Category: Hacks

It is well known that Alexa-enabled devices and Google Home products record everything you say to them . You may not know how to delete […]

If you were hoping to apply for a health insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act 2020, you should be aware that the application deadline […]

Working from home is fantastic in many ways. Working alone at home can make things like lunch breaks and the clothes you wear quite flexible. […]

FedEx estimates that in the days leading up to Black Friday, they will ship 33 million packages in just one day. And while Black Friday […]

If you spend most of your day sitting at your desk, chances are you know how awful it can make you feel at the end […]

If you are using surge protectors in your home, you may want to consider replacing them, especially if you cannot remember when you bought the […]

With so many streaming services that allow us to watch what we want and when we want it, it only makes sense that people would […]

Twitter has just announced that it plans to free up usernames for inactive accounts . While that means the coveted Twitter handle you’ve been looking […]

In response to Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s public testimony last week and growing evidence for the quid pro quo, Trump reached out to White House reporters […]

It’s kind of a random amalgamation – I understand – but two new websites have joined the glorified list of hacked sites ” I got […]

Last year, we wrote about the painful problem of Airbnb renting with hidden cameras and tracking guests. (Back in April, the family even found a […]

When he spends too much time in his underwear playing video games or watching other people play video games on YouTube, my friend Cole imagines […]

Disney + is already here, and one of the few deals you can get for this service is a bundle package that gives you streaming […]

In case your eye prescription has recently changed – or you’ve finally bitten a bullet and opted for LASIK – here’s one way to get […]

You never want to be the person running out of business cards at a networking event. You end up scribbling your email address on a […]

Last week we wrote about one way to look at your problems, comparing them to the size of entire planets and galaxies. If you want […]

Sometimes you want to play music, podcasts, or audiobooks, but you need one ear open to the world, so you only put in one earbud. […]

I like to think that I am good at Excel. I know how to work with a pivot table, I like to automate anything and […]

How long have you not looked at the screen lately? I bet for most people the answer is just a few minutes or even seconds. […]

If your iPhone’s burst mode automatically selects a blurry or overexposed image, don’t assume the rest of the burst should be worse. Instead, check out […]

Whether you need a break from your Twitter feed or Facebook news feed – or constant updates on the state of the changing political landscape […]

I’m going to go ahead and pat myself on the back for setting up Google Alert for the words “Qnap” and “malware.” I use one […]

My oven looks clean now, but when I turn off the overhead light it looks like it is covered in tiny strands of dust. Kitchen […]

As winter slowly draws closer to us, it’s time for the annual tradition of hand-wringing, self-loathing, and maybe, maybe, writing a novel in 30 days. […]

Embrace your dark side. Or not. It really depends on you. In the video above, I discuss two big misconceptions about dark mode (longer battery […]

We were all tempted by these too cheap to believe $ 10 charging cable packs. Cables seem like things that should be cheap, and the […]

I am a so-called “house child,” which means that I am often terribly underprepared for any kind of external activity, even one that is child-centered. […]

When you plug something into the back of a monitor, computer, or TV, you have several options, and they are all annoying. You can blindly […]

The app that revolutionized and upended the music industry lasted long enough to become a villain. With the new macOS Catalina update, iTunes is finally […]

Have you had any problems installing macOS Catalina? In particular, are you running into obscure scenarios, an update that shouldn’t take long to do – […]

Freezer bags are great for storing all kinds of things. This week I discovered something new about them: you can link two of them together […]

Props to Nick Douglas of Lifehacker for stumbling upon this – something I always knew but didn’t realize I had to voice it to the […]

The worst part of a job search is the online app that requires you to re-enter your information⁠ – after you’ve already uploaded your damn […]

I admit I love using Twitter lists. While it is “easy” to just flip through a normal feed in your Twitter app, the process annoys […]

As a fan of miniatures and free stuff, I’ve always appreciated and saved up hotel toiletries. When traveling, I often hide the bottles after showering […]

In a (unsuccessful) search to remove obsolete custom keyboard shortcut from my MacBook Pro, I accidentally found a handy option in Keyboard Preferences that makes […]

Have you ever met a friend you met several times before and realized that you forgot his name? You stand and discuss your life, family, […]

We all get too many notifications. In the video above, I’ll take a look at the built-in iOS tools to help you filter out noise […]

Storage space is something you probably never think of. That is, until you suddenly run out of space on your iPhone and your dog is […]

Apple’s latest and greatest update for your iPhone, iOS 13, is due out on Thursday, September 19. Don’t worry about waking up early in the […]