Block Misleading Political Ads on Facebook With This Browser Extension
2020 is going to be a crazy year for US politics, but while the presidential debate and the protracted impeachment of President Trump may be […]
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For Better Wedge Salads, Improve Your Salad
The wedge salad is often referred to as nothing more than a medium for making blue cheese and crispy pork chunks. I don’t think there’s […]
Continue reading »Seasonal Depression Can Occur at Any Time of the Year
If I look up from my office computer in southeast Portland, I see a patchwork quilt of brick buildings interspersed with evergreen patches of forest, […]
Continue reading »How to Stream Jeopardy’s ‘The Greatest of All Time’ Tournament Wirelessly
Danger! This week hosts a tournament between three of its greatest players: Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter and James Holzhaur. An event called Jeopardy! Greatest of […]
Continue reading »Protect Your Child From Foreign Germs With a Do Not Touch Sign
This is what happens when a person sees a new person. Their hands, which literally a moment before they completely controlled, turn into large magnets […]
Continue reading »How to Watch the News When You Don’t Have a Cable
2020 kicks off with an incredibly shitty start – with devastating wildfires in Australia , rising tensions between the US and Iran, and continuing earthquakes […]
Continue reading »Find the Best Hotel Deals With the New Google Travel Tools
As fun as a vacation is, planning your trip can be exhausting and stressful. Sure, an all-inclusive package or travel agent can make this process […]
Continue reading »Update Firefox Now to Fix This Zero-Day Vulnerability
Even if you probably just updated your Firefox desktop browser to version 72 (released on Tuesday), make sure you run another update to pull off […]
Continue reading »What Kind of Baby Equipment Is Better to Rent Than Buy?
Having a baby is expensive. The cost of health care and the cost of preparing for the first year of a child’s life is very […]
Continue reading »What to Do If Someone Opens a Credit Card in Your Name
Getting a new credit card in the mail can seem like a big win. You’ve studied the cards, picked the one that suits your needs, […]
Continue reading »How to Break the Holiday Shopping Habit
If you’ve spent the past few months on everything from gifts to new clothes and more expensive options for your favorite foods, getting back to […]
Continue reading »To Get up Early, Admit It Sucks.
If you find it difficult to wake up early, it is worth accepting one simple fact: getting out of bed the first early morning is […]
Continue reading »How to Help the Puerto Rico Earthquake Relief Efforts
On Tuesday, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Puerto Rico, causing a series of tremors that led to the demolition of houses and […]
Continue reading »Partial Potatoes for Cooking in an Instant Pot
One of the toughest challenges in meal planning is predicting what kind of future you’re going to eat. I’m very bad at this because my […]
Continue reading »How to Find the Best Who Are You? Instagram Filters
What Disney character are you? What is your font? What kind of office character are you? I know Instagram Stories are overflowing with filter quizzes. […]
Continue reading »How Actually #DeleteFacebook
It almost looks like a tradition at this point. Every couple of months, Facebook is caught up in one or another scandal . It is […]
Continue reading »What Every Good Breastfeeding Room Should Have
Chatting on Slack the other day about this pumping hack , a couple of my colleagues talked about what to do and what not to […]
Continue reading »Chase Sapphire Reserve’s Annual Commission Increases
Have you ever thought that the high bonuses and huge perks offered by the Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card sound too good to be true? […]
Continue reading »Test Your Knowledge of Trivia Using This Jeopardy! Questions
Tournament “greatest of all time» Jeopardy! In full swing. And if you haven’t had the opportunity to take part in the show yet, now you […]
Continue reading »How to Create a Fitness Workout Log for 2020
Workout apps are great, but I strongly believe in the old-fashioned workout diary . Since last spring, I’ve been jotting down my workouts in a […]
Continue reading »Make SPAM in a Waffle Iron
I’ve always been suspicious of artists who claimed they couldn’t create anything of value while sober. I never thought my drunk writing was better than […]
Continue reading »This Is the New Overtime Pay Threshold for 2020 [updated]
If you work overtime, you should get paid for it, right? How about getting them one and a half time? The good news is that […]
Continue reading »How to Prevent Hacks Like the TikTok Hack
Cybersecurity firm Check Point Research recently published a rather judgmental article on the TikTok vulnerabilities that gave hackers a great way to break into user […]
Continue reading »How to Spot Fake News on Social Media
The news is getting more troubling with wildfires in Australia , earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the situation with a powder keg in Iran , […]
Continue reading »Store Breast Pump Parts in the Refrigerator Between Sessions
Breastfeeding and pumping requires a lot of logistics. You need time, you need space, you need equipment. Sometimes, after a pumping session, you just don’t […]
Continue reading »Save Data From Your Applications to a Spreadsheet
I use many different tools and apps to manage both my workflow and personal life: Airtable for scheduling, Toggl for time tracking, YNAB for budgeting, […]
Continue reading »There Is a More Accurate Way of Calculating a Dog’s Years.
If you’ve ever multiplied your puppy’s age by 7 to get an idea of how old he really is or how young he is, you’ve […]
Continue reading »When Sending an Important Email, Add the Recipient Last
When you are busy drawing up an important e-mail, for example, a potential hiring manager, random sending it before it will be ready – is […]
Continue reading »How to Peel Pearl Onions and Keep Them Intact
You can buy pearl onions in several forms: raw and in a bag, peeled and frozen, or peeled and pickled in a jar. They all […]
Continue reading »Your Favorite Tricks for Teaching Kids to Brush
The American Dental Association tells us that our children should learn to brush their teeth twice a day for two minutes per session. Two minutes […]
Continue reading »Best Disk Space Analyzer for Windows
If your hard drive starts to fill up, you might be wondering what exactly is taking up all that space. This is where the Disk […]
Continue reading »How to Write and Deliver a Eulogy
Handling the death of a loved one is never easy. Even if they were terminally ill and you knew they would die within a certain […]
Continue reading »Select Chase Cardholders Now Get Free DoorDash Shipping
If you have a Chase credit card, you can get a DoorDash, DashPass membership for free. The partnership works with Sapphire, Freedom and Slate cards. […]
Continue reading »What Happens in Your Body During a “cleanse” or “detox”
Cleansing and detoxification is trendy, popular, and promises to flush harmful toxins out of your body and make you healthier. That’s a big promise, especially […]
Continue reading »Travelex Users: Block Your Financial Information Now
If you have used Travelex to exchange currencies, you can keep a close eye on your financial information. The hackers gained access to the Travelex […]
Continue reading »AMD’s Xbox Series X Is Fake
While the launch of new gaming hardware is always an exciting time for console gamers, we’re sure to see plenty of fake “leaks” and rumors […]
Continue reading »How Soon Will You Receive a Refund After a Canceled Flight?
So your flight has been canceled. And after the initial anger and tears have subsided, you realize that rebooking for a later flight with this […]
Continue reading »Add Unique Fonts to Your Instagram and Twitter Profiles With This Font Generator
When it comes to building your profile on sites like Twitter and Instagram, it’s easy to end up looking just like everyone else. By default, […]
Continue reading »The Strength of These Pickles Is 22%.
I consider myself to be something of a fast food innovator. In the end, I brought you The Big Pickle , a very good marinade […]
Continue reading »How to Use the Latest Nvidia Drivers to Cap Your PC’s Frame Rate
The all-new version of the Nvidia GeForce drivers has a nice little feature: universal frame rate limiting. If you’re tired of setting this limit on […]
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