How to Know If Your Child’s School Is Safe
For most of the past year, we have struggled with what is safe and what is not . It’s almost as if the word doesn’t […]
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Use Regular Old YouTube to Discover New Music
Music streaming is commonly believed to go something like this: Spotify reigns supreme, and people with slightly different tastes in their platform of choice will […]
Continue reading »How to Install YouTube As Progressive Web App on Windows
You can now install YouTube as a Progressive Web Application (PWA) on Windows. What does it mean? PWAs are like desktop shortcuts to websites that […]
Continue reading »Defrost Frozen Meat Faster in a Water Bath
Buying meat when it’s on sale and then freezing it when you need it is great … in theory . In practice, it is difficult […]
Continue reading »How to Find a Reliable Recipe
By any definition, Hidden Valley Ranch Sauce is the ultimate foolproof recipe. If you give a million people a bag of seasoning, a 16-ounce can […]
Continue reading »How to Talk to Children About the Holocaust
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day , the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau . While this is an important day for adults to […]
Continue reading »What to Do If You Still Haven’t Received Your Assistance Checks
After the last check was sent out by the IRS on January 15 , most people should have received all their payments by now. But […]
Continue reading »Remove the “Sent Mobile Device” Message From Your Work Email Address
In the United States, many adhere to the “always on” standard, whereby emails, text messages, calls, Slack messages, and even appointments follow you home after […]
Continue reading »Set up Alexa to Turn Off Smart Devices Automatically
Amazon Digital Assistant can now control some of your smart devices without any additional requests. But before you start daydreaming about the day Alexa makes […]
Continue reading »Donuts Are Great Sandwich Bread
Disney World introduced the world to the grilled cheese sandwich with donuts, and for some reason not everyone is thrilled. While this is corny when […]
Continue reading »How to Deal With Negative Comments on Workout Posts
It’s never nice to criticize someone’s body in their social media posts or tell them that they’re doing an exercise wrong (even if you really […]
Continue reading »Keep IPhone 12 and Accessories Away From Pacemakers
If you or someone you know has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), you may not be using an iPhone 12. According to recent research published […]
Continue reading »Facebook Doesn’t Need Your Real Phone Number
It’s time to stop sharing your real phone number on the Internet. If you can avoid this, do not tie your phone number to different […]
Continue reading »How to Safely Remove Sticker Adhesive From Clothing
This is the fastest way to enjoy buying a cute new top: you remove a long sticker with the size of your clothes, and after […]
Continue reading »Why You Should Never “unsubscribe” From Illegal Spam Emails and Texts
Some of us may be too diligent when dealing with email or text spam – because whatever you do, you shouldn’t click the unsubscribe links […]
Continue reading »Miso – an Amazing One-Ingredient Marinade
Last Sunday night I remembered that I had a pork tenderloin in my fridge. I took it out of the freezer two days ago and […]
Continue reading »How to Listen to Audiobooks on Spotify
You may already be using Spotify to provide a 24/7 soundtrack to music and podcasts as you travel around work and life, but the platform […]
Continue reading »Eavesdrop on Your Children While They Play
Our kids’ online lives can seem like a mystery. In particular, if they are addicted to games, they can sit with headphones behind closed doors […]
Continue reading »How to Effectively Spend the Night If Necessary
Finals, due dates, exams, and deadlines all have one thing in common: they convince us that skipping sleep is a good idea. While this is […]
Continue reading »How to Transfer Outlook Attachments to Microsoft Teams
Finally, you can drag and drop email attachments from Outlook to Microsoft Teams. Sure, it took almost five years for this feature to appear, but […]
Continue reading »How Much Will a Divorce Cost You?
Despite the fact that 39% of marriages end in divorce, it is clear that people do not expect a divorce on their first marriage. And […]
Continue reading »Make Walking More Bearable With Dolly Parton’s Apple Fitness Series
I hate to walk much less than running, but a little more exciting than to spend an hour on the street in a boring suburb […]
Continue reading »What to Look Out for Before Buying a Fitness Tracker for Your Child
The pandemic has caused all of us to slow down in many ways. Our schedule is not as tight as it once was, and our […]
Continue reading »Eat Half of the Whole Bagel Instead of the Other
There are two types of bagel eaters: those who eat their bagels half at a time, and those who eat them as a sandwich, even […]
Continue reading »Should I Submit My Resume in PDF or Word Format?
If you haven’t tested the job market for a long time, dusting your resume may seem like discovering a relic from centuries past. But once […]
Continue reading »What to Think About When You Run, According to Kevin Hart
As runners, we are often hard on ourselves. “I’m so slow ,” you might think looking at your watch. Or: do my legs hurt, am […]
Continue reading »Put Potatoes in a Sandwich
The 30 Rock Show has been filled with a lot of food jokes over the years , but “ Put potato chips on a sandwich! […]
Continue reading »Change Your Voicemail Greeting When Looking for a Job
Now, more than ever, there are many ways to sabotage yourself when looking for a job. Social media and digital profiles have become an integral […]
Continue reading »Can You Really Afford a Pet?
The first step to becoming a responsible pet owner is knowing if you can afford it right from the start. In addition to the initial […]
Continue reading »Why You Need to Be Kind and Not Nice
There was a feeling, especially over the past year, as if people weren’t particularly good at each other. It hasn’t been an easy time, and […]
Continue reading »Determine the Emissions and Monthly Costs of Your Next Car With the Carbon Meter
If you want to prioritize sustainability when buying your next car, a user-friendly website called Carboncounter has done the hard work for you. With interactive […]
Continue reading »How to Find a New Job in 2021, With Ramit Sethi
The pandemic has created a nightmarish work scenario for many of us this year – whether we have had to drastically cut wages, lose our […]
Continue reading »How to Practically Visit Sundance This Year
The annual Sundance Film Festival kicks off this Thursday, January 28, and for the first time, you don’t have to travel to Utah or queue […]
Continue reading »Prepare the Finest Cracked Ice Cocktails From a Vintage Tray
Cocktail people love to talk about the importance of clear ice, but they don’t talk much about cracked ice, which is too bad because cracked […]
Continue reading »How to Use YouTube Stats for Nerds
Despite the name, YouTube’s Statistics for Nerds feature isn’t just for nerds. This setting is disabled by default for all YouTube videos, but when enabled, […]
Continue reading »How to Watch 2021 Super Bowl Without Cable
It’s almost February, which means that the greatest football show is just around the corner. However, the Super Bowl LV played during the pandemic will […]
Continue reading »Where to Start When Everything Seems to Be Going Right in Your Life
A bad day can happen from time to time, but there are longer periods of time that can turn into weeks or months when you […]
Continue reading »Free Yourself From Recipes With Multiple Golden Proportions of Cooking
Following a recipe is a great way to get started in the kitchen. However, once you learn how to combine ingredients, you can use multiple […]
Continue reading »How to Teach Children About Sexism
Watching Kamala Harris take over as our country’s first vice president (not to mention our first vice president of color) last week has been a […]
Continue reading »How to Set up Google Calendar Offline
Google is bringing “offline” back to its web version of Google Calendar – at least for Workspace users. Most of you won’t need this if […]
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