the person who had enough space to host my parties, I was always grateful for someone to bring something. When people asked […]
Continue reading »How to Use Valve’s New Steam Chat App
Steam has been primarily a gaming marketplace for PC games over the years, but Valve appears to be doubling down on the social aspects of […]
Continue reading »Here Are Google’s Best Account Security Practices
Wherever you go, someone is giving advice on account security and privacy. While it never hurts to be reminded of all the ways to protect […]
Continue reading »Anonymize Your Android Browsing With the New Tor App
After months of testing, the first stable public build of the Tor browser for Android is finally available on the Google Play store. For those […]
Continue reading »How to Find Vitamins That Have Been Tested for Contaminants
Supplements, including vitamins, are not subject to the same tests as medicines . The FDA is committed to a hands-off approach to allowing companies to […]
Continue reading »Ask for the Table You Really Need at the Restaurant, Damn It
If you’ve ever sat at an unwelcome table in a restaurant – like a table next to the bathroom, or between two others with barely […]
Continue reading »Put the Burrito in a Mug, Not on a Plate
Some ideas don’t get the credit they deserve in the first place. This was the case with Copernicus’ heliocentric solar system back in the 1500s, […]
Continue reading »Don’t Let Boredom Get in the Way of Your Goals
We all know how great it is to start a new habit. Today we will be one of those who wake up early! Gathers lunch […]
Continue reading »What’s in Store for and Out of Netflix in June 2019
You’ll need to watch a ton of good movies over the next week or two because Netflix loses Apollo 13 in June , 101 Dalmatians, […]
Continue reading »Be Honest About Your Parenting in the Workplace
When I was 23, I worked for a newspaper. Almost every day, my boss noted that she had to leave at a certain hour to […]
Continue reading »Billionaires Can’t Save Us From Student Loans
By now, I’m sure you’ve seen at least the headline for the best graduation speech of 2019: Robert F. Smith shocked 396 new alumni last […]
Continue reading »Best New Features in Windows 10 May 2019 Update
Microsoft today officially released the Windows 10 May 2019 Update to everyone, meaning everyone who hasn’t tested it in beta in months. It is very […]
Continue reading »I’m National Geographic Photographer Mark Thiessen and This Is How I Work
In its latest issue, National Geographic showed readers how smoke jumpers fight bushfires in Alaska forests , with images by photographer Mark Thiessen. Firefighting photography […]
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