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 […]
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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 […]
Continue reading »Any “cure” for COVID-19 Is a Scam
This is your periodic reminder that there is still no known cure or specific pharmaceutical prevention or treatment for COVID-19. So if anyone is selling […]
Continue reading »Install Android 11 Beta 2 to Navigate With New Gestures and More
Android 11 beta 2 is here. This means that we are only one beta from the Release Preview, also known as “the beta you want […]
Continue reading »There Is No Such Thing As “strange” Meat
About three years ago, I took a pig’s face out of its skull, sprinkled it with herbs, zest and spices and cooked porchetta di testa […]
Continue reading »Everything You Need to Know About the EU Travel Ban
As more and more international flights resume, many countries have introduced bans on who can and who cannot enter their borders. For example, the United […]
Continue reading »The Wiggles Organize Free Virtual Preschool Camp
This is still virtual summer camp season, and the last free camp to be announced will have many young children wanting to visit: the Wiggles […]
Continue reading »Find Out Who Got a PPP Loan With ProPublica’s New Tool
Are you curious to know if your employer or local businesses received part of a $ 2.2 trillion government stimulus package? This week, ProPublica, an […]
Continue reading »A Beginner’s Guide to Completing a W-4 Form
Maybe you started your first job, or maybe you gave up your freelance life and took up full-time work. Whatever your scenario, if you find […]
Continue reading »Add Egg Yolk to Grits and Unsweetened Oatmeal
Egg yolk is the best part of the egg. This cannot be denied. The yolks are mostly flavorful balls with a rich golden sauce that […]
Continue reading »How to Fix the Most Common IMessage Issues
iMessage is one of the benefits of being in the Apple universe: the service comes with no text messaging fees so you can send messages […]
Continue reading »Do Not Store Tissues in the Car
As a suburban mom, my car is my home base. (At any rate, this was in the period leading up to the pandemic.) If there […]
Continue reading »How to Find the Bike That Suits Your Child
Before, when it came time to buy my son a new bike, we would take him to the store and let him try a pair. […]
Continue reading »Why It Matters That the Bureau of Consumer Affairs Ditches Restrictions on Payday Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the financial oversight agency, made headlines on Tuesday by lifting rules for payday lenders. The revised rules state that […]
Continue reading »How to Multitask in Gmail on IPad
Before you start reading this, take out your iPad, open the App Store and make sure you update to the latest version of the Gmail […]
Continue reading »12 Spices I Always Keep by the Stove
I believe that everyone’s kitchen has a set of condiments and flavors to lean on very heavily. I am not talking about salt – for […]
Continue reading »How to Stop Giving Amazon Your Money
It’s hard to imagine your life without Amazon. The company offers everything from online shopping to grocery delivery, audiobooks and streaming video – everything at […]
Continue reading »Fix This IPhone Battery Error by Ditching Apple Music
Cases of the weird iOS battery draining bug are on the rise and the Apple Music app seems to be the culprit, with reports showing […]
Continue reading »These Countries Allow Americans to Study Abroad for Virtually No Cost.
According to Forbes magazine , US student loan debt jumped to $ 1.56 trillion, spread across 45 million borrowers. With a raging pandemic and more […]
Continue reading »Why You Should Feed Your Cat 5 Times a Day
Do you have a cat that paws at you in the wicked hour of the morning until you finally give up and get up? Then […]
Continue reading »Get a Personalized Playlist With Spotify Soundtrack Your Workout Tool
Tired of exercising? We, too. Especially if you’ve been training at home – alone – during a pandemic, it’s no wonder you’re tired of listening […]
Continue reading »These Disinfectants Have Been Proven to Work Against Coronavirus
The EPA claims there are 431 disinfectants that will kill SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. They made the list because they kill other similar […]
Continue reading »How to Help Your Teen Find a Virtual Summer Job
Summer jobs aren’t just the backdrop for 1980s teen rom-coms – they give teenagers the right of way. For some kids, these kickoff concerts are […]
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