Why You Can Stop Paying Student Loans Right Now
The CARES Act allows federal student loan borrowers to defer loan repayments until October 2020, and many of these loans will be set at 0% […]
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How to Connect a Bluetooth Speaker to Google Home
Your Google Home is a great device for asking the weather, setting alarms , controlling your smart home, or even creating a network of connected […]
Continue reading »Identify the Twittering in Your Area With This Birdsong Quiz
Do you see more birds outside the window than before? No matter where you live, there is probably some fun stuff hanging out all over […]
Continue reading »How to Catch the Last Supermoon of 2020
If you wake up early Thursday morning, go outside and look up: this will be your last chance to see the supermoon this year. The […]
Continue reading »How Contactless Payments Work
As we get used to the new “normality” of shopping during the coronavirus outbreak, you’ve likely seen companies touting contactless transactions. In many stores and […]
Continue reading »How to Draw Baby Yoda
Remember when the coronavirus was not everyone who spoke? Remember the days when the dominant topic of conversation was about some big-eared, wide-open little creature […]
Continue reading »You Can Finally Join Zoom Calls in Firefox
The peculiarity of the Mozilla Firefox browser is that it allows you to join a Zoom call over the Internet, without having to download a […]
Continue reading »Where to Find the Perfect Background for Zoom Videos
Forget looking for the perfect desktop wallpaper. Now that everyone is using Zoom – or one of the many Zoom alternatives – it’s all about […]
Continue reading »Expose Coronavirus Hoaxes With This WhatsApp Bot
To slow the seemingly endless spread of COVID-19 misinformation on social media, Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has launched a WhatsApp chatbot to help you […]
Continue reading »I Beg You to Do Something Besides Cacio E Pepe
Allow me, if you like, a moment of culinary pettiness. While I am almost always a proponent of cooking what you like, what you have […]
Continue reading »What Scientists Really Mean When They Say No Proof
Some things are just unknown. And nowadays this is a lot. Since the coronavirus became a threat, there have been far more unanswered questions than […]
Continue reading »How to Keep Your Wallet Safe While Traveling
One day we will go on a journey again, and as interesting as it is, it also carries a lot of risk. For example, risk […]
Continue reading »Visit a New Historic Site Almost Every Day This Month
Living during a pandemic does not give us something to look forward to, especially since we have no idea when it will ever end . […]
Continue reading »What to Watch Tonight, May 5, 2020
Happy Tuesday! If you’re looking for something to watch tonight as usual, we have tons of different options. Yesterday we found a variety show in […]
Continue reading »Why Draw a Map of Your Life in Quarantine
Whether you live in a big city, a spacious suburb or a rural area, your everyday world has likely shrunk significantly due to the COVID-19 […]
Continue reading »You Need to Go Outside Every Day
At a time when our fitness options are limited, don’t discount the benefits of walking. The walk is free. No fancy gear or special knowledge […]
Continue reading »Prepare Your Teenager for AP Exams With These Online Review Lessons
In addition to losing normal social life, disrupting classroom routines, and canceling graduation celebrations, many high school and high school students (and even some sophomores) […]
Continue reading »Why Is “Tuesday Giver” Today Again
Charity Tuesday, the day people are invited to donate to organizations they support and value, usually occurs on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (after Black Friday, […]
Continue reading »The Killer Hornets Are Unlikely to Kill You Personally
Asian giant hornets have probably been in the Pacific Northwest for at least eight months , but it wasn’t until the New York Times called […]
Continue reading »Ask Your Credit Card to Cut Your Big Refund Check
It’s time to get your money back. If you bought tickets for a trip or events taking place this year, chances are good that you […]
Continue reading »How to Make Frozen Pizza Less Sad
I’m not afraid to eat anything frozen, much less frozen pizza, but I can’t help but make a change. Even for the best frozen pizza, […]
Continue reading »It’s Time to Write Down Grandma’s Family Stories
If you’re fortunate enough to have an older person in your life – be it a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or even a family friend […]
Continue reading »Duplicate Your Items in Animal Crossing Because Nothing Matters
I don’t think you can cheat in Animal Crossing: New Horizons . Or rather, I feel no guilt for taking advantage of the game’s quirks […]
Continue reading »How to Finally Start This Creative Project
Remember when it all started and you were going to write the next King Lear ? Well, you didn’t. But it’s not too late to […]
Continue reading »Establish New “family Pandemic Rules”
Are there many kids on screens these days? Not to sleep later? To sleep more? Wear your pajamas all day and all night? Hello and […]
Continue reading »Use Your Phone As a Webcam, No Special Apps Required
These days of teleconferencing, there are tons of posts popping up all the time, filled with different methods that you can use to turn your […]
Continue reading »Dictate Your Messages With This Mac Keyboard Shortcut
Mac users who enjoy multitasking: There is a keyboard shortcut to enable text dictation so you can speak instead of typing. Just place the cursor […]
Continue reading »Everything You Need to Know About USB 4
USB 4 – or USB4 as it’s officially called – is on the technology horizon, and like Wi-Fi 6E or mobile 5G , you’ll likely […]
Continue reading »You Can Enroll Your Kids in Frequent Flyer Programs
Frequent flyer programs offer many benefits including priority boarding, upgrades, lounge access and more. But even the most heavily traveled people sometimes fail to realize […]
Continue reading »Why Credit Card Travel Compensation May Disappear
Among the benefits of credit cards for travel rewards are rules offering loans that can void related expenses from your statement. It’s like getting things […]
Continue reading »How to Get Free Email Forwarding From Mozilla
Email Burner is the best invention since Hotmail. And persistent emails – the fake addresses you give when you sign up for services that are […]
Continue reading »Meal Planning Is a Good Idea Right Now
In the past, lack of plans was considered luxurious – even hedonistic – but “things” have changed and lack of structure these days is starting […]
Continue reading »Have You Changed Your Personal Physical Distancing Guidelines?
As we get to the seventh, eighth, or ninth week of what the hell we are going through, we all end up in completely different […]
Continue reading »What You Need to Know About the Less Common Symptoms of COVID-19
The “classic” symptoms of COVID-19 – those first reported a few months ago when the average American was only familiar with the disease from a […]
Continue reading »What to Watch Tonight, May 4, 2020
Congratulations, you’ve officially made it to next week! If you’re looking for something new to watch this week, we’ve curated the best options for you […]
Continue reading »Post It Blow up Your Mom on This Mother’s Day
Like everything else right now, Mother’s Day may not look the same as usual this year. There will be no big family gatherings, no brunch […]
Continue reading »You Can Now Listen Live to the Arguments of the Supreme Court
If you’ve gotten to the quarantine stage when you’ve watched every episode and season of Law & Order, CSI, and NCIS, you may be looking […]
Continue reading »How to Make Your Video Chats More Secure
Video chatting and telecommuting applications are currently in use around the world, but as we’ve learned over the past few weeks, they can pose a […]
Continue reading »Soon You’ll Need a Face Mask to Take Uber
You will soon need to wear a face mask if you want to ride Uber. Going forward, the rider-sharing company plans to make it mandatory […]
Continue reading »How to Deal With a Pet Emergency
If your pet needs medical attention, what do you do? As with many other aspects of life during a pandemic, getting veterinary care for your […]
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