How to Talk to Non-Americans About What’s Happening in America
This week’s events in Washington, DC have been greeted with shock and horror by world leaders around the world. Images of the US Capitol building, […]
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Skip the Extended Warranty and Save Money Instead
If you are buying a product from a reputable company, feel free to skip the seller’s “extended warranty” – you are likely already covered by […]
Continue reading »Test Drive the Future Look of Microsoft Outlook
Outlook and Microsoft’s email applications for Windows, Mac and the web will see big changes in the coming months as part of the company’s One […]
Continue reading »What to Do If Your Sex Drive Is Low
After jokes about an impending pandemic baby boom in early March 2020, reality seems to have drowned : According to The Atlantic, a “baby crisis” […]
Continue reading »The First and Best Way to Troubleshoot a Fussy Device
I’m almost surprised that I have to write this, but when my friends and roommates come to me with technical quirks that need to be […]
Continue reading »Will There Be $ 2,000 COVID Relief Checks?
With the Democratic victory in the second round of the Senate, which changed the balance of power in Washington, Joe Biden’s legislative agenda suddenly took […]
Continue reading »This Is America
In the days since an enraged mob of domestic terrorists stormed the US Capitol building on Wednesday, spurred on by the president to thwart the […]
Continue reading »How to Convince a Child to Bathe
Whether you’re trying to get an energetic toddler into the bath or a less energetic teen to take a (much needed) daily shower, you can […]
Continue reading »How to Start Journaling With Your Kids
As we plunge into this new year – while we are still making our way through a devastating pandemic – you may be looking for […]
Continue reading »Child Culture Guide for Adults: Your Kids Think Helen Keller Is Fake
If there is something you can rely on on the Internet, then it is nothing. All this is made of lies, rumors, speculation and indignation. […]
Continue reading »Try These Alternatives Instead of Wasting Time Detox
By now, we all know that New Year’s “detox” and “dumps” do not cleanse or dump anything. Depending on which you choose, these are either […]
Continue reading »How to Plan for the Future in Times of Uncertainty
The past year was marked by a series of devastating historical events. The global pandemic has forced the world to isolate itself, police brutality has […]
Continue reading »Don’t Use Telegram’s New People Nearby Feature
Telegram’s new People Nearby feature shows a list of other nearby users and their approximate proximity to you, allowing you to create group chats based […]
Continue reading »10 Cookbooks to Read in 2021
Recipes are so easy to find on the Internet that even people who have an extensive collection of cookbooks tend to go to Google first. […]
Continue reading »How Often Should You Restart Your Computer?
This is probably the first thing you’ll try when your computer crashes: turn it off and on again. But should you restart or shut down? […]
Continue reading »How to Restart Family Dinner This Year
In many ways, the pandemic has forced families to slow down to rates that seemed impossible a year ago. I remember last March looking at […]
Continue reading »Is There an Easy Way to Video Chat With My Elderly Parents?
The pandemic has hit everyone, especially when it comes to keeping in touch with the people we love. Fortunately, technology allows us to maintain these […]
Continue reading »Develop the Perfect Evening Routine to Avoid Insomnia
I have never had a problem waking up in the morning. When the alarm goes off, I get up and ready to go, but falling […]
Continue reading »New Tax Changes You Should Know About
Happy new year comes new tax changes, some of which were buried in the 5,593 pages of the year-end bill and may have eluded you. […]
Continue reading »Exercise Relieves Stress, so You Should Probably Exercise Right Now.
When our Capitol was captured by the rebels yesterday, I went for a walk. A few hours later, after being glued to Twitter trying to […]
Continue reading »How to Send Disappearing Messages in Signal
Many messaging apps allow you to send disappearing messages, but Signal’s approach to the process is one of the best . This is another great […]
Continue reading »10 Shows to Drink Before Their Final Seasons Are Gone
This is a new year, and the perfect time for new entertainment – at least fresh for you. I’m saying it’s time to start the […]
Continue reading »How to Offer Help to Someone in a Crisis Situation
When bad things happen to people we care about, it can be difficult to feel anything other than helplessness. But as people who by nature […]
Continue reading »How to Take a Digital Break
Like many of you, yesterday I was chained to any media. I found that I couldn’t leave – even as I tried to leave and […]
Continue reading »It’s Time to Check the Notification Settings on Your Child’s Devices
We didn’t really need a reminder, but yesterday he gave us anyway: bad news can happen quickly and – thanks to notifications on many of […]
Continue reading »It’s Time to Find a Therapist
In a time marked by a 10-month pandemic, a volatile economy and an attempted coup d’état , it makes sense that we are a little […]
Continue reading »What Is Incitement?
The world watched yesterday as a group of domestic terrorists took over the US Capitol building as Congress gathered to confirm the votes cast by […]
Continue reading »Best WhatsApp Alternatives
Last year, Facebook merged WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram private messages into a single messaging platform. While each app remains a separate icon in your […]
Continue reading »How the 25th Amendment Could Remove the President From Office
The US Constitution contains instructions on how to remove the president from office if he “cannot fulfill his powers and duties.” It could be related […]
Continue reading »It’s Okay to Delete People on Social Media
I’m not sure what it is: something is in the air, an endless affliction of a quarantine life, or a mild passage of time, but […]
Continue reading »TurboTax Customers Will Continue to Receive Their Incentive Payments
In contrast, Intuit’s TurboTax now says customers who did not receive assistance benefits due to a registration error will still receive them through a direct […]
Continue reading »How to Talk to Children About Upsetting Current Events
In most cases, we can prepare ourselves for the “ big conversations ” with our children. We can research and plan how to talk to […]
Continue reading »How to Talk to a Conspiracy Theorist Without Losing Your Mind
The moon landing was faked, #PizzaGate, 9/11 is an internal job, Vince Foster was killed by the Clintons to hide Whitewater, the Sandy Hook massacre […]
Continue reading »How to Recognize and Deal With a Coup
Not all governments or government agencies are immune to the overthrow of power. Yesterday, at the United States Capitol, we witnessed the unthinkable as a […]
Continue reading »Everything You Need to Deal With Panic and Anxiety [updated]
Most of us, if not all, have experienced dizzying anxiety for several months now. A devastating pandemic, unemployment, ugly and controversial elections – and then, […]
Continue reading »Save Money With the 52 Week Money Program
If your New Year’s solution includes a savings goal, consider a 52-week money problem. The increments you save should be so small that you hardly […]
Continue reading »How to Sync Microsoft Edge Tabs Across Devices
Edge Chromium finally lets you sync open tabs and browsing history across all your devices. The long-promised features are expected to launch back in summer […]
Continue reading »Make Your Video Selfie Game With This Apple Watch Hack
For those of you who haven’t splurged on a more trendy setup for recording video at home yet, know that your smartphone camera (ideally combined […]
Continue reading »Coping With Unexpected Financial Luck
Financial windfalls can take many forms – inheritance, from a trust, stock options, winning the lottery and, to a lesser extent, government checks. Too often, […]
Continue reading »How to Set up FIFO for the Whole Kitchen
Most people have never cooked more at home than in 2020. If you started last year and didn’t plan on cooking any more, you may […]
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