Don’t overthink it. In the age of modern smartphones, there are not many reasons to completely turn your phone off. In the video above, I explain the few instances where restarting your phone can be helpful and why you shouldn’t worry about doing i…
Lees meerWith the unemployment rate lingering in the double digits, the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates 26.8 million people could soon become uninsured if they don’t sign up for other health coverage. If you are one of the millions of Americans who have e…
Lees meerAs temperatures continue to rise, our need for cold and refreshing consumables intensifies. Though you may be accustomed to consuming molasses in baked goods like gingerbread, the dark, flavorful sweetener can be used to make delicious summer treats…
Lees meerMany of us—maybe especially lately—have experienced a heart-racing feeling of anxiety that causes us to sweat, tremble and perhaps even breathe harder. But it turns out our instinct to pant when we’re stressed has an adverse effect. Read more...
Lees meerIf your Nest Thermostat is (or has been) unable to connect to wifi, Google will send you a replacement for free.Read more...
Lees meerThe law known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, is hugely misunderstood. And the latest people to misunderstand it are anti-maskers who claim that it’s illegal to ask them why they’re not wearing a mask. That’s no…
Lees meerThere is a very good chance our kids will spend at least part (or most, or all) of their week learning virtually from home after the school year starts back up this fall. And although we managed to make it through the spring with makeshift learning …
Lees meerIf you live your life across multiple services and computers—for example, using Google’s suite of digital tools alongside Apple’s various iCloud-based offerings—the best thing you can do for yourself is to mash all your worlds together. To carry thi…
Lees meerThis week we’re learning how to breathe better—and about how doing so can vastly improve our overall health—with help from journalist James Nestor. James is the author of the new book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, which covers the extensive…
Lees meerAs more folks stay home, streaming services like Netflix have become more popular than ever. While Netflix offers plenty of binge-worthy television shows and movies, it may also provide another new benefit: The ability to increase your credit score.…
Lees meerThis weekend, my boyfriend and I made crab sauce—a red sauce full of delicious crab. There were huge pieces of Dungeness meat, yes, but the true hero of the sauce were the crab shells, which we mashed and simmered with onion and fennel to make an i…
Lees meerWe’ve been on quite the home improvement kick, as tends to happen when you’ve been stuck inside for months. Today we’re cleaning our trusty cooking friend, the microwave!Read more...
Lees meerWhen my city first started to close up back in March, I went to the restaurant supply store and loaded up on pasta, canned tomatoes, eggs, onions, several non-perishable staples and lots of hot sauce. I thought we were looking at a month or so of st…
Lees meerOne of my favorite tiny features from Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 operating system is a big one for privacy and security—a rare two-fer. Whenever an app accesses your camera or microphone, you’ll see a tiny colored dot in the upper-right corner of your …
Lees meerEvery parent of a child with a dearly beloved “lovey” lives in fear. Lovies—a favorite blanket, stuffed animal or other soft toy—tend to go everywhere their toddling owner goes. Which means they have a way of getting lost in the most inconvenient of…
Lees meerThere’s no doubt about it—the lengthy pandemic has put a strain on marriages. While some folks are grappling with job loss and making ends meet, others are trying to juggle the demands of working from home, childcare, and homeschooling—often in tigh…
Lees meerA great deal on a year of PlayStation Plus, a low-price Insignia Fire TV, 3 for $100 chinos, monster energy drinks, and more are some of Sunday’s best deals.Read more...
Lees meerOne of the strangest parts about lockdown has been the lack of interaction with your town or neighborhood. Regardless of whether you live in Manhattan or rural Ohio, when you’re really only staying in, our homes turn into our entire world. Maybe you…
Lees meerA refurbished Ninja Blender for $50, a discount on The Witcher 3: Complete Edition, RWBY manga, The Hateful Eight on Blu-Ray and digital, and more are only some of Saturday’s best deals.Read more...
Lees meerIt’s apparently the “summer of the road trip,” because that’s our only travel option. And for a lot of people, this means driving somewhere (likely remote) and renting a house or apartment from Airbnb, VRBO or another home-share app. Ideally, you’d …
Lees meerThe yoga pose known as downward dog is, I’ve always thought, one of the weirdest moves that’s considered relatively easy for beginners. Any intro yoga course is going to have a ton of them. But you’re upside down, you’re stretching parts of you that…
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