Why the Waffle House Is the Best Indicator of Storm Strength
As of Thursday morning, the hurricane Dorian continues its way along the south – east of the USA, Georgia and the Carolinas on its way […]
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How to Access Google Secret Easter Eggs in Android 9 and Android 10
Google, in its endless capacity for stupidity, has added a fun hidden feature in Android 10 that you should spend a little time exploring. (At […]
Continue reading »Secure File Transfer for Free With Blockchain-Based Black Hole Service
We’ve covered a lot of file transfer services before, but recently we stumbled upon Black Hole, a relatively new service that uses the blockchain-based Blockstack […]
Continue reading »Make a Fancy Fruit Paste With Fluffy Brown Pears
Sitting in the garden seems enjoyable, but the thought of having to face the sudden appearance of 74 tomatoes really activates my anxiety. That’s why […]
Continue reading »How to Broadcast Today’s City Hall of the 2020 Democratic Candidates on Climate Change
Starting at 5:00 pm ET today, CNN will interview 10 Democratic presidential candidates about their plans to tackle climate change. Unlike debates, each candidate will […]
Continue reading »How to Downgrade Your Phone From Android 10 to Android 9
Android 10 is here – at least for Pixel devices. We generally recommend that everyone update their operating system to the latest and greatest version […]
Continue reading »Help Your Kindergarten Get Ready for School Lunch
School starts, and for many kindergartens, one of the biggest changes they face is lunch time. The lunchtime routine in kindergarten is not like at […]
Continue reading »How to Access the New Google Maps Street View Layer in Android
Google is gradually closing the feature gap between mobile and desktop versions of Google Maps, and a recent update has finally made it just as […]
Continue reading »Get the Following Inspirational Quote From This Subreddit
“I’ve never seen the transformation of life begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit,” says Eat Pray Love memoir […]
Continue reading »Write More Thank You Letters to Colleagues You Value
Professional communication requires immense gratitude. This is an indispensable option for letters, even those that do not require action on the part of the recipient. […]
Continue reading »Keep Your Child Awake to Read
My son read many hours over the summer, partly because this is his third favorite way to pass the time (the first is to play […]
Continue reading »Use the Job You Hate to Build Your Career
If you’re stuck in a job that you don’t like, don’t quit right away. Instead, ask yourself how you can use your current position to […]
Continue reading »Transform Any Creamy Dressing With Burnt Onions
When you first start cooking, you are told that burnt food is bad. If sitcom writers want to inform their audience that the housewife is […]
Continue reading »You Don’t Really Need to Sit Straight
Back pain is not caused by improper sitting or standing, as a group of physical therapists recently explained in a magazine article . We often […]
Continue reading »Check Out These Free Online Courses Starting This September
Whether you’re looking to brush up on your skills, learn something new, or add a little spice to your intellectual life, there are a whole […]
Continue reading »Tell Us About Your Worst Technical Issues
Every week, we publish a Tech 911 column that aims to answer one of your hottest technical questions and provide as many helpful answers as […]
Continue reading »Can Eating Only Junk Food Really Go Blind?
The teen lost his sight after following a very limited diet for years. This story is making headlines about junk food going blind, and this […]
Continue reading »How FEC Closure Could Affect 2020 Election
In late August, Republican Commissioner Matthew Petersen resigned from the FEC, leaving the control group almost entirely closed. Without a quorum (or the required number […]
Continue reading »I’m the Founder of NYX Cosmetics Tony Ko and This Is How I Work
Tony Ko sold $ 2 million worth of cosmetics in her first year of operation before hiring a single employee. She turned her NYX Cosmetics […]
Continue reading »Best Note Taking Apps
We recently polled our readers and suggested the best note-taking apps. Most of you said that you are still doing something old-fashioned with a pen […]
Continue reading »Follow These Steps Before Installing Android 10 on Your Phone
Android 10 is available for some, but it might not be for you. If you own a Google Pixel (from the OG Pixel to the […]
Continue reading »Where to Get an Out-of-Warranty IOS Device Fixed
Apple users with an out-of-warranty iPhone or iPad in need of repair now have a lot more options available to them through the company’s recently […]
Continue reading »In Fact, You Should Take a Sous Vide Break From Grilled Meats.
Most sous vide recipes follow a fairly standard format: put the meat in a plastic bag, place the bag in a water bath set to […]
Continue reading »Do Skin Care Products and Toiletries Always Expire?
We know food goes bad, but what about lotion, conditioner, and mascara? While they may seem like they last a long time – and often […]
Continue reading »Bank of America Cardholders Get Free Museum Entry This Weekend
Summer may be “over” now with a long Labor Day weekend, but that doesn’t mean you need to postpone fun weekend excursions until spring. If […]
Continue reading »Teach Children to Value Compassion Over Perseverance
If you watched the defeat Coco Gauff in the third round of the US Open on Saturday, most likely you do not remember the account […]
Continue reading »Give Yourself a Shitty Reward
Rewarding yourself can backfire. If you say to yourself, “I’ll only listen to my favorite podcast in the gym,” it only takes one moment of […]
Continue reading »Memorize These Interesting and Useless Facts on Small Cards
I learned the NATO phonetic alphabet. Now I am learning to point to each country on the map. I will never need this information, but […]
Continue reading »Find Out What Your Investment Might Look Like Based on Your Stock-to-Bond Ratio
When markets become volatile, people start to wonder if they should sell their stocks or put more money in bonds. Before you make your next […]
Continue reading »Two Kinds of Butter Are Needed in the Kitchen
A functioning kitchen is a well-stocked kitchen, and a well-stocked kitchen has two types of oils: cooking oil and snack oil. Making butter that you […]
Continue reading »Helping Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts
Over the weekend, Hurricane Dorian caused severe damage to the Bahamas, damaging 13,000 homes and killing at least five people. As of Tuesday morning, the […]
Continue reading »Help Your Teen Keep Track of Their Belongings
It’s not that teenagers are (mostly) careless with their belongings – their cell phone, the water bottle, that expensive new jacket you just bought them […]
Continue reading »Why You Should Give up Myfitnesspal When Looking for a Chronometer
Myfitnesspal seems to be the default calorie counter in the fitness world and I can’t figure out why. He tries to show you ads and […]
Continue reading »Use Dish Soap to Remove Greasy Stains From Clothes
No matter how hard some of us try, we will always eat poorly. Somehow it seems like a drop of coffee or a spoonful of […]
Continue reading »Improve Each Essay by Deleting These Paragraphs
“In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ” This is a great start if you […]
Continue reading »Do Not Throw Away Filled Aerosol Spray Cans
Back in May, a lawsuit alleged that Pam’s old cooking sprays exploded, causing at least eight people to get burned (and even blinded someone in […]
Continue reading »How Much Does It Cost to Send Money Abroad Using Bank Transfer Apps
For years, it seemed like you had two options for sending money abroad: queuing at the Western Union counter or queuing at the MoneyGram counter. […]
Continue reading »What’s in Store for and Out of Netflix in the Week of September 3, 2019
Netflix! Don’t screw it up! The Spy (Friday) is a limited series starring Sacha Baron Cohen (yes, you read that right) as a Mossad agent […]
Continue reading »How to Log Out of Your Gmail Account Remotely
What is great about Gmail is that you can check your messages from virtually any device with an Internet connection. But what if that internet-connected […]
Continue reading »Florida Residents Can Get Free Uber or Lyft Ride to Dorian’s Shelter
If you’re in the Florida area hit by Hurricane Dorian, Lyft and Uber offer free rides to and from local shelters. In both cases, this […]
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