Amazon Prime Members Can Get Two Free E-Books in December
You can get thousands of free eBooks throughout 2024 if you know where and when to look for them. Amazon is offering free Kindle eBooks […]
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My Favorite Gifts for the Traveler in Your Life
Do you know someone who is always going… somewhere ? You’ll be watching Instagram stories and there they are, sitting in an airport lounge or […]
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The Best Gifts for the Person Who Is Always Cold
We all know someone who is constantly cold. I am, in fact, one of those people. I hate air conditioners. I hate winter. I hate […]
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You Can Prevent Google From Personalizing Search Results
Google has already been criticized for putting search results in a ” filter bubble “. This is because Google uses data from every search you […]
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Seven Tips to Help You Avoid Losing Your Phone (and Your Wallet and Keys)
According to a recent survey , Americans lose five things every month and spend about 17 hours searching for them each year. If you regularly […]
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How to (Mostly) Fix the New IPhone Photos App
Not all of the changes made in iOS 18 went down well with users, and the updated Photos app in particular received a lot of […]
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Why Your Garden Needs a Hugelkultur Bed (and How to Make One)
Garden beds require several components: compost-rich soil, full of nutrients and good drainage; soil warm enough for seeds to germinate; and moisture to keep plant […]
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The Latest Pixel Drop Feature Will Allow Geminis to Remember Information About You
It’s Pixel Drop time again, and Google’s regular series of updates to phones and tablets arriving in December 2024 includes improvements to Gemini AI, photo […]
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GoPro Hero12 Black Is Now on Sale at Its Lowest Price Ever
If you’re looking for an action camera with top performance, the GoPro Hero12 Black could be just what you’re looking for, especially now that it’s […]
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What People Get Wrong This Week: the Facebook Serial Killer
This week I’m looking at two fictional characters created by the Internet’s collective unconscious. The first is “Robert Thibodeau,” a serial killer who terrorizes Facebook […]
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You Can Now Follow Mastodon Users in Threads (Sort Of)
Threads users can finally follow Mastodon accounts. This change, part of Thread’s multi-year plan to integrate with Fediverse , means Mastodon and other compatible social […]
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Three Festive Christmas Music Playlists for Every Taste
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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Eight Educational Gifts That Are Far From Boring
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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13 of the Most Unusual Advent Calendars You Can Buy
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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Why I Think You Should Go to Caroling This Year (and How to Get Started)
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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Three Ways to Get a Hot Christmas Breakfast on the Table With Minimal Effort
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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15 Secret Santa Gifts That Don’t Suck
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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The Best Stockings for Tech Geeks
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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12 Things to Do for Christmas If You Don’t Celebrate
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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How to Choose the Best Christmas Tree for Your Home
The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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You Can Now Pay $200 a Month for ChatGPT “reasoning”
Would you pay $200 a month for unlimited ChatGPT? What if it can “reason”? OpenAI thinks you can do it. As part of the 12 […]
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The Fender Speaker Is Ideal for Buskers and Musicians, but That’s About It
When I first purchased the Fender x Teufel Rockster Air 2 , I wasn’t quite sure how it stacked up against other party speakers on […]
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Once Again, I Encourage You to Go Into a National Forest to Cut Down a Christmas Tree (but Legally).
Any aspiring logger knows that in most cases it is illegal to enter a national forest to cut down a tree. This month, however, the […]
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Your Google Pixel May Be Ignoring the Charging Limit
Google recently added charging limits for Pixel phones, allowing users to keep their devices from charging above 80% to preserve battery health in the long […]
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Google Pixel 9 Is Already $150 Off
The Google Pixel 9 lineup was announced in August this year and is already on sale. The 128GB Google Pixel 9 is available on Amazon […]
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My Four Favorite Gifts to Help You Feel Closer to Someone Far Away
I was 18 when I moved halfway across the country and settled in New York, creating an entire time zone between myself and my parents. […]
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Should You Use Waze?
Google bought Waze back in 2013. At the time, it seemed inevitable that Waze would shut down and its best features would end up in […]
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Refurbished Amazon Kindle Paperwhites Are $108 While Supplies Last
There’s something about refurbished Kindles that people love —they often disappear from digital shelves before I have a chance to tell people about them. Well, […]
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Your Verizon Bill Just Got a Little More Expensive
If you pay close attention to your Verizon bill this month, next to the nebulous “Administration and Telecom Restoration Fee,” you’ll notice that you’re paying […]
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Apple Passwords Is Now in Firefox (but Not for Windows Users)
Passwords, Apple’s password management app introduced in the latest versions of iOS and macOS, now has an extension for Firefox. If you’re a Firefox user, […]
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Samsung Glasses Coming in 2025 (Probably)
Smart glasses aren’t a new idea, but as Ray-Ban’s Meta Glasses show, they’re now at the point where they work well without looking terrible. As […]
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Using Your Dishwasher More Often Can Save You Water
The rising cost of water in the US has many of us thinking about saving money, and washing dishes is a good place to start. […]
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PlayStation 5 Slim Is Now $75 Off
The PlayStation 5 Slim currently costs $424 (down from $499.99), which is the lowest price ever sold on Amazon, according to price trackers (buy it […]
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An Out-of-Touch Adult’s Guide to Children’s Culture: What Does “Nothing Ever Happens” Mean?
This week we’re taking a deep dive into the common internet phrase “nothing’s happening” and what it means when young people say it. There’s also […]
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Four Tasks to Complete Now for Tax Season
It’s not tax time yet, but that doesn’t mean you should sit idly by waiting for taxes to peak in March or April. It’s important […]
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Seven Seemingly Smart Financial Decisions That May Actually Backfire
We all struggle with money. About 17% of Americans report that they didn’t pay all their bills in the previous month, and about a third […]
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Eight Hidden Costs That Could Hinder Your Retirement
None of us are getting any younger, and with each passing year, planning for retirement becomes an increasingly pressing task—a task that causes us a […]
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Your Google Pixel Can Now Tell You If It’s Overheating
Your phone naturally gets a little warm when you use it, and it also changes certain settings to cool itself down. But it can be […]
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10 Famous (and Infamous) Film Projects
2024 saw the release of Megalopolis , a cinematic oddity Francis Ford Coppola had been working on since 1977 while he was in the middle […]
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You Can Create a Personalized Diary for Your IPad or Other Tablet
There’s something simply tangible about using pen and paper to plan your day, which is why many people prefer a paper planner to a to-do […]
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