For an app that’s so popular globally, WhatsApp has managed to stay surprisingly simple: Most features in WhatsApp are obvious. Adding a contact, messaging in groups, and even group video calls are standard affairs.Read more...
Lees meerLike driving for Uber or delivering groceries for Doordash, signing up for a microwork site sounds pretty tempting: If you have internet, you can make money doing simple tasks on the computer. But as is so often the case, microwork isn’t the easy si…
Lees meerEvery smartphone has a built-in flashlight, but back in the day, many Android phones featured another hardware light: an LED that shined whenever you received a new notification or alert—a gentle nudge that you needed to check your phone, but a few …
Lees meerIf you’ve heard the phrase “charge card” and thought it was referring to a credit card, that would be understandable since the terms are often used interchangeably. However, a charge card is an entirely different product with no credit limit or inte…
Lees meerAs I sit down to expound on this topic, I’m taking deep breaths. Are my lips pursed? Yes. Are my nostrils flared? You betcha. Is my butt clenched? Probably. Even the mere thought of people crowding the kitchen, asking me questions, standing right i…
Lees meerGoogle can’t seem to stop making messaging apps. After Google Talk, Hangouts, and Allo (and millions of attempts at adding chatting to other Google services), we now have Google Chat—a new service with Slack-style rooms as its core feature. Google C…
Lees meerA recent study revealed 50% of people with Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) are fuzzy on the details of the “use it or lose it” part of these tax-saving vehicles—particularly the deadlines for the funds in them must be spent. This year more than e…
Lees meerThe holidays are fast approaching, and many of us are about to fly for the first time in nearly two years. We could all use a refresher on air travel tips and tricks, like the right time to use the bathroom on an airplane, or how to eat on a plane w…
Lees meerIf you have a gravy boat, you probably use it once a year. Maybe twice. If you don’t have a gravy boat, it has probably never occurred to you that you need one. And if you aren’t hosting Thanksgiving, you don’t: You don’t need a gravy boat. You don’…
Lees meerPopular stock trading app Robinhood recently experienced a security breach that exposed the personal information of millions of users. While most Robinhood users—and their investments—are safe, there are still important steps you should take to keep…
Lees meerLast week, while thinking about a particularly unimpressive turducken my family made one year, I asked what foods should be forever banned from the Thanksgiving dinner table. Quite the provocative question, considering holiday gatherings—and the foo…
Lees meerWhether you changed internet service providers (ISPs) or need to upgrade your password, switching your wifi comes with some challenges. Manually connecting all your smart home devices when there’s a change in your network connectivity is a time-cons…
Lees meerDaylight Saving Time is over; darkness now descends upon the Earth every day at 5 p.m. You stumble to your car, turn on the ignition, and fire up Google Maps to figure out the fastest route home, only to be blinded by the brightest map you’ve ever s…
Lees meerAs much as we want to complete everything on our never-ending to-do lists, we also are aware that there are only so many hours in the day—or so much energy to go around. When you’re not sure how to prioritize all the tasks in front of you in order o…
Lees meerWeather forecasts can be helpful for planning in advance, but knowing it’s about to rain right before it actually starts can save you the headache of getting literally caught in a storm. If you’ve updated to the latest version of iOS 15, you can now…
Lees meerI like to think of myself as calm, normal, almost relaxed observer of Thanksgiving, but in truth, I’m kind of a tyrant. I hide my more tyrannical tendencies by volunteering to host and cook most of the meal, so I can make sure the turkey is moist, t…
Lees meerIf you’re a veteran or active-duty member of the military, there are a bunch of retail chains—more than 30, by our count—that are offering free food this Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11. All you need is proof of military service, and you can partake…
Lees meerThe “Signal for Help” is a simple gesture—display your hand, palm out, then close your fingers over your thumb—but it could save your life.Read more...
Lees meerIf you don’t normally file a tax return and haven’t received your child tax benefit yet, it’s not too late to receive a lump sum advance payment of $1,800 per child in December. However, you’ll have to act fast to get that money before the holidays,…
Lees meerIf you get the dry, itchy patches of skin known as eczema, you’ve probably noticed that they’re more likely to flare up as the weather gets cool. Here are some tips for preventing those flare-ups, and for managing when they do happen.Read more...
Lees meerDisney+ is having a party, y’all, celebrating two years of owning the streaming world, along with pretty much everything else. While you’ll be able to enjoy most of the celebration just by logging in to your Disney+ app on Friday, November 12, the c…
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