How to Donate to Toddler Toys Using Alexa
You can now use Alexa to gift toys. Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a new feature for its virtual assistant that lets you donate a toy […]
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Make Sure You Water the Tree Sufficiently
If you are transferring a living tree this holiday season, I hope you are ready to do a lot of watering. This big boy will […]
Continue reading »How to Make Great Patties
I don’t care about the man who used to be called my stepfather, but at least he introduced me to latkes. The slightly brownish potato […]
Continue reading »How to Make the Job of the Tooth Fairy Easier
The Tooth Fairy recently spoke up on our Offspring Facebook group when a parent asked if the phrase “Fairy makes money for teeth” could be […]
Continue reading »What Does It Mean to Diversify Your Assets
For Ron Swanson, diversifying assets means selling some gold to buy a majority stake in the Lagavulin whiskey distillery. For the average retail investor, things […]
Continue reading »Students Can Get YouTube Premium and YouTube Music 50% Off
If you are a student who has been contemplating subscribing to YouTube Premium or YouTube Music, now might be the time to buy. YouTube is […]
Continue reading »How to Work From Home Without Falling Into a Pit of Despair
Much to my surprise and the dismay of my roommates, I somehow managed to work from home for a whole year. There are many benefits […]
Continue reading »I Am the Writer Ausma Zehanat Khan and This Is How I Work
In Black Khan, the latest fictional novel by AUSMA Zehanat Khan, a resistance group is struggling to overthrow a brutal patriarchy led by a tyrant. […]
Continue reading »Stop Worrying About the Stock Market Plunge
The stock market is cooling off from the highs of the year. And that’s okay! Really. There are many reasons for this , but as […]
Continue reading »Chat Customer Service Sees Everything You Enter, Whether You Send It or Not
In our most recent (or, in fact, most recently discovered) example of the Internet, which was creepier than most users assumed, we noticed that the […]
Continue reading »Be the Hero of the Holiday Party With Dip
Now that Thanksgiving is over and everyone has the must-have turkey cooked up, we can turn our attention to other, more important things like holiday […]
Continue reading »Explore the Code for Free at Your Local Apple Store Next Month
Starting December 1st, you can learn some code for free at your local Apple Store. The annual retailer’s Hour of Code event runs from December […]
Continue reading »Let Your Kids See Your Negative Emotions.
It is well documented that excessive fighting in front of children is not a good idea – not only does it make them emotionally anxious, […]
Continue reading »When Being Vulnerable at Work Really Pays Off
The culture in the workplace varies greatly from area to area, but most people would agree that there isn’t much room for human weakness in […]
Continue reading »What You Need to Know About High Yield Checking Accounts
Interest rates are gradually increasing, but if you fulfill certain requirements, you can get twice the yield ~ two percent compared to large banks by […]
Continue reading »How to Cook a Roast With a Crown Without Twine
The holidays are a time to challenge the main courses, and nothing stops the show like a crown made entirely of meat. Most roast corona […]
Continue reading »You Don’t Cook Enough With Onions
I really love green onions. For the lazy and wise, onions are versatile, cheap and easy to handle, and should be a staple in the […]
Continue reading »Now Is the Best Time to Start Training.
If you have the slightest suspicion that you might want to get in shape for the new year – or indeed anytime – don’t wait […]
Continue reading »How to Maximize Your Browsing Privacy With DuckDuckGo
It feels like every day I see another person who realizes how little privacy they have online and says “enough”. Frustrated by the state of […]
Continue reading »How to Be the Best of the Best
In fact, there are many people who have what it takes to become great. But to be the greatest of the greats, you need more […]
Continue reading »Challenge Your Kids to Give Gifts This Year
It all started with a Christmas present for my daughter-in-law (or “Aunt” as she is called) a few years ago: Trying to choose gifts for […]
Continue reading »Today Is the Last Day to Eat the Leftovers From Thanksgiving
Leftovers, with rare exceptions, are stored in the refrigerator for four days. This means that if you have turkey, minced miso, squash , etc. , […]
Continue reading »Make Sure You Haven’t Downloaded One of These Malicious Apps From Google Play
If you’ve recently downloaded a racing game from Google Play, you can check and make sure it’s really not malware. This weekend, Google removed 13 […]
Continue reading »Get Your Finances in Order Before New Years
The year is drawing to a close, which means it’s time to make year-end lists and New Year’s resolutions. Maybe you are walking the old […]
Continue reading »Don’t Take Over-the-Counter Cold Medications
For Thanksgiving this year, my entire extended family went to Disney World. Six adults and four children travel first to several states to get there, […]
Continue reading »You Can Force Yourself to Be More Grateful for Your Life.
Thanksgiving is over, so you can forget about feeling grateful for the generosity of life for another year. Or, you can continue to work with […]
Continue reading »Divide a Large Pot to Cook Two Vegetables at the Same Time
I am very careful with my mashed potatoes. I like the mix of reddish browns and Yukon golds , but I paint Yukon ones. (I […]
Continue reading »The Best Baby Diapers You Can Really Wear
My daughter was a herald. From the moment she left my body until she was six months old, she cried regularly. (You might be thinking, […]
Continue reading »How to Protect Your Privacy on Linkedin
The Ultimate Lifehacker Guide to Data Privacy ): title The Ultimate Lifehacker Guide to Data Privacy We tell you everything you need to do to […]
Continue reading »Work Every Muscle With This Bodyweight Exercise Chart
Draw up a program of training with its own weight is easy: just do some push-ups, sit-ups and a few a few … uh … […]
Continue reading »Focus on Completing One Task Today
It can be the most “Monday” (the most Monday?) Monday of the year. After a long holiday weekend fueled with turkey, you’re back at work […]
Continue reading »How to Get Automatic Call Transcription on Your Pixel Right Now
One of the most handy features for Pixel 2 and Pixel 3 owners, call checking, is getting an important update. By the end of the […]
Continue reading »How to Look at Mars Insight Land Today
NASA is landing a spacecraft on Mars today, and you can actually watch it happen in real time. NASA’s lander, Inner Mars Exploration Using Seismic […]
Continue reading »What’s in Store for and Out of Netflix in the Week of November 26, 2018
I won’t, for love or money, watch Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross and Dave Attel , but I know these are two “comedians” and there […]
Continue reading »Create Your Personal Archive of Web Pages With This Chrome Extension
I started my writing career over ten years ago at DownloadSquad. We looked at “Web 2.0 companies” back when people used the term “Web 2.0 […]
Continue reading »How to Make and Receive Skype Calls With Amazon Echo
Amazon started rolling out Skype support for Amazon Echo devices this week. With this feature, you can make and receive Skype voice calls with something […]
Continue reading »Travel Tuesday Is Still One of the Best Times to Buy a Plane Ticket
Last year we wrote several posts about Tuesday’s Trip . This day was originally pointed out to us by the travel site Hopper. When looking […]
Continue reading »Create Your Own Emoticon Using This Site
Sometimes the emoji keyboard on your smartphone isn’t exactly what you’re looking for. Emoji Builder is a site where you can assemble the perfect emoji […]
Continue reading »Add World Clock to Your Web Browser With FoxClocks
One of the worst parts of working with people around the world is figuring out how long it is where they are. Making an appointment […]
Continue reading »Make Sure Your TSA and Global Login Are Not Due to Expire Anytime Soon
If you were one of the first TSA PreCheck or Global Entry users, now may be the best time to check and find out when […]
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