Only Check Email When You Have Time to Reply.
You may already know that I am a proponent of batch administrative tasks like email. Unless you have a job where your main job is […]
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Roasted Radishes Look Like Flower Petals
Everyone at some point was tempted to eat a potpourri (forbidden chip). A mixture of dried flower petals and spices always looks seductively crispy, albeit […]
Continue reading »How to Develop Patience in Your Only Child
As a parent of an only child, I don’t believe many of the prevailing stereotypes about singles. As a group, they are not spoiled, unadapted, […]
Continue reading »Please Leave Your Shitty Bank
If you only do one small thing for your finances this year, can you get her to leave her awful old bank that still charges […]
Continue reading »How to Check If Your Windows 7 Apps Are Compatible With Windows 10
One of the biggest issues holding people back from updating their (really) legacy copies of Windows 7 is application compatibility. If you have some super-specialized […]
Continue reading »Find the Right Mattress Size With This Guide
Buying a mattress is a pain in the ass; After all, it’s expensive and it’s hard to tell one mattress from another if they look […]
Continue reading »How to Filter YouTube Subscriptions on IOS
The YouTube iOS app is getting an updated Subscription tab that should make it easier to keep track of your favorite channels. The revamped Subscriptions […]
Continue reading »Add Sour Cream to the Caramel Sauce
I am always looking for excuses to pour sour cream into and around my mouth. I use it the usual way (tacos, nachos, sauces), but […]
Continue reading »How to Set up IPhone As a Dongle for Google Two-Factor Authentication
iOS: If you’re a good Google user, you’re probably used to getting all sorts of prompts on your device whenever you log into your account […]
Continue reading »Rising to Failure Is Not Always the Best Option
Training plans often recommend lifting the weight so many times that you can barely complete the last rep. This is called a lift to failure, […]
Continue reading »How to Help Your Child Cope With Anxiety at Any Age
When I asked our parent Facebook group what they would like to read about on Offspring this year, I noticed one topic that came up […]
Continue reading »How to Check If Your AirPods Pro’s Noise Canceling Is Broken
The noise canceling headphones can help you enjoy your music in crowded places like buses, or stay focused on work in a coffee shop or […]
Continue reading »Your Workplace Needs an Analog Clock
If you’re struggling with time management at work, a clearly visible analog clock may come in handy. Why? Because while digital clocks tell us very […]
Continue reading »Nuts Don’t Have As Many Calories As You Might Think.
Whole nuts have fewer calories than previously thought. Over the years, research has accumulated to support this fact, but now food labels are starting to […]
Continue reading »How to Talk About Art so You Don’t Sound Stupid
Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine’s leading art critic and author of How to Become an Artist , is n’t pretentious when it comes to art. […]
Continue reading »Sous Vide Is the Perfect Way to Cook Crab
Almost all of the crabs you see at the grocery store – whether whole Dungen or Alaskan legs – come pre-cooked and frozen. This extends […]
Continue reading »Paris Museums Have Published Over 150,000 Images of Works of Art
If you’ve always dreamed of traveling to Paris to admire world-class artwork, then you no longer need to book this plane ticket. Thanks to the […]
Continue reading »Highlights From Last Night’s Democratic Debate
Last night, six presidential candidates took the stage in Des Moines, Iowa, for the seventh Democratic debate of the 2020 race – and things got […]
Continue reading »Create a Dungeons & Dragons Character With the Instagram Filter
Instagram’s “What are you ____” filters are still going strong – at least judging by the number of Disney characters I’ve seen in my friends’ […]
Continue reading »How Elizabeth Warren Plans to Cancel Student Loans With or Without Congress
Ask any professor of political science and he will tell you that the presidential candidates’ ambitions are beyond their means. The President can do so […]
Continue reading »How to Know If Your Child Is Ready to Use a Smartphone
It started at my home towards the end of the last school year. I knew it was coming, but I was still surprised to learn […]
Continue reading »Why You Should Always Contact Your Airline During a Close Relationship
On the Flyer Talk forums, one user explained why they missed their connecting flight due to an issue with their boarding pass on their phone. […]
Continue reading »How Is Your No-Cost Task Progressing?
At the beginning of this month, which is so focused on positive change, we’re putting even more pressure on you to join us and take […]
Continue reading »Save Space on Your Android Device by Automatically Removing Attached Signals
Signal has just updated its Android app with new features that make managing file attachments and deleting old conversations much easier than before. As Android […]
Continue reading »Prepare Two-Ingredient Honey With Jewels
I am a fierce and implacable advocate of beige food – always was, always will be – but even I admit that a bright color […]
Continue reading »How to Claim a Greener Investment for Your Retirement Account
Just a few years ago, if you wanted your investment to be even remotely environmentally friendly, you had to choose from a limited set of […]
Continue reading »How to Tell If You Are the Victim of a SIM Swap Attack
SIM swap attacks may sound like one of the horror stories of identity theft that only happens to people who are too careless or careless […]
Continue reading »Entertain Your Little One With a Colander and Pipe Cleaner
Most parents know that while children love to play with toys, they do not like to play with toys. A real TV remote, not the […]
Continue reading »What Are Funnels and How Do They Work?
A crater formed in China this week that swallowed a bus, killing several people. A few months ago, in my hometown of Pittsburgh, another crater […]
Continue reading »Why Today’s Patch Tuesday Is so Important for Windows Users
If you are a Windows user, all Patch Tuesdays should be important, except when Microsoft runs a patch and actually makes your Windows system worse […]
Continue reading »Where to Rent, Buy or Watch Oscar Nominated Films This Year
The nominations for this year’s Academy Awards were announced this week. With 11 nominations, The Joker was a clear favorite among voters, nominated for both […]
Continue reading »The Easiest Way to Upgrade From Windows 7 to Linux
Welcome to the last day of Windows 7 – the last day that Microsoft releases security updates for its legacy operating system . While you […]
Continue reading »When Is It Better to Skip a Job Interview?
Let’s say you’ve gotten to the interview stage when looking for a job, and after five minutes of talking, you realize that this particular job […]
Continue reading »How to Take Someone’s Photo in a Foreign Country Without Being a Jerk
People travel for a variety of reasons, including food, scenery, weather, and culture. For many, the most interesting part of visiting another country is getting […]
Continue reading »Turn Leftover Mashed Potatoes Into a Delicious Sauce
There is a fine line between hot sauce and casserole. Both have a golden brown top and a creamy interior, but the difference is in […]
Continue reading »How Do You Navigate Game Dates in a Family That Has No Devices?
No matter how screenless you and your young children are (or may want them to be), there comes a point where even someone else’s devices […]
Continue reading »This Is the Cheapest Weekend to Travel in 2020
Weekend trips are fun, but can get quite expensive. Hotwire recently looked at historical hotel booking data to determine when the most affordable weekend travel […]
Continue reading »How to Downgrade Your Chase Credit Card Without Losing Points
When news broke that Chase was raising the annual fee for its popular Sapphire Reserve card from $ 450 to $ 550, many readers wondered […]
Continue reading »How to Watch Today’s Presidential Debate From Democrats
Since early 2020, three Democratic presidential candidates have pulled out of the presidential race, including New Jersey Senator Corey Booker, former Housing and Urban Development […]
Continue reading »How to Find the Public Wi-Fi Login Page
Depending on where you live, there are many places that offer free Wi-Fi connections so you can work or study remotely, or avoid limiting your […]
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