These Are the 10 Best Things in My Duffel Bag
All you need to lift the weight is just yourself and the weight. But there are many useful things that can help, and I have […]
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How to Hire a Nanny During a Pandemic
It can be hard to figure out who to let in your family’s little physically distant bubble right now, but as businesses reopen and more […]
Continue reading »What to Do If Your Credit Card Limit Goes Down
The COVID-19 outbreak has had a devastating impact on the U.S. economy. While employers added a promising number of new jobs in the past month […]
Continue reading »How to Automatically Turn Off Slack Notifications After Hours
My hours after work are precious, and nothing is more annoying than hearing the familiar slack thump interrupting my afternoon nap. (I’m not sixty, I […]
Continue reading »Frozen Pound Pie Should Be Cut Into Waffles
Frozen cake is an underrated daily item and Sara Lee does a pretty good one. All Butter Pound Cake is a very dense example of […]
Continue reading »What’s New on Netflix This Week of Jul 12, 2020
The French gave us a lot of wonderful things. Wine, for example; no one makes fermented grape juice like the French. And, of course , […]
Continue reading »How to Quit the Habit of Replaying Fate
If you’re the one who reaches for your phone as soon as you wake up (other than turning off the alarm), you can flip through […]
Continue reading »How to Achieve Emotional Sobriety and Why It Matters
When we think of sobriety, it usually means giving up alcohol or recreational drugs, but this is much more difficult. Sobriety means “no intoxication,” as […]
Continue reading »How to See a Comet That Won’t Be Visible for Another 6,000 Years
Due to COVID-19, you may not be able to take your kids to the planetarium anytime soon. But if they are into astronomy, you’re in […]
Continue reading »How to Read the Route Map
Walking and hiking in sparsely populated parks is one of the few things we can still do without worrying too much about the spread of […]
Continue reading »This Map From Harvard Will Show You All the COVID Hotspots in the US.
Since COVID-19 first began spreading in December 2019, it has spread worldwide. When it came to the United States, there were a few cases in […]
Continue reading »How to Keep Live Plants During a Drought
If you live somewhere with all four seasons (or more realistically two: summer and winter), you can look forward to growing outdoor plants when the […]
Continue reading »How to Use Your GoPro HERO8 As a Webcam
After months of quarantine, we are all used to working and communicating remotely (right?). The ubiquity of camera touting devices and the abundance of video […]
Continue reading »How to Make Coffee Taste Stronger
So, you love bold coffee, but all you have at home is a bag of light roasted beans. What to do? Well, one solution is […]
Continue reading »Find Out If You Are Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness With This Tool
As the election draws near, student loan forgiveness has become a popular topic. While some politicians have offered student loan forgiveness , the current public […]
Continue reading »Save 25% on AT&T Wireless Bills As a Teacher, Doctor, or Nurse
In the early days of the pandemic, many companies put on shows offering special perks and discounts to “core workers” who couldn’t squat indoors and […]
Continue reading »Just Make Your Martini on the Rocks
Most people – even people who know relatively little about cocktails – know what a martini should look like. Served (without ice) in a glass […]
Continue reading »Check News Source Bias With This Chart
When it comes to getting news, everyone has their preferred sources and outlets. Some people want news that reflects their own political views, while others […]
Continue reading »Parents, Take Bigger Pictures of Yourself
There are many reasons why parents – and yes, especially moms – avoid the camera. We haven’t slept well at night in years, as evidenced […]
Continue reading »If Facebook Has Broken Your IOS Apps, Here Is the Solution
The Facebook bug is causing massive crashes in many iOS apps. Crashes have been reported for Spotify, Bumble, Mario Kart Tour, PUBG Mobile, Tinder, Venmo […]
Continue reading »How to Zoom in Without Seeing Your Own Face
See if this scenario sounds familiar: you’ve put on your best Zoom shirt for daily work checks, you’ve poured wine for a weekly meeting with […]
Continue reading »Avoid Joker Android Apps That Sign You up for Fraudulent Subscriptions
Fraudulent Android Apps? You do not speak. A relatively entrenched piece of malware known as “The Joker” – insert your favorite Heath Ledger meme here […]
Continue reading »This Is the Easiest Way to Cook Beets.
I used to hate beets, but couldn’t tell why. “They taste like mud sweet,” I said, as if it were bad. In fact, the earthy […]
Continue reading »How to Negotiate Lower Monthly Bills
Since unemployment rates still don’t appear on charts and the economy is officially in recession , you may be faced with the need to cut […]
Continue reading »Get up and Walk Already
Are you sitting at home? Do you work from home? Do you work somewhere at the table? If so, then today my fitness challenge for […]
Continue reading »What Are We Going to Do About This School Year Disaster?
As difficult as the spring was, when our children were at home with us all day, and we ourselves tried to keep working, she really […]
Continue reading »How to Use the Alexa App in Speakerphone Mode
By design, most Alexa-based devices can be fully controlled by voice commands right out of the box – just say “Alexa” and your Echo speaker, […]
Continue reading »How Your Credit Card Can Save You If You Forgot to Cancel Your Free Trial
The pandemic has had a significant impact on how Americans spend their money. In April, the New York Times reported sharp cuts in travel, shopping […]
Continue reading »Ask Your Mentor These 40 Questions
Not everyone has a mentor or wants one. But if you have someone in your life who helps guide your professional and / or personal […]
Continue reading »Why Do My Download Speeds Vary so Much Between Computers?
In an ideal world, you would pay for super-fast internet service, plug your cable modem into a fast enough router, and get blazing download speeds […]
Continue reading »Replace Your Logitech Harmony Express With Your Free Harmony Elite Remote Now
Logitech will discontinue the Harmony Express remote in just a few weeks, after nearly a year on the market. But don’t worry; you can get […]
Continue reading »Always Back up Your Data Before Leaving Work
Before you apply to lay off your boss, it’s important to take care of data management first. In the video above, I show you the […]
Continue reading »Any “cure” for COVID-19 Is a Scam
This is your periodic reminder that there is still no known cure or specific pharmaceutical prevention or treatment for COVID-19. So if anyone is selling […]
Continue reading »Install Android 11 Beta 2 to Navigate With New Gestures and More
Android 11 beta 2 is here. This means that we are only one beta from the Release Preview, also known as “the beta you want […]
Continue reading »There Is No Such Thing As “strange” Meat
About three years ago, I took a pig’s face out of its skull, sprinkled it with herbs, zest and spices and cooked porchetta di testa […]
Continue reading »Everything You Need to Know About the EU Travel Ban
As more and more international flights resume, many countries have introduced bans on who can and who cannot enter their borders. For example, the United […]
Continue reading »The Wiggles Organize Free Virtual Preschool Camp
This is still virtual summer camp season, and the last free camp to be announced will have many young children wanting to visit: the Wiggles […]
Continue reading »Find Out Who Got a PPP Loan With ProPublica’s New Tool
Are you curious to know if your employer or local businesses received part of a $ 2.2 trillion government stimulus package? This week, ProPublica, an […]
Continue reading »A Beginner’s Guide to Completing a W-4 Form
Maybe you started your first job, or maybe you gave up your freelance life and took up full-time work. Whatever your scenario, if you find […]
Continue reading »Add Egg Yolk to Grits and Unsweetened Oatmeal
Egg yolk is the best part of the egg. This cannot be denied. The yolks are mostly flavorful balls with a rich golden sauce that […]
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