You Don’t Need to Monetize Your Joy
The novelist Molly Conway brilliantly articulates this old advice that is worth repeating: when you are good at something, people will tell you to turn […]
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Should I Use Kitchen Scissors to Cut the Spaghetti?
There is something about me that I am not particularly proud of, and that is that I cannot eat spaghetti without first slicing the noodles. […]
Continue reading »Send Your Name to Mars With the 2020 Rover
If you’ve ever dreamed of going to Mars, now is your chance. Well, okay, you can’t go to Mars, but your name can, and it’s […]
Continue reading »How to Prepare for Changes to Your Nest Account
At the latest developer conference, Google announced that it will rebrand its Nest product line, which will eventually lead to some changes to the Works […]
Continue reading »Let Windows 10 Decide When to Automatically Update Your PC
Microsoft’s big update for Windows 10 released in May 2019 brought a lot of new features – some big, some small, some tiny. I’ve already […]
Continue reading »Use This Passive-Aggressive Trick the Next Time Someone Lends Your Pen.
Are you tired of people taking your stuff to work – like an expensive pen with your preferred 0.38mm line size and a comfortable grip […]
Continue reading »Best Thing to Take to a Party Other Than a Drink
When I was the person who had enough space to host my parties, I was always grateful for someone to bring something. When people asked […]
Continue reading »How to Use Valve’s New Steam Chat App
Steam has been primarily a gaming marketplace for PC games over the years, but Valve appears to be doubling down on the social aspects of […]
Continue reading »Here Are Google’s Best Account Security Practices
Wherever you go, someone is giving advice on account security and privacy. While it never hurts to be reminded of all the ways to protect […]
Continue reading »Anonymize Your Android Browsing With the New Tor App
After months of testing, the first stable public build of the Tor browser for Android is finally available on the Google Play store. For those […]
Continue reading »How to Find Vitamins That Have Been Tested for Contaminants
Supplements, including vitamins, are not subject to the same tests as medicines . The FDA is committed to a hands-off approach to allowing companies to […]
Continue reading »Ask for the Table You Really Need at the Restaurant, Damn It
If you’ve ever sat at an unwelcome table in a restaurant – like a table next to the bathroom, or between two others with barely […]
Continue reading »Put the Burrito in a Mug, Not on a Plate
Some ideas don’t get the credit they deserve in the first place. This was the case with Copernicus’ heliocentric solar system back in the 1500s, […]
Continue reading »Don’t Let Boredom Get in the Way of Your Goals
We all know how great it is to start a new habit. Today we will be one of those who wake up early! Gathers lunch […]
Continue reading »What’s in Store for and Out of Netflix in June 2019
You’ll need to watch a ton of good movies over the next week or two because Netflix loses Apollo 13 in June , 101 Dalmatians, […]
Continue reading »Be Honest About Your Parenting in the Workplace
When I was 23, I worked for a newspaper. Almost every day, my boss noted that she had to leave at a certain hour to […]
Continue reading »Billionaires Can’t Save Us From Student Loans
By now, I’m sure you’ve seen at least the headline for the best graduation speech of 2019: Robert F. Smith shocked 396 new alumni last […]
Continue reading »Best New Features in Windows 10 May 2019 Update
Microsoft today officially released the Windows 10 May 2019 Update to everyone, meaning everyone who hasn’t tested it in beta in months. It is very […]
Continue reading »I’m National Geographic Photographer Mark Thiessen and This Is How I Work
In its latest issue, National Geographic showed readers how smoke jumpers fight bushfires in Alaska forests , with images by photographer Mark Thiessen. Firefighting photography […]
Continue reading »Will Equality Actually Do Anything?
On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, a law that provides broad protection to the LBGTQ community and the first of its […]
Continue reading »How to Make Pasta Without a Pasta Machine
In most cases, fresh pasta is preferable to dried pasta, but I don’t have a pasta maker and I don’t have much upper body strength. […]
Continue reading »How to Turn Off the Automatic Face Recognition Setting on Facebook (If Possible)
Despite all of its claims that privacy is a serious issue , Facebook certainly continues to undermine itself . Last mistake: Some users have reported […]
Continue reading »How to Avoid Luggage Screening
Why do millions of categories determine when you board a plane? The Intelligencer explains : Airlines have figured out that an accidental landing is faster […]
Continue reading »What You Need to Know Before Your First Trip to ALDI
The ALDI cult is real and powerful. The fans of the chain love its special approach to customer service as much as they love the […]
Continue reading »How to Keep Jump VR Content Before Google Deletes It
Google is offering another service, this time with the virtual reality content editing service Jump VR . Google just announced that the service will be […]
Continue reading »Use a Wooden Spoon While Cooking to Taste the Food
Even if you follow a tried and tested recipe, you should still taste your food as you cook it. There are many other factors that […]
Continue reading »Go Ahead and Have Lunch at 11am.
It’s a little sad to wait outside a restaurant at 10:55 am, to go hungry and feel like you couldn’t plan your meals like a […]
Continue reading »How to Cancel HBO Now That Game of Thrones Is Over
Since Game of Thrones is officially behind you, you’re probably asking yourself a lot of tough questions. Unsurprisingly, one of the biggest questions GOT fans […]
Continue reading »You Do Not Need All the Qualifications Listed in the Job Posting
If you are looking for a job and find a potential job that meets only some of the requirements, apply. In the worst case, you […]
Continue reading »Use View As to See What You Post to Facebook
He came back – sort of. Facebook has officially revived View As, a way to see what your profile looks like to people other than […]
Continue reading »You Can Go Kayaking in Europe for Free If You Pick up the Trash
All over the world, our oceans, lakes and rivers are full of garbage. There is a pile of plastic trash swirling in the Pacific right […]
Continue reading »An ETF That Pays You for Your Investment Is Probably Not a Good Idea.
You’ve heard of commission-free ETFs. But what about an ETF that pays you to invest in it? Sounds too good to be true, right? But […]
Continue reading »Plan for Retirement Even If You Are Not Planning to Retire
If you are one of those people who decided to solve the problem of retirement by “working as long as possible”, it is high time […]
Continue reading »Use Foreign Currency to Pay Your Hotel Bill
On a recent trip to Mexico, as I was about to check out of my hotel and head to the airport, I realized that I […]
Continue reading »Use Old Greeting Cards As Bookmarks
Throwing away old greeting cards can make even ruthless burglars feel guilty, which means they have a way to hoard them. If you have a […]
Continue reading »Prevent Your Child From Sleeping in the Car Seat Outside the Car
It may seem convenient to let your sleeping baby continue to doze in the car seat after you reach your destination, but it could put […]
Continue reading »How to Read More Books Without Stopping
Director Max Joseph wants to read more than one book a year – he wants to read one a week. So he asked a few […]
Continue reading »Make Room for Your Bike on the Road With Billiard Noodles
If your city does not have bike lanes, every car that passes by you on a bike decides how much space to give you. They […]
Continue reading »Reminder: Grubhub and Seamless Are Shit for Restaurants
We have said this before and will say it again: Pick up the phone next time you decide to place an order for delivery. By […]
Continue reading »The Case for Overcooked Rice
Eating is a sensory experience, and it can sometimes be helpful to regain your senses. Maybe you’ve eaten too many aggressively flavored foods, maybe your […]
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