Make Your Very Nice Dog a Tool Bag
Dogs often crave purposefulness when they spend time with us while we wander around the yard or in the garage. If you have a helpful […]
Continue reading »Month: November 2021
How to Finally Stop Email Distractions All Day
You are probably getting more emails a day than ever before — nuggets of vital information buried in an ever-increasing pile of rubbish. There are […]
Continue reading »A Neuroscientist Says How to Stop Shitty Text From Ruining Your Day
We all have that moment where you work hard, get absorbed in what you are doing, only to look at your phone and see the […]
Continue reading »This Is How Much Money You Need to Quit Your Job.
Suppose you are so tired of your job that you are ready to quit out of line. To survive, of course, you will need money […]
Continue reading »Ferment Cranberries in Honey Immediately
I once lived in a swamp. With the onset of autumn, Cape Cod swamps fill with water. Giant wheeled cars whip the vines, and the […]
Continue reading »Have You Worn Your Neck Pillow the Whole Time Wrong?
We all know the U-shaped neck pillow for travel. We like the U-shaped travel pillow … like? If it doesn’t scratch, doesn’t smell bad, or […]
Continue reading »Redditors Show You How to Turn Your Lego Kits Into Apple Watch Docks
Apple Watch docks can be expensive and can repurpose what you already own to make your own. The Redditors recently shared their instructions on how […]
Continue reading »Should You Have a Savings Account for Your First Home Buyer?
If you are planning to buy a home in the next few years, you may want to consider depositing your down payment into a First […]
Continue reading »How to Avoid High App Subscription Fees
Notability made some drama this week by announcing that it will move all users to a subscription-based payment system, including those who have already paid […]
Continue reading »Why “I Don’t Know” Makes You a Great Leader
There are three words that can tell a strong leader from an insecure leader, and they are: “I don’t know.” It may seem counterintuitive that […]
Continue reading »Why You Shouldn’t Make Vanilla Extract Yourself
It is a good idea to submerge the cleaned and used vanilla bean in an aliquot of alcohol. (These beans are expensive, and you might […]
Continue reading »10 Memories You Can Give Your Kids Better Than a Vacation, According to Reddit
Don’t get us wrong. There is nothing wrong with family vacations. This can be a lot of fun. (Well, besides preparing, packing, unpacking, spending, arguing […]
Continue reading »Waze Can Help You Find Cheap Gasoline Along Your Route
If you use Waze to navigate, you don’t have to play the “Should I stop to refuel” game when you watch your tank empty. Waze […]
Continue reading »Why You Should Always Try the Demo Before Buying a Game
How often do you buy video games? Are you the one who often spends $ 60 on the latest Nintendo game, or are you just […]
Continue reading »The 20 Best History Podcasts That Will Really Help Us Learn From the Past
There have been days lately when it seems like we have enough history, thank you very much. It would be nice if the story could […]
Continue reading »Where to Get the COVID Vaccine for Young Children
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was officially recommended by the Centers for Disease Control last night , but the pharmacy websites I checked at the time […]
Continue reading »How to Control Your Impulsive Spending
A recent study found that people spend an average of $ 276 a month on impulse purchases, and that most people love what they buy. […]
Continue reading »Two Things You Shouldn’t Do When Making Mashed Potatoes
Many people call fall and winter “soup season”, but I have always considered these colder months “mashed potatoes”. Whether you eat it as a (non-negotiable) […]
Continue reading »9 Most Useful Shortcuts to Automate Tasks on Your Mac
The Shortcuts app lets you run automation routines on multiple Apple devices, and with macOS Monterey, it’s available on your Mac as well. It is […]
Continue reading »COVID Vaccines Finally Recommended for Children Ages 5-11
A CDC advisory group voted today to recommend Pfizer’s pediatric COVID vaccine for all children ages 5-11. This recommendation was endorsed by the American Academy […]
Continue reading »What You Need Is a Dust-Reducing Houseplant.
