How to Eat Perfectly Ripe Bananas All Week
Everyone has their own preference for the ripeness of the bananas. I like mine completely yellow, with no brown spot in sight. Some people like […]
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Listen to 200 Bangers Selected by NPR
Usually, when I load a playlist with the most popular hits, I skip half of the tracks . I miss almost nothing on NPR ‘s […]
Continue reading »This Chrome Extension Warns You If a Website Has Recently Been Hacked
Chrome: Keeping track of the latest security information is tricky, and chances are you won’t give much thought to website hijacking unless you see a […]
Continue reading »Amex Now Lets You Block Your Credit Card
Instead of rushing to cancel your credit card after briefly losing it on your sister’s couch cushions (just me?), Amex lets you freeze it temporarily, […]
Continue reading »Strange Baby Products That Parents Swear By
When you become a parent, you find yourself in the strange world of modern baby products. There is something that can “solve” every problem (and […]
Continue reading »What to Leave in the Kitchen for Last Minute Fun
Maybe I have a southerness in me, but I have always enjoyed guests, even unexpected ones. I also really enjoy feeding people, but I don’t […]
Continue reading »What Is Asbestos and Can It Come Back?
Asbestos, a fire-resistant, fibrous mineral , was once found in all types of products: building insulation and tiles, cladding anything that could be exposed to […]
Continue reading »Turn Off Autocorrect, Coward
When was the last time auto-correction made your life easier? Go back to your memory and try to conjure up the moment when the auto-correction […]
Continue reading »How to Reduce Allergic Reactions to Cats
Happy International Cat Day! The perfect way to celebrate the occasion is to enjoy the company of a local feline. Unfortunately, cat allergies prevent some […]
Continue reading »How to Prevent Robotic Calls and Minimize Phone Spam
It looks like this is the year of the robocall. I didn’t notice it directly, but now a lot of friends, colleagues and internet posters […]
Continue reading »How to Order Whole Foods for Pickup (If You Are an Amazon Prime Member)
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can shop for groceries at Whole Foods without having to wander the aisles of Whole Foods, which we […]
Continue reading »The Fake Crab Case
Imitation crab, also known as crab, kai-rab, fake crab, and crab sticks, is a mixture of fish (usually Alaskan pollock) and starch that has a […]
Continue reading »What Is a Postal Bank?
Most Americans can rely on direct deposit, debit cards, and online bill payment to keep things running smoothly in their daily lives. Of course, there […]
Continue reading »Find the Best Amazon Products With the Best List of the Best
The Amazon is complex. Find a good hand soap and you’ll spend half an hour comparing purchases, analyzing star ratings and cost-per-weight, finding third-party vendors, […]
Continue reading »How to Prevent Apps From Accessing Your Camera and Microphone in Mojave
If you’ve ever had that eerie moment where you chatted about needing a new pair of shoes, and after a few minutes see a shoe […]
Continue reading »Why You Should Be Good at Small Talk
Small talk generates a lot of backlash; most people think they are too important to discuss the weather. It is true that small talk may […]
Continue reading »How to Get a Free X-Men Movie in Any Other Movie
If you’re wondering what to do with this Microsoft account that you seem to never use again, you can now connect it to Movies Anywhere […]
Continue reading »How to Get the Best Possible Care for Your Miscarriage
Miscarriage is the most common complication of pregnancy, ending in about 20 to30 percent of all pregnancies, most often in the first trimester. I knew […]
Continue reading »This Alarm Clock App Will Make You Take a (Nice) Picture to Turn It Off
iOS, Android: I’m pretty sure Alarmy is evil, but it’s perfect because a good alarm clock should have two annoying parts and one useful part. […]
Continue reading »Start Thinking About Why You Deserve a Promotion Right Now.
Yesterday was equal pay day for black women – or the symbolic day that the average black woman achieved equal pay as white men this […]
Continue reading »I’m the Co-Founder of Maker Faire Sherri Huss, and This Is How I Work
Maker Faires around the world attract over a million visitors annually. When head producer Sherri Huss co-founded the first Maker Faire in 2005, she had […]
Continue reading »Quickly Delete Years of Facebook Posts With This Chrome Extension
When you were in college, it was cool to post a video of you standing with kegs. Now that you’ve graduated from law school and […]
Continue reading »How to Play Fortnite With Kids
Frickin ‘ Fortnite. Your kids won’t stop playing it, and you’re tired of it. What are you doing? You can join one of the many […]
Continue reading »Alexa Can Now Come Back to You About This
Given that query for fact is the most commonly used feature of smart speakers like the Amazon Echo, Alexa users are probably familiar with the […]
Continue reading »Manage Multiple Browser Tabs With This Chrome Extension
If you do all your work in a browser, you can see dozens of tabs in one window. You can open new windows for different […]
Continue reading »How to Play Older Game Consoles on HDMI-Only TVs
The nostalgia effect is powerful. If you’re still clinging to your old school Nintendo entertainment system (no matter how you pronounce it ), there’s no […]
Continue reading »Use Frequent Flyer Miles to Help Families Separated at the Border
If you are a frequent traveler and have a reserve of miles that you haven’t used up yet, consider donating to an organization that can […]
Continue reading »Lifehacker Hires Social Media Editor
Do you spend more time on Twitter every day than you sleep? Are you a Facebook ninja whose wit turns the simplest status update into […]
Continue reading »What’s Your Favorite Meal at the Airport?
Hello and welcome back toWhat’s Cooking? , an open thread where you can share your brilliant thoughts, tips, recipes and opinions on all food related […]
Continue reading »This Site Is Suitable for Parents With Flexible Work
Here’s a crazy stat: 43 percent of highly skilled women quit their jobs after having babies . For many in this camp, it is not […]
Continue reading »Beware of These Banking and Investment Fees
Bank and investment fees could cost Americans over $ 1.1 million over the course of their lives, according to a new report from NerdWallet . […]
Continue reading »See What’s Playing on Spotify or ITunes in Your Mac’s Menu Bar
Mac: When you plug in background music while browsing the web, doing work, or chatting with friends, a song you really like may appear in […]
Continue reading »Alternative Exercises When the Guy Does Not Get up From the Squat Rack
Everyone in the hall has their own plan, their own way. In an ideal world, all of these paths intersect and intertwine without any collision. […]
Continue reading »Get Alerted to Nasty Fun Scenes With “Is the Dog Die?”
You’re excited about the new HBO show, but the trailers look pretty brutal. You can tolerate some fights, but you really hate torture scenes. Or […]
Continue reading »How to Balance Your Financial Responsibilities With Your Monetary Goals
How can you achieve your monetary goal when someone else is always fighting for your limited funds? This is what we are reviewing this week. […]
Continue reading »Not Having Many Close Friends Is Okay.
Social media is great for making people feel alone in the world, but the truth is, not having a lot of friends is okay and […]
Continue reading »I’m Jason Kottke, Creator of Kottke.org, and I’m a Parent.
Jason Kottke knows how to find things that will make you stop, look, and think. When you visit his blog, kottke.org , you feel like […]
Continue reading »Why You Should Literally Follow Your Orders
Running is an exercise suitable for the lazy. Unlike group classes or club sports teams, which require commitment and advance planning in order to reserve […]
Continue reading »Essential Windows Apps for 2018
There are so many Windows apps out there that making a list of the best and must-have software for your desktop or laptop seems like […]
Continue reading »Get Your Free Root Beer Float Today From A&W
Every day seems like a new national holiday for some reason. That said, there is a pretty solid benefit to today’s national holiday: the free […]
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