Here’s What Pediatricians Recommend for School This Fall
If you keep discussing the pros and cons of schools physically opening this fall, you are not alone. Even the American Academy of Pediatrics cannot […]
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Take a Photo of Your Pets in Case They Get Lost
In the age of camera phones, it sounds ridiculous to assume that you aren’t photographing your pets enough. Because, okay, that’s probably not true – […]
Continue reading »How to Enable the New Dark Mode Theme in Google Docs on Android
Google is finally adding dark mode to Google Docs, Sheets and Slides on Android. The new dark themes look the same as in other third-party […]
Continue reading »Lower Your Tax Bill With These Last Minute Actions
If you haven’t filed your tax return yet, we have good news: there is still time to lower your bill. When the IRS pushed the […]
Continue reading »Take a Break From Someone Else’s Window
In connection with the sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the US and other countries, which limit the range of persons who […]
Continue reading »How to Get Your Point of View on the Internet, With Linguist Gretchen McCulloch
Ever wonder why your friend ended this message with a dot? Or missed the subtle sarcasm in an unpunctuation email? This week we are clearing […]
Continue reading »Teach Kids How to Write Numbers With the Number Thumb Trick
For some children, learning how to write numbers can be a real challenge. There is so much to learn! In all kinds of bizarre shapes! […]
Continue reading »Leftover Chicken Wings Are Ideal in Cold Noodle Bowls
About twice a month, my boyfriend and I order too many chicken wings. (We order so many that they bring them to us in a […]
Continue reading »These Are the 10 Best Things in My Duffel Bag
All you need to lift the weight is just yourself and the weight. But there are many useful things that can help, and I have […]
Continue reading »How to Hire a Nanny During a Pandemic
It can be hard to figure out who to let in your family’s little physically distant bubble right now, but as businesses reopen and more […]
Continue reading »What to Do If Your Credit Card Limit Goes Down
The COVID-19 outbreak has had a devastating impact on the U.S. economy. While employers added a promising number of new jobs in the past month […]
Continue reading »How to Automatically Turn Off Slack Notifications After Hours
My hours after work are precious, and nothing is more annoying than hearing the familiar slack thump interrupting my afternoon nap. (I’m not sixty, I […]
Continue reading »Frozen Pound Pie Should Be Cut Into Waffles
Frozen cake is an underrated daily item and Sara Lee does a pretty good one. All Butter Pound Cake is a very dense example of […]
Continue reading »What’s New on Netflix This Week of Jul 12, 2020
The French gave us a lot of wonderful things. Wine, for example; no one makes fermented grape juice like the French. And, of course , […]
Continue reading »How to Quit the Habit of Replaying Fate
If you’re the one who reaches for your phone as soon as you wake up (other than turning off the alarm), you can flip through […]
Continue reading »How to Achieve Emotional Sobriety and Why It Matters
When we think of sobriety, it usually means giving up alcohol or recreational drugs, but this is much more difficult. Sobriety means “no intoxication,” as […]
Continue reading »How to See a Comet That Won’t Be Visible for Another 6,000 Years
Due to COVID-19, you may not be able to take your kids to the planetarium anytime soon. But if they are into astronomy, you’re in […]
Continue reading »How to Read the Route Map
Walking and hiking in sparsely populated parks is one of the few things we can still do without worrying too much about the spread of […]
Continue reading »This Map From Harvard Will Show You All the COVID Hotspots in the US.
Since COVID-19 first began spreading in December 2019, it has spread worldwide. When it came to the United States, there were a few cases in […]
Continue reading »How to Keep Live Plants During a Drought
If you live somewhere with all four seasons (or more realistically two: summer and winter), you can look forward to growing outdoor plants when the […]
Continue reading »How to Use Your GoPro HERO8 As a Webcam
After months of quarantine, we are all used to working and communicating remotely (right?). The ubiquity of camera touting devices and the abundance of video […]
Continue reading »How to Make Coffee Taste Stronger
So, you love bold coffee, but all you have at home is a bag of light roasted beans. What to do? Well, one solution is […]
Continue reading »Find Out If You Are Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness With This Tool
As the election draws near, student loan forgiveness has become a popular topic. While some politicians have offered student loan forgiveness , the current public […]
Continue reading »Save 25% on AT&T Wireless Bills As a Teacher, Doctor, or Nurse
In the early days of the pandemic, many companies put on shows offering special perks and discounts to “core workers” who couldn’t squat indoors and […]
Continue reading »Just Make Your Martini on the Rocks
Most people – even people who know relatively little about cocktails – know what a martini should look like. Served (without ice) in a glass […]
Continue reading »Check News Source Bias With This Chart
When it comes to getting news, everyone has their preferred sources and outlets. Some people want news that reflects their own political views, while others […]
Continue reading »Parents, Take Bigger Pictures of Yourself
There are many reasons why parents – and yes, especially moms – avoid the camera. We haven’t slept well at night in years, as evidenced […]
Continue reading »If Facebook Has Broken Your IOS Apps, Here Is the Solution
The Facebook bug is causing massive crashes in many iOS apps. Crashes have been reported for Spotify, Bumble, Mario Kart Tour, PUBG Mobile, Tinder, Venmo […]
Continue reading »How to Zoom in Without Seeing Your Own Face
See if this scenario sounds familiar: you’ve put on your best Zoom shirt for daily work checks, you’ve poured wine for a weekly meeting with […]
Continue reading »Avoid Joker Android Apps That Sign You up for Fraudulent Subscriptions
Fraudulent Android Apps? You do not speak. A relatively entrenched piece of malware known as “The Joker” – insert your favorite Heath Ledger meme here […]
Continue reading »This Is the Easiest Way to Cook Beets.
I used to hate beets, but couldn’t tell why. “They taste like mud sweet,” I said, as if it were bad. In fact, the earthy […]
Continue reading »How to Negotiate Lower Monthly Bills
Since unemployment rates still don’t appear on charts and the economy is officially in recession , you may be faced with the need to cut […]
Continue reading »Get up and Walk Already
Are you sitting at home? Do you work from home? Do you work somewhere at the table? If so, then today my fitness challenge for […]
Continue reading »What Are We Going to Do About This School Year Disaster?
As difficult as the spring was, when our children were at home with us all day, and we ourselves tried to keep working, she really […]
Continue reading »How to Use the Alexa App in Speakerphone Mode
By design, most Alexa-based devices can be fully controlled by voice commands right out of the box – just say “Alexa” and your Echo speaker, […]
Continue reading »How Your Credit Card Can Save You If You Forgot to Cancel Your Free Trial
The pandemic has had a significant impact on how Americans spend their money. In April, the New York Times reported sharp cuts in travel, shopping […]
Continue reading »Ask Your Mentor These 40 Questions
Not everyone has a mentor or wants one. But if you have someone in your life who helps guide your professional and / or personal […]
Continue reading »Why Do My Download Speeds Vary so Much Between Computers?
In an ideal world, you would pay for super-fast internet service, plug your cable modem into a fast enough router, and get blazing download speeds […]
Continue reading »Replace Your Logitech Harmony Express With Your Free Harmony Elite Remote Now
Logitech will discontinue the Harmony Express remote in just a few weeks, after nearly a year on the market. But don’t worry; you can get […]
Continue reading »Always Back up Your Data Before Leaving Work
Before you apply to lay off your boss, it’s important to take care of data management first. In the video above, I show you the […]
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