While much has been written about how plants can cleanse the air of harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde, benzene, and volatile organic compounds (based on […]
Continue reading »Here Are All the Ways to Ping a Lost IPhone
Losing your iPhone is n’t fun. The thoughts immediately arise in my head: “Did I leave this at the restaurant?” “Has anyone stolen this?” “What […]
Continue reading »You Can Shop Now and Get Black Friday Prices Later
You don’t have to wait for Black Friday to get the best deal – and this year in particular, you might not want to wait […]
Continue reading »Do Therapy Apps Really Protect Your Privacy?
Unsurprisingly, after a year of unprecedented (remember that word?) Isolation, the number of users looking for remote therapy and mental health apps has skyrocketed. In […]
Continue reading »You Can Finally Transfer Your WhatsApp Chats Between IPhone and Android
In the past, switching from iPhone to Android meant losing WhatsApp conversations on the app. But now all Galaxy and Pixel phones can transfer WhatsApp […]
Continue reading »Why a Restaurant Store Is the Hero of Your Thanksgiving Dinner
Having your first Thanksgiving dinner can be intimidating, especially this year, which could also be your guests’ first personal holiday meeting in … quite some […]
Continue reading »The 18 Best Streaming Movies That Didn’t Make It to Theaters
Let’s talk for a moment about classic movies designed for live video streaming. American Psycho 2: All American Girls (with Mila Kunis and Williams Shatner) […]
Continue reading »What to Do If an Application Memory Error Appears on Your Mac
“Your system is low on memory for applications” is not a friendly warning. It feels cold and dark, as if your Mac is telling you […]
Continue reading »When to See the November Lunar Eclipse of the Beaver Moon
Moon Ticks Comrades: November offers fantastic moon-centered entertainment, so turn off Netflix at least once and gaze at the moon instead. The November moon, known […]
Continue reading »What Is Nut-Free November (and Should You Participate)?
This is the beginning of November for No Nut, an annual internet contest that has contestants abstaining from orgasm for a month. This unusual annual […]
Continue reading »What Foods Should Be Permanently Banned From the Thanksgiving Dinner Table?
Now that October is behind us, it’s time to turn our attention to the next holiday we might be foolishly gorging on: Thanksgiving. While Halloween […]
Continue reading »What to Do This Week to Prepare Your Body for Temporary Changes
Our body and brain know what time it is without even looking at the clock. We get sleepy at night and hungry during the day […]
Continue reading »How to Enable Mac’s New Built-in Two-Factor Authenticator (and Why You Need It)
If you haven’t heard us talk about this issue before, you should really use two-factor authentication for all of your important accounts. An extra layer […]
Continue reading »You Gotta Freeze (Good) Bagels
I didn’t have a donut until I was 7 years old. My hometown of Mississippi is more like a biscuit establishment, but bagels became a […]
Continue reading »Is “Smartest Credit Card Ever Created” Really That Smart?
The highly publicized X1 credit card, billed as “the smartest credit card ever made,” is now finally available to the general public, but is it […]
Continue reading »9 Things You Should Really Buy Before You Need Them, According to Reddit
Most of us buy things as needed: pantry snacks, a haircut, a new mattress, or a laptop. In addition, there are certain things that we […]
Continue reading »18 Features That Prove Snapchat Is More Than Just Sending Disappearing Nude Girls
Snapchat isn’t just for nude people anymore. I mean it is. But it’s much more than a vanishing photo sending app these days – Snapchat […]
Continue reading »What Types of Sweets Can Be Frozen (and Which Cannot)
Candy has a long shelf life, as we explained earlier this week – chocolates, caramel, and hard candy can last nine months or more at […]
Continue reading »How to Be a Tourist Without Being an Asshole With Travel Journalist Sarah Clemens
The pandemic has skyrocketed travel cravings, but booking a trip to a place you’ve seen on Instagram could have a negative impact on local communities. […]
Continue reading »What to Do Three Weeks Before Thanksgiving (and Why You Should Start Even Earlier This Year)
As you’ve probably noticed, November 1st gives everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving in America exactly 24 days to get ready for the Big Day. This is […]
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