These Smart Devices Improve Bird Watching
Birds had never interested me until I spent a morning in a friend’s garden, watching hundreds of birds swarming her bird feeders. I immediately bought […]
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You Can Use Gemini to Summarize YouTube Videos for Free
You’ll only see a fraction of the billions of videos on YouTube in your lifetime, and that’s probably for the best. There are some videos […]
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My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: Apple Watch Series 9
Like most tech products, the Apple Watch has a base model ( SE ), a mid-range model ( Series 9 ), and a high-end version […]
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How “Loss Mitigation” Can Help You Avoid Foreclosure
Falling behind on your mortgage payments is an incredibly stressful situation. If you miss several payments, the lender may begin the foreclosure process to take […]
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How AI Will Change the Way We Cook
I love to cook, I treat it like a sport and look for an excuse to prepare complex or unique dishes. I think designing a […]
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How to Stop Birds From Pecking at Your Window
While I appreciate the occasional neighbor’s bird sitting on my windowsill, I don’t appreciate the incessant pecking of the window glass. During mating season, male […]
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How to Avoid Being Added to Spam WhatsApp Groups
Do you keep receiving unwanted messages from random WhatsApp groups that you never asked to join? Spam groups can be annoying, but you can change […]
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Use This Windows 11 Key to Enter Dozens of Hidden Keyboard Shortcuts
The Windows key is your entry into your computer’s Start menu, but you can use it for much more. From quickly opening Settings to controlling […]
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My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: Anker Nebula Portable Solar Projector
Anker Nebula has been making some of the best portable projectors for years. One of the best portable mini projectors is the Anker Nebula Solar […]
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Use the 90/90 Method to Clean (or Store) Items You Only Use Occasionally.
Some of the best decluttering methods work because they set strict deadlines. For example, with the packing party method, if you don’t use an item […]
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The Best (and Safest) Way to Slice a Bagel
There are a couple of cryptic, unquoted claims on the Internet that between 2,000 and 40,000 people were hospitalized in the US for bagel-related injuries […]
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The DJI 1000 Portable Power Station Offers Super-Fast Charging, Just Not Right Out of the Box
Portable power stations are constantly becoming larger, more powerful and cheaper. You might expect a company like Anker (known for making small backup solutions for […]
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How to Decide Whether to Donate or Sell Something (and Where to Get It)
Each decluttering method and technique is slightly different, but almost all of them have one thing in common: they encourage you to sort your belongings […]
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A Guide to Children’s Culture for Out-of-Touch Adults: Man or Bear?
This week in youth culture everyone is wondering who you’d rather be trapped in the woods with – a man or a bear. This question […]
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When to Use a Credit Repair Service (and How to Find One)
If your credit reports contain inaccurate or unverifiable negative information, it can seriously harm your credit score. This can make it difficult or impossible to […]
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Play These Retro Mac OS Versions in Your Browser
If you used a Mac in the 80s or 90s, you probably remember what is now called “Classic Mac OS”, the predecessor to the OS […]
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23 Best Non-Porn Films Rated NC-17
Challengers , a bisexual tennis film directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Zendaya, may not be too explicit in its sex scenes, but it follows […]
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You Can Play the Fan-Made Fallout Game in Excel
Has your office job become so boring that wandering around a nuclear wasteland is starting to sound like a better alternative? We have a game […]
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Everything You Should Consider When Buying an Air Fryer
You should have the right tools in your kitchen. Welcome to The Guide to Outfitting Your Kitchen series , in which I help you outfit […]
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These Are My Favorite Air Fryer Recipes.
You should have the right tools in your kitchen. Welcome to The Guide to Outfitting Your Kitchen series , where I help you outfit your […]
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Everything You Should Consider When Buying a Stand Mixer
You should have the right tools in your kitchen. Welcome to The Guide to Outfitting Your Kitchen series , in which I help you outfit […]
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Why You Still Need a Toaster in Your Kitchen (Even If You Have an Air Fryer)
You should have the right tools in your kitchen. Welcome to The Guide to Outfitting Your Kitchen series , where I help you outfit your […]
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A Simple Waffle Iron Is Actually a Multi-Dish Cooking Device.
You should have the right tools in your kitchen. Welcome to The Guide to Outfitting Your Kitchen series , in which I help you outfit […]
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The Best Cordless Kitchen Appliances You Can Buy
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Why a Kitchen Scale Is the Most Important Tool in Any Kitchen
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Useless Kitchen Appliances You Definitely Won’t Need
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First Thing You Should Do With Your New Instant Pot
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How to Make Your Kitchen Appliance Last As Long As Possible
You should have the right tools in your kitchen. Welcome to The Guide to Outfitting Your Kitchen series , where I help you outfit your […]
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Nine Creative Ways to Celebrate Your Child’s Tooth Loss
Although the Tooth Fairy is quite common as a mythical figure in the United States, it is certainly not a universally practiced tradition. For example, […]
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The Best Things for a More Organized Home
I’ve been on a mind-blowing mission to declutter my apartment for a while now, and in the process, I’ve learned all sorts of decluttering techniques […]
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GPT OpenAI May Appear in IOS 18
Apple is undoubtedly late to the artificial intelligence party. While Microsoft and Google have adopted and integrated proprietary generative AI technology into their massive platforms, […]
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TikTok Myth of the Week: Freezing Bread Makes It Healthier
According to TikTok, freezing bread makes it healthier. Various platform creators tell me that “something great happens when you freeze your bread,” that “diabetics should […]
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Use This Extension to Change the Default Maps App on Your IPhone
You can change the default browser on your iPhone , but you still can’t change the default maps app—at least not officially. This is annoying […]
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How to Disable (or Avoid) LinkedIn’s AI Features
Like it or not, LinkedIn is still one of the best ways to find jobs online . But as of 2023, the site has been […]
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You Can Grab the OBSBOT 4K Webcam on Sale for $320 Right Now
The OBSBOT Tiny 2 4K Webcam is on sale for $319.97 (reg. $329) until April 30th. Tiny 2 delivers stunning 4K video quality and clarity, […]
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What’s New on Prime Video and Freevee in May 2024
Highlights from Prime Video’s May release include a rom-com starring Anne Hathaway as a single mother in a relationship with the younger singer of a […]
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Four Appliances Needed for Even the Most Basic Kitchen Needs
You should have the right tools in your kitchen. Welcome to The Guide to Outfitting Your Kitchen series , where I help you outfit your […]
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Everything You Should Consider When Buying a Food Processor
You should have the right tools in your kitchen. Welcome to The Guide to Outfitting Your Kitchen series , where I help you outfit your […]
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When to Use a Blender Rather Than a Food Processor
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50 Films That Are Basically Perfect
Some of the best films of all time have flaws that aren’t definitive but are nonetheless noticeable: questionable execution, a problematic element, an ending that […]
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