For those of you who feared installing iOS 14 as a developer beta, worry not. It’s public beta time, which means this preview version of Apple’s latest iPhone operating system might be a little buggy, but not nearly as wild as what some of us have b…
Lees meerAs the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic stretches on, many Americans have changed their travel plans. Suddenly this summer, driving has become a popular option—85% of U.S. travelers say they are likely to take a road trip, according to a recent Exped…
Lees meerA bulk deal on hand sanitizer (both scented and non-scented), a pre-order deal on Far Cry 6, an Anker Roav dual dash cam, a Marc Jacobs crossbody bag sale,a matcha green tea face wash, a UV CleanPro phone cleaner, and a Nordstrom Rack home sale lead…
Lees meerA gigantic breach of Twitter’s security yesterday caused various high-profile accounts—from Bill Gates, to Barack Obama, to even the ever-silent Apple—to tweet out scams and sucker people into sending money to an anonymous BitCoin wallet. There’s no…
Lees meerRecent weeks have brought increased scrutiny to police departments’ policies and practices as well as a reckoning over police brutality, surveillance and lack of accountability. It’s worth knowing that, even if you live in a seemingly sleepy town, y…
Lees meerI used to throw all my jewelry into a pouch and shove it in my suitcase, but that—no surprise—turned out to be the worst way to store my necklaces and bracelets. I’d show up at my destination with a tangled knot and not enough patience or time to sp…
Lees meerI’m a world traveler and a proud ex-pat, and I’ve lived outside of the U.S. for years. This means people often come to me for advice about moving abroad. One of them that comes up most often is pretty straightforward: “What are some of the downsides…
Lees meerRemember those early days of the pandemic, when the most talked-about ways of avoiding COVID-19 were washing your hands and not touching your face? Although we know more now about masks and potentially airborne transmission, I hope you haven’t stopp…
Lees meerNintendo, I love you, but you’re the worst company in the world for product updates. Take the Nintendo Switch, for example: It receives updates on a fairly regular basis; that’s not the problem. But Nintendo doesn’t always spell out what it’s updati…
Lees meerIf you haven’t spent your summer watching people bounce off volcanic rocks and disappear into boiling pits of lava, you have been missing out on one of life’s few pleasures these days. Floor Is Lava is the big budget version of the game every kid in…
Lees meerFor years, we’ve all been trying to quit Facebook. Science tells us we should, and maybe some of even managed to do so—at least until the pandemic dragged us back as all regular social interaction, not to mention church services and Zumba classes, m…
Lees meerBloody Marys, Caesars and Micheladas are delicious, but they can be perplexing to one’s palate. “Is this a drink?” or “Is it a cold soup?” and “Where is the line between the two?” are just a few questions I sometimes ask myself when consuming someth…
Lees meerFew things are more painful than the loss of a loved one. After the final services, it may be tough to spend months untangling their affairs. The grieving process only gets harder when you have to grapple with missing financial information—or worse,…
Lees meerAn Anker PowerWave charger stand, a Pokémon-themed Switch controller from PowerA, a free bag of globally curated coffee from Atlas Coffee Club, a Blendtec blender bundle, a discounted copy of Borderlands 3 for PS4 and Xbox One, a Chrissie Zullo Batg…
Lees meerBottled Frappuccinos will never fail to transport me to the year 1999. I am 13 years old—all Clinique Happy and butterfly clips—and sipping a chilled Mocha coffee drink from a glass bottle seems like the height of adult sophistication. I hadn’t real…
Lees meerDual citizenship means that you hold citizenship in two different countries. This also allows you to have two passports from two separate countries which can come in handy if you hold a passport that is more powerful than another—meaning you will ha…
Lees meerIt’s more comfortable to go bare-faced than to wear a mask. And many of us are not used to wearing them, so one’s first experience of mask-wearing—in summer perhaps, in the middle of a pandemic—may feel stifling. But relax: the mask isn’t actually r…
Lees meerApplying for new jobs is a multi-part process. You can’t just fire off a general resume and cover letter; everything needs to be tailored to the specific position. That makes sense—and presents you in the best light to prospective employers—but it’s…
Lees meerIt’s a fairly common scenario—an infant or young child develops an ear infection or strep throat. Their pediatrician prescribes a penicillin antibiotic. The child later develops a symptom—a rash, an upset stomach or a headache—and a doctor declares …
Lees meerCooking a meal for yourself or your family is often its own reward; there’s nothing better than putting all your skill, love and care into a dish that you then get to eat, and watch others enjoy. But there’s a dark side to meal prep: It invariably m…
Lees meerIf there’s a theme to the upcoming Chrome 86 update, it seems to be “efficiency.” We’ve seen memory-sparing changes that should make Chrome less of a battery hog, but users also have a new data-saving “LiteVideo” mode to look forward to as well.Read…
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