How to Prioritize Accounts
If you’re struggling to make ends meet due to job loss, layoffs, or other coronavirus-related financial uncertainties, you may be asking yourself which bills you […]
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How to Keep Running in a Pandemic
If you’re used to getting rid of stress, running for fun, and possibly running to get ready for your run, the current pandemic has likely […]
Continue reading »Why Your Replacement AirPod Can’t Connect
We know AirPods are easy to lose. If you’ve recently had to purchase one AirPod replacement earbud, you might think it’s okay now – your […]
Continue reading »Use This Official Form to Change Your Pet’s Name
If you are isolating yourself at home with your children – along with one or more pets – you may have decided now is the […]
Continue reading »Yes, Hand Sanitizer Is About to Expire
By now, most of us have rummaged through the nooks and crannies of our homes for forgotten caches of hand sanitizer. We unearthed sample bottles, […]
Continue reading »How Stockdale’s Paradox Can Help You Deal With Uncertainty
Believing in a better future – while still acknowledging the darkness of our current reality – now seems almost impossible. This can be critical. As […]
Continue reading »Let Your Child Write to His Future Self
If you are trying to find ways to help your children improve their behavior when they are stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, or […]
Continue reading »Make Your Own Fruit Yogurt at the Bottom From a Nearly Empty Jam Jar
As an avid connoisseur of trendy jams and canned food, I don’t want to waste even a little of this sweet. If you find yourself […]
Continue reading »Disney Releases Frozen Short Film Series
Disney heard – and answered – parents’ prayers everywhere in March when they released Frozen 2 for Disney + three months earlier. It was a […]
Continue reading »IOS Keyboard Features You Might Have Missed
The default iOS keyboard in iOS 13 is full of useful features that you might have missed. In the video above, I talk about three […]
Continue reading »10 Billion Hacked Accounts Show Why You Need ‘Have I Beened’
Popular data leak tracker Have I Been Pwned closes 10 billion hacked accounts. Think about it for a minute: ten. billion. accounts . For comparison: […]
Continue reading »How to Get Health Insurance During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Recent world events may have led you to believe that now is a bad time not to have health insurance. While we cannot judge your […]
Continue reading »What to Watch Tonight, April 8, 2020
Looking for something to do tonight? Every day we collect some of the best stuff we’ve had to watch and stream every night. Yesterday we […]
Continue reading »How to Get Coronavirus Child Benefit If You Don’t File Tax
Are you patiently waiting for government payouts in connection with the coronavirus ? Even if you know, the payments will be sent in the near […]
Continue reading »Things to Know Before Traveling Across Government Lines
As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the country, travel restrictions are taking effect more and more. While flights and international travel are gaining attention thanks […]
Continue reading »You Don’t Really Want to “strengthen” Your Immune System.
The virus is spreading around. In general, when your immune system is strong, you are more able to fight off infection. So, who wouldn’t want […]
Continue reading »Peel Your Damn Condiments
Not to make everyone “change their whole life in one weird trick,” but I do think that cleaning the rough, crunchy, wet eyelids and sides […]
Continue reading »Find the Best Video Chat App With This Mega Guide
I’m tired of answering the question: “Which video chat should I use?” I don’t know which one is better because I don’t know what your […]
Continue reading »Ease COVID-19 Symptoms With This Breathing Technique
You may have seen the video below on breathing techniques for COVID-19 patients. In this video, Sarfaraz Munshi, a physician at the Queen’s Hospital in […]
Continue reading »Refresh Your IPhone to Fix the Big FaceTime Problem
An unexpected iOS / iPadOS update dropped today, and while it doesn’t add any new features, it fixes an annoying bug that prevented some users […]
Continue reading »Netflix Just Released New Parental Controls
If ever was the right time for Netflix to give parents more control over their kids’ movie watching, it is now that our kids are […]
Continue reading »How to Take Prettier Screenshots on Mac
If you’re a Mac user, cropping a small text image to tweet, or saving information from the car rental confirmation page, the standard Command-Shift-4 shortcut […]
Continue reading »How to Take a Virtual Vacation
Between conference calls and a quarantine snack break, like we’re on some kind of pandemic stress marathon, many of us may need a break. It’s […]
Continue reading »Ask Epidemiologist Questions About Coronavirus [Update: Completed]
UPDATE: And you’re done! Many thanks to René F. Najera, DrPH. He is an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and […]
Continue reading »Should You Consider Abandoning a Credit Card?
If you are worried about the on-time credit card payments due to job loss, layoffs, or cutbacks in income, you may be asking yourself if […]
Continue reading »Make Your Homemade Bread a Baker Percentage Game
The pandemic-triggered home fever has spurred a sourdough baking craze that is similar to everyone on Instagram. If you are one of the newly converted […]
Continue reading »How to Wear a Mask Without Fogging up Your Glasses
If you are new to face mask and are one of two-thirds of American adults who wear prescription glasses, you may have noticed a problem: […]
Continue reading »What to Do If You Can’t Pay Your Mortgage Right Now
Housing is one of your biggest monthly expenses. And if you have a mortgage that is stretched out over the next 10, 15 or 30 […]
Continue reading »Your Kids Are Learning Tons of Soft Skills Right Now
When my son asked me yesterday afternoon to help him with math in third grade, my first impulse was to slowly back out of the […]
Continue reading »Stop the Spread of False Information by Accepting the WhatsApp Policy
Convincing your friends and loved ones to stop spreading nonsense on the Internet seems like a Sisyphean task – one that you probably gave up […]
Continue reading »How to Improve the Security of the Lock Screen on Your Pixel 4
The April 2020 Android Security Patch includes significant improvements to the Pixel 4’s facial recognition feature. This is a simple yet important security update to […]
Continue reading »What to Watch Tonight, April 7, 2020
We are all on the lookout for new things to do at home. To help you on your quest, every night we put together some […]
Continue reading »How to Prepare Pets for the Big Move
Our pets want a comfortable bed, good food, and a solid routine. But no, they depend on our basic life decisions, and sometimes – especially […]
Continue reading »Don’t Miss the Pink Supermoon Tonight
If you want to take a break from all your many worries right now (there are so many), be sure to take a few minutes […]
Continue reading »Launch Disney + Faster by Installing It As a Progressive Web App
If you watch Disney + a lot on Windows or macOS, consider setting the website as a Progressive Web App (PWA) for quicker access to […]
Continue reading »Should Your Job Search Be Suspended?
If you are looking for a new job, recent international events may make you question your career plans. Companies have suspended hiring, jobless claims have […]
Continue reading »Pickle Easter Lamb in Labna
I once had big plans for an Easter brunch with my friend Dan . We had grandiose views of pre-made cocktails, hollandaise sous-vide, and a […]
Continue reading »How to Cut Your Child’s Hair at Home
A couple of months before the pandemic, my son, who always wore a pretty neat haircut, suddenly decided he liked it better. Well, either he […]
Continue reading »How to Disable Firefox 75’s New Address Bar
For those who updated Firefox today, and for those who haven’t updated yet – using the hamburger icon> Help> About Firefox – know that today’s […]
Continue reading »It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Sexual Predators on the Internet
Do you know what zoom bombing is? Me too – about 2 minutes ago. My 15-year-old cousin chatted with Zoom with her high school basketball […]
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