How to Prevent Automatic Downloading of Gmail Images on Your IPhone
Anyone with a cell phone can tell you that sometimes you have a good data connection and sometimes you are not sure if you can […]
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How to Watch NFL Week 1 Games Without Cable
The NFL season officially begins on Sunday, with seven games starting at 1:00 pm, followed by six more that day. Sunday’s games air on FOX […]
Continue reading »It’s Time to Book Your Winter Trip to Hawaii
If you are planning a winter trip to Hawaii, then now is the time to pay attention to air tickets. Flight website Hopper recently told […]
Continue reading »How to Get the Twitch Apple TV App Now
The Twitch Apple TV app is currently in public beta, which means anyone can get the beta of the app on their Apple TV. The […]
Continue reading »How to Skip All Instagram Stories in One Fell Swoop
I was doing everything on Instagram wrong. Listen to me. Whenever I kill time by looking at my many friends’ Instagram stories, I often come […]
Continue reading »Keep Children Safe by Always Locking Car Doors
When you think about locking your car doors, in most cases, your biggest concern is keeping people from stealing things in your car or the […]
Continue reading »How Do I Set up My Wi-Fi Extender to a New Router?
In this week’s Lifehacker tech tips column, we return to our favorite topic: wireless networking. This time, the reader is having trouble getting an important […]
Continue reading »Are You Using All Vacation Days?
Americans do not know how to take leave from work – even when it is offered and even when it is paid for. And then, […]
Continue reading »This Beautiful Pink Pineapple Drink Is Tougher Than It Looks.
People who “in principle” avoid fruit drinks or drinks that are sold in compartment glasses are most likely very boring people. There is nothing wrong […]
Continue reading »Make It Easier to Fight Before Bed With a Rolling Period
Sometimes children are simply not interested in going to bed. You know they are tired (they swear they are not), you are definitely tired (they […]
Continue reading »I’m a Food Critic From the San Francisco Chronicle Soleil Ho, and This Is How I Eat
Much of the criticism of restaurants is written for the rich and for people who read reviews to validate their food choices and impeccable taste, […]
Continue reading »What to Do After a Hurricane
As of Friday morning, Hurricane Dorian hit Cape Hatteras, North Carolina , where a preventive state of emergency was declared. Hurricane Dorian is expected to […]
Continue reading »Share What You Are Grateful for Every Night
Keeping a gratitude journal is not a silly “laugh, love” habit; it is a scientifically proven way to improve your mental, emotional and even physical […]
Continue reading »What Would You Like to Know About Money in School?
When I was in high school, one of my homework assignments was to keep track of the price of one stock for one week. Apart […]
Continue reading »How to Get an Interview
There is a lot of research and preparation that you can do before going to your new job interview. But even if you’ve already been […]
Continue reading »If You Keep the Old Technique, Remove the Batteries
I hate to scare you, but every old technology you have can be a ticking time bomb. Wow Wow wow. Good! I resold. Calm down. […]
Continue reading »What to Do If Android 10 Is Killing Your Pixel Phone’s Sensors
Some early adopters ran into a rather problematic bug with Android 10 on their pixels. It’s not clear what exactly is causing the error, but […]
Continue reading »In September, Let’s Ride Our Bicycles
We’ve already done running and swimming, so let’s focus our September fitness challenge on cycling. If you don’t have a bike, don’t worry – indoor […]
Continue reading »These Freaky Words Make You Sound Like an Ass
I used to work for a newspaper. And this newspaper was looking for ways to cut costs, which meant a combination of layoffs, buyouts, and […]
Continue reading »Cheer up With Trebek Affirmation Soundboard
“No one offers as much support as Alex Trebek,” says designer and 30-year-old Jeopardy! Observer Rex Sorgatz. Inspired by Trebek’s fight against pancreatic cancer and […]
Continue reading »Track Fires in the Amazon Rainforest With This Map
In August , about 66,000 wildfires occurred in the Amazon rainforest, most of which were caused by anthropogenic deforestation. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro initially declined […]
Continue reading »How to Protect Your Privacy on Facebook’s New Dating Service
Gone are the days of poking people on Facebook that you wanted to poke in real life. Facebook officially unveiled its new dating service in […]
Continue reading »How to Use the Dual SIM Feature of Android 10 on Your Pixel 3a or Pixel 3a XL
With the release of Android 10, users are discovering several unexpected surprises included in the update. For example, an upgrade to the Pixel 3a and […]
Continue reading »Pediatric Emergency Wards Are Really Better for Children
We live a few blocks from the hospital, so I was surprised when our pediatrician told me, sitting in the office with a newborn, that […]
Continue reading »Tomato Paste Store Alton Brown Way
I haven’t watched the Good Eats reboot, but Joel (from Joel’s Hot Takes ) did, and this morning he shared some very good advice from […]
Continue reading »How to Get the Most Out of Your Parenting Meeting
Parent-teacher conferences are a new word in the world of education. You sign up for a 10 minute interval (15 if you’re lucky), the teacher […]
Continue reading »How to 3D Print Some Smithsonian Artifacts at Home
If you’ve always wanted to own a historical artifact, now you have another better thing: a 3D printed copy of it. The Smithsonian Museum Network […]
Continue reading »The Perfect Time to Make Bread Is Now
Baking a loaf of bread from scratch seems like the quintessential winter cooking project. The comfort of a warm kitchen and the smell of freshly […]
Continue reading »How to Prevent Facebook From Recognizing Your Face
If you’ve been to Facebook recently, you may have noticed a new notification in your feed explaining how the company uses its facial recognition technology […]
Continue reading »One Weird Karaoke Murder Trick
If you don’t like karaoke, you will soon. The next time you get pulled into an adult chant, you can destroy the house with one […]
Continue reading »How to Buy Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
At the climate crisis town hall on Wednesday, 10 Democratic presidential candidates discussed fossil fuels, hydraulic fracturing, carbon taxes, electric vehicles and light bulbs. Earlier […]
Continue reading »Planned Parenthood Birth Control & UTI App Coming to All 50 States Next Year
When we first wrote about Planned Parenthood Direct , it was a niche product that could get you contraceptives in the mail if you lived […]
Continue reading »Frontier Sells Multiple Flights for $ 15 Right Now
If you’ve been hoping for a late summer or early fall vacation, Frontier is running a promotion right now that could make this trip much […]
Continue reading »Remove Almost All Apps From Your Phone’s Home Screen
I talk too much on my cell phone. I know this is a unique problem, but I’ve had enough mindless scrolling through social media. Every […]
Continue reading »September Is the Worst Month for Stocks
If your investment isn’t doing as well this month as it did in previous months, don’t worry. It’s just September, and September has historically been […]
Continue reading »Try This Trick to Make Your Twitter Profile Look Much Cleaner
It’s the tiniest of tiny gimmicks, but if you’ve ever been bothered by the continuous flow of text that represents your Twitter profile, the company […]
Continue reading »Grate Cured Cheese Like Parmesan
Thanks to the Great 90s Protein Obsession, my school lunchbox was often packed with cheese, beef jerky, and (non-protein) SnackWell bars (like those with a […]
Continue reading »How to Install Android 10 on OnePlus 7 Right Now
If you own a One Plus 7 device, you can now get early access to Android 10 . OnePlus is pushing Android 10 to the […]
Continue reading »How to Add Weight When You Lift the Barbell
Popular quiz: You want to lift 185 pounds. How many plates do you put on each side of the bar, and what size? If you […]
Continue reading »Best Blogs to Check Out During Your Lunch Break
Lunch time. (Somewhere.) You are eating alone, with a phone or a computer in a company. And you don’t want to make full use of […]
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