We’re all spending a lot more time at home right now. If you’ve started to run out of things to watch, Roku is offering 30-day free trials of a number of different channels including Showtime, Epix, and Smithsonian.Read more...
Lees meerIf you’re using your time physical distancing to learn guitar, Fender is offering free guitar, bass, and ukulele lessons to the first 500,000 people to sign up for Fender Play. It’s a free trial, but you don’t have to handle over any payment details…
Lees meerEven if you’re following advice to stay home as much as you can, we all have to get food somehow, which means regular grocery trips or deliveries. If the idea of letting packages of food from The Outside into your home is nerve-wracking, it’s import…
Lees meerWhat a week we’ve had! It feels like it’s still Monday, but maybe that’s just me. We’ve helped figure out cable modems and ISP speeds; how to set up your work laptop with your monitor at home; talked about why your work laptop stinks at wireless net…
Lees meerRight now, all Plex users are eligible to receive three months of free, live TV streaming while they wait out COVID-19. This is a pretty sweet upgrade for free users, since live TV is normally locked behind the premium Plex Pass. But there are a few…
Lees meerA lot of you have been sharing your newfound work-from-home tips, but you merely adopted working from home. I was born in it. Molded by it. I have been doing this for years, and I’m good at it.Read more...
Lees meerWhen the Senate passed a gigantic coronavirus economic relief bill that includes checks of up to $1,200 for many Americans, a lot of people reacted like it was a done deal. But even though the House of Representatives approved it today, the bill isn…
Lees meerApril is just around the corner, and along with it will arrive dozens of new movies and television shows on Prime Video.Read more...
Lees meerI’ve been having trouble sitting down to write this post, because as COVID-19 coverage swirls around me, I’m thinking: who has time for shoulder stretches? But then again, maybe this is when we most need a few shoulder stretches. Are you hunched ove…
Lees meerDo not go to your friend’s house this week. Please. Not even if you and your friends are all young and healthy, not even if it’s “just one friend,” not even if “it’s OK if I get sick, that’s a chance I’m willing to take,” not even if “we’ll be caref…
Lees meerThe online reseller Woot tends to hold generous sales on refurbished Apple devices, but today’s deal on refurbished iPhone 7, 8, XR, SX, and XS Max devices might be one of the best you’ll see for a while. Almost all of the available devices are on s…
Lees meerWe’re coming up on the end of another week of physical distancing and sheltering in place—and, for some of us, that means another week of heightened anxiety, unclear routines, and new bad habits.Read more...
Lees meerYou know what’s worse than school being canceled or sports being canceled or most of the rest of life being canceled right now? Needing to cancel the birthday party your kid has been looking forward to for months. As someone who loves birthdays and …
Lees meerTaoTronics Warm and Cool Mist Humidifier | $70 | Amazon | Promo code KINJIA97R + clip couponRead more...
Lees meer[Updated 3/27/20, 10:30 am] Here’s the good news: You no longer have to drop a beta version of WhatsApp on your Android phone in order to take advantage of the app’s new dark mode. This feature has (finally) rolled out for everyone, including both A…
Lees meerIn 40,000 hours, your HP solid-state drive will die. That’s not the plot of a D-List Mission Impossible spoof; it’s reality. Thankfully, you are probably not affected, since the solid-state drives with the self-destructing issue are all enterprise-g…
Lees meerReady to settle in for another night at home?Read more...
Lees meerStates and cities around the country have decided to pause evictions and utility shutoffs during the coronavirus pandemic. But if you’re at risk of being evicted, a moratorium may be only a temporary protection.Read more...
Lees meerPhysical distancing has put an end to most of our usual activities. For runners, that includes the cancelation of any upcoming races. Luckily, there are alternatives that can get your heart rate up and spark your competitive