Child Culture Guide for Adults: the Generational Gap
In week six of the Out of Reach for Adults’ Guide (“OoTag” for kids at the classy dinner table), I draw attention to the generation […]
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When Is It Better to Use Gmail Go Instead of the Gmail App?
Google just released a lightweight Gmail Go app on the Play Store , offering Android users two options for using Google’s mail service on their […]
Continue reading »You Deserve Smoked Tea the Old Fashioned Way
Autumn is a season with an aggressive theme. Of course, there are holidays that have an equal number of themes, but fall food and drinks […]
Continue reading »What Does It Mean When Yelp Calls a Business Racist?
When I’m looking for a new place to protect a service, I turn to Yelp . In addition to learning about the overall quality of […]
Continue reading »Should You Sell Your Car If You No Longer Commute to Work?
Have you thought about leaving your old car? This may be the easiest way to bolster your finances, saving you thousands of dollars in annual […]
Continue reading »Do You Read “problem” Books to Your Children?
To understand the often unspoken depths of growing up in a sexist and racist society, you just need to become a parent and decide that […]
Continue reading »Time to Plan Meals for Next Week
One thing that has changed for many of us this year is how we eat. Maybe for the best, maybe for the worst. If you’re […]
Continue reading »What to Do If Your Credit Card Application Was Rejected
A credit card denial may seem like a test failure, but it usually means that your current income and credit profile should be matched against […]
Continue reading »More Than Ever, You Need to Put Your Phone Down
It’s almost odd to think about what the Internet was like in 2008, when Lifehacker first recommended making it a practice to “disconnect” from computers […]
Continue reading »Mixing Mayonnaise and Salt Is Not As Bad As It Should Be
There is no denying the fact that I am very white. Look at me – my face looks like a raw roll. And look how […]
Continue reading »What Is a COVID Passport?
It will be some time before air travel is back to where it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. And after seven months of restrictions on […]
Continue reading »If You Are Thinking of Spending the Night, Read This First.
Overnight stays and pandemics are actually incompatible. It’s a wonderful child’s rite of passage, with all that pizza eating, soda drinking, watching movies, and giggling […]
Continue reading »Don’t Fall for Phishing Attacks on Trump’s Health
The new phishing is tricking unsuspecting victims with tempting links promising access to President Trump’s alleged medical records and top-secret information about COVID-19 treatments. In […]
Continue reading »Flying First Class Won’t Protect You From COVID
It has been about seven months since the flight as we knew it had changed due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Now that […]
Continue reading »How and When to Tell Your Boss That Your Telecommuting Location Has Changed
Now that teleworking has become the norm, and not the exception, for many people who previously worked in the office, new questions about the device […]
Continue reading »How Can I Wirelessly Access My Android Device From My PC?
Why bother with cables if you don’t need them? It’s 2020. There is no reason why we shouldn’t be able to wirelessly connect to all […]
Continue reading »Which Means the Coronavirus Can Be Airborne
The CDC recently updated information on the coronavirus to highlight the “potential for the spread of coronavirus through airborne droplets.” This marks some subtle changes […]
Continue reading »Buy Cheaper Car Insurance Every Six Months
Since the start of the pandemic, 53% of millennials have tried to save money on auto insurance, according to a recent survey by the insurer […]
Continue reading »How to Unlock Experimental Tab Scrolling in Google Chrome Early On
A new tab management feature is coming to Chrome. You’ll need Chrome Canary to try out this new “scrolling tabs” feature, but it’s worth installing […]
Continue reading »11 of the Best Halloween TV Shows Currently Airing
There’s something about Halloween that can make a good TV show great. Maybe it’s the over-the-top set on set – the kind we’d put on […]
Continue reading »Election Results Prediction With Presidential Plinko
You see the New York Times’ election needle and you start to worry. You are reading FiveThirtyEight and wondering how your candidate can lose by […]
Continue reading »Should You Upgrade to an AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Processor?
AMD officially announced its new Zen 3 Ryzen processors today and gave graphics-hungry gamers a little bit of a feel for what they can expect […]
Continue reading »Watch Upcoming Specials on Race and Racism From PBS Kids and Sesame Street
PBS Kids and Sesame Street continue to provide opportunities for parents to talk to their children about race and racism. Two specials –PBS KIDS Talk […]
Continue reading »Which Frozen Potatoes Make the Best Hash Browns?
I don’t know a single person who doesn’t like crispy fries. In fact, we love them so much that we figured out how to use […]
Continue reading »When Will You Be Able to Be Around People Again After Getting Sick With COVID-19?
The president said he was “not contagious at all” after spending time in hospital over the COVID-19 case and would like to appear in a […]
Continue reading »How to Catch a Draconid Meteor Shower Tonight
October promises to be a great month for astronomical events. Not only does this give two chances of seeing a full moon – including the […]
Continue reading »I’m Guy Raz, Author and Podcaster, and This Is How I Work
If you’ve listened to National Public Radio all the years, chances are you heard Guy Raz’s voice. He was previously the host of All Considered […]
Continue reading »These Are the Most Popular Reddit Tips of All Time.
The LifeProTips subreddit is a favorite among Lifehacker employees. Like us, these people are interested in finding and sharing quirky little tricks that make life […]
Continue reading »Automatically Change Your Apple Watch Face by Location or Time
Like Jaaken H’gar, Apple Watch has many faces. And while manually flipping through all the different options is easy, there’s no need to: if you […]
Continue reading »Prevent Dirty Drips With the Rotating Bowl Maneuver
No matter how committed you are to the idea of ” clean while cooking, ” you will create at least a little mess every time […]
Continue reading »How to Handle a Suspicious Request on Your Credit Report
Let’s say you’re looking at your credit reports and you come across an unfamiliar loan request. An unfamiliar request does not necessarily mean it is […]
Continue reading »Try the EVGA Virtual Queue for a Guaranteed GeForce RTX 3080
Buying the latest gaming equipment is notoriously difficult, but this year is especially bad. All new graphics processors Nvidia’s RTX 30-series, as well as the […]
Continue reading »Improve Chrome 86 With These Recommended Settings
I love it when a new browser update arrives because it’s always fun to see which features discussed are active and which require a bit […]
Continue reading »Everybody Lies About How to Flatten Your Belly
Basic exercises will strengthen your abs, but they won’t affect the layer of fat on your abs. Likewise, no amount of leg exercise will make […]
Continue reading »Never Stop Flirting With Your Partner
My wife is great at flirting. With me, with her friends, with the audience. She knows flirting isn’t just for the people you just get […]
Continue reading »Can I Cancel My Regal Unlimited Subscription?
Days after Regal announced it would indefinitely close its US cinemas, we now know what will happen to their unlimited subscription program, which launched last […]
Continue reading »Store All Your Leftovers in Soup Containers
Although I rarely have more than two people in my apartment at a time, I cook as if I were feeding a family of four. […]
Continue reading »Store Stamps in an Envelope Box
The last time I checked that I have a very good creditworthiness, this fact has little to do with financial responsibility and has a lot […]
Continue reading »How to Detect and Report QAnon Content on Facebook and Other Platforms
We all have opinions and beliefs that may seem strange to others, but sometimes these ideas escalate into dangerous movements like QAnon. QAnon began in […]
Continue reading »What to Do If Your Child Has a Concussion
There is a reason why parents insist that children wear helmets when riding bicycles or scooters, and why many have become more hesitant before signing […]
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