How Much Stretching Does It Take to Make You More Flexible, According to Science?
Flexibility is an underrated aspect of fitness, especially since we tend to lose some of our mobility as we age—how many older people in your […]
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Meredith’s Training Diaries: How I Broke My Marathon Personal Record
This is the season two finale of Training Diaries , a Lifehacker series about my journey to the 2024 Philadelphia Marathon. This episode covers all […]
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Bose SoundLink Micro – Lowest Price Ever
Bose knows how to create products that stand the test of time and largely follows the mantra “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” The […]
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28 Modern Christmas Classics You Should Watch Before the Holidays
Christmas movies have been a tradition for decades, but the days of watching George Bailey try to jump off a bridge year after year are […]
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11 Sci-Fi Movies You Should Show Your Kids (It’s Not Star Wars or E.T.)
As they say, children are our future. Why not help them imagine a better world by introducing them to great science fiction stories? After all, […]
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Why You No Longer Need to Add Reddit to Your Google Searches
Reddit has long been a popular place for interesting articles, funny memes, and insightful, civil debates with people who hold the same opinions as you. […]
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15 Best Types of Living Christmas Trees (and Which Ones to Choose)
If you celebrate Christmas, you probably have a decorated tree somewhere in your home. As a child, the tree in my house was an old, […]
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These Anker Holiday Deals Will Lift Your Spirits
Whether you have a digital nomad on your holiday list or if your New Year’s resolution is to declutter your charging cord, Anker has a […]
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You Can Get the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ at Its Lowest Price Ever
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ now costs $849.99 (down from $999.99), its lowest price ever, according to trackers like Keepa. Available in Moonstone Gray or […]
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I Live With a Chronic Illness and Smart Technology Helps Me Manage My Life.
The most difficult transition of my adult life was accepting that chronic illness had changed me dramatically, and I had heard others with the disease […]
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The Aloha IOS App Now Lets You Permanently Block Cookie Pop-Ups
If you surf the Internet, you’ve no doubt encountered a pop-up window asking for your permission to use cookies . You probably clicked “Yes” without […]
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I Listened to Podcasts in 75 Days in 2024, and These Are My 10 Favorite New Shows
According to my favorite podcast app , Pocket Casts, I listened to 74 days, 19 hours, and 36 minutes of podcasts in 2024. (If that […]
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Amazon Prime Members Can Get Two Free E-Books in December
You can get thousands of free eBooks throughout 2024 if you know where and when to look for them. Amazon is offering free Kindle eBooks […]
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My Favorite Gifts for the Traveler in Your Life
Do you know someone who is always going… somewhere ? You’ll be watching Instagram stories and there they are, sitting in an airport lounge or […]
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The Best Gifts for the Person Who Is Always Cold
We all know someone who is constantly cold. I am, in fact, one of those people. I hate air conditioners. I hate winter. I hate […]
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You Can Prevent Google From Personalizing Search Results
Google has already been criticized for putting search results in a ” filter bubble “. This is because Google uses data from every search you […]
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Seven Tips to Help You Avoid Losing Your Phone (and Your Wallet and Keys)
According to a recent survey , Americans lose five things every month and spend about 17 hours searching for them each year. If you regularly […]
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How to (Mostly) Fix the New IPhone Photos App
Not all of the changes made in iOS 18 went down well with users, and the updated Photos app in particular received a lot of […]
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Why Your Garden Needs a Hugelkultur Bed (and How to Make One)
Garden beds require several components: compost-rich soil, full of nutrients and good drainage; soil warm enough for seeds to germinate; and moisture to keep plant […]
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The Latest Pixel Drop Feature Will Allow Geminis to Remember Information About You
It’s Pixel Drop time again, and Google’s regular series of updates to phones and tablets arriving in December 2024 includes improvements to Gemini AI, photo […]
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GoPro Hero12 Black Is Now on Sale at Its Lowest Price Ever
If you’re looking for an action camera with top performance, the GoPro Hero12 Black could be just what you’re looking for, especially now that it’s […]
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What People Get Wrong This Week: the Facebook Serial Killer
This week I’m looking at two fictional characters created by the Internet’s collective unconscious. The first is “Robert Thibodeau,” a serial killer who terrorizes Facebook […]
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You Can Now Follow Mastodon Users in Threads (Sort Of)
Threads users can finally follow Mastodon accounts. This change, part of Thread’s multi-year plan to integrate with Fediverse , means Mastodon and other compatible social […]
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Three Festive Christmas Music Playlists for Every Taste
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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Eight Educational Gifts That Are Far From Boring
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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13 of the Most Unusual Advent Calendars You Can Buy
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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Why I Think You Should Go to Caroling This Year (and How to Get Started)
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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Three Ways to Get a Hot Christmas Breakfast on the Table With Minimal Effort
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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15 Secret Santa Gifts That Don’t Suck
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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The Best Stockings for Tech Geeks
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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12 Things to Do for Christmas If You Don’t Celebrate
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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How to Choose the Best Christmas Tree for Your Home
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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You Can Now Pay $200 a Month for ChatGPT “reasoning”
Would you pay $200 a month for unlimited ChatGPT? What if it can “reason”? OpenAI thinks you can do it. As part of the 12 […]
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The Fender Speaker Is Ideal for Buskers and Musicians, but That’s About It
When I first purchased the Fender x Teufel Rockster Air 2 , I wasn’t quite sure how it stacked up against other party speakers on […]
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Once Again, I Encourage You to Go Into a National Forest to Cut Down a Christmas Tree (but Legally).
Any aspiring logger knows that in most cases it is illegal to enter a national forest to cut down a tree. This month, however, the […]
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Your Google Pixel May Be Ignoring the Charging Limit
Google recently added charging limits for Pixel phones, allowing users to keep their devices from charging above 80% to preserve battery health in the long […]
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Google Pixel 9 Is Already $150 Off
The Google Pixel 9 lineup was announced in August this year and is already on sale. The 128GB Google Pixel 9 is available on Amazon […]
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My Four Favorite Gifts to Help You Feel Closer to Someone Far Away
I was 18 when I moved halfway across the country and settled in New York, creating an entire time zone between myself and my parents. […]
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Should You Use Waze?
Google bought Waze back in 2013. At the time, it seemed inevitable that Waze would shut down and its best features would end up in […]
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Refurbished Amazon Kindle Paperwhites Are $108 While Supplies Last
There’s something about refurbished Kindles that people love —they often disappear from digital shelves before I have a chance to tell people about them. Well, […]
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