One of my many fails as a first-time gardener was letting my greens go to seed. Instead of harvesting bunches of carefully tended kale and lettuce, I waited too long and harvested, well, nothing.Read more...
Lees meerUntil quite recently, I hadn’t finished a book since the end of January. In that sense, I’m not so unusual—a 2018 study from the Pew Research Group revealed 24 percent of Americans hadn’t read an entire book, or even a portion of one, in the 12 mont…
Lees meerMy reading commute is gone, my home internet lags, and there are no free bagels to hoard, but the most frustrating minor inconvenience of working from home occurs when I need to print a document. It happens rarely, but when it does—let me tell you—i…
Lees meeriOS: Twitter users can now limit who can reply to their tweets using the iOS app—and here’s hoping this feature rolls out to Android and the web in the near future. It’s that helpful when it comes to limiting the potential for harassment on that cur…
Lees meerIn the olden days of 2019, disinfectant wipes had a small but dedicated market. Germaphobes and parents bought them regularly; for many of the rest of us, they were either an occasional or unnecessary thing. Now everything has changed, and the compa…
Lees meerI will spare you the obvious joke about tossing coins to Geralt of Rivia, because for today only, you’re going to be able to hang out with everyone’s favorite freelance monster hunter without paying a dime. The PC game that started it all—taking us …
Lees meerAs low mortgage rates continue to break records, you may be feeling the pressure to refinance. This week, the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 2.88%—which doesn’t include origination points—according to Freddie Mac. While you may sc…
Lees meerWhen Krysta signed up for the UC Berkeley course The Science of Happiness, she didn’t know what to expect. The closest thing she’d done before was a personal development boot camp that had a bit of positive psychology thrown in. But after grappling …
Lees meerA hot bowl of ramen makes a delightful meal or snack for children or adults. But when we give it to kids, we might not realize that what we’re doing is handing them a bowl of near-boiling water—especially if the soup is straight out of the microwave…
Lees meerBy the end of 2020, Google Play Music will join the ever-growing list of dead Google products. If you’ve ever used the service to store music—one of its best features—you need to back up or transfer your songs now, because they’ll all disappear in s…
Lees meerMost pre-orders go live tonight for the new Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra smartphones. I can’t recall the last time I purchase a phone from an actual carrier, because I find their various “deals” to be headache-inducing: credits fo…
Lees meerIf you’re still on the fence about whether to wade into the world of TikTok—or looking for an alternative as TikTok’s future remains uncertain—Instagram is begging for your creative energy.Read more...
Lees meerAs the pandemic stretches on—and lawmakers continue negotiations for the latest stimulus package—experts have warned there may be a looming eviction crisis. Whether your family is suffering from a job loss or a pay cut, now may be the time to start …
Lees meerI do love a new smartphone announcement day, and today is Samsung’s time to shine with its brand-new line of Galaxy Note 20 Android smartphones. The company announced two new models today, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. Before …
Lees meerDo not be fooled by their cute and fuzzy faces: Mice are not creatures you want in your house. It’s one thing to see a little field mouse scurry down a path in a park, and another thing entirely when they’re chewing your furniture, leaving droppings…
Lees meerThere’s a Kurt Vonnegut quote I’ve been leaning on a lot in 2020, taken from his 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five, that weird sci-fi time trip that blends the real and the fantastical in a story struggling to contextualize the surreality of the author…
Lees meerAs you inch closer to retirement, you may be wondering when is the right time to begin collecting Social Security benefits. Here’s something important to know: Although you have the option to start receiving payments as early as age 62, you can incr…
Lees meerDespite how much has changed in terms of how we search for jobs (we’ve come a long way from paging through the local newspaper’s classified ads section) and the hiring process now being largely virtual, there’s one practice that doesn’t seem to be g…
Lees meerRemember alarms? Remember getting up? Remember having to do multiple things in one day to have some semblance of purpose?Read more...
Lees meerMany AT&T customers received a confusing email from the company saying 3G services are about to end and that they need to upgrade to a new phone if they want to keep using the network. This, of course, was met with scrutiny online. Many users assum…
Lees meerI’m not vegetarian, but my Taco Bell order is. I always get a quesarito (no beef, add beans, add potatoes), a spicy potato soft taco, and a cheesy potato burrito (no beef, add beans). Other items come and go, but these three are forever—well, until …
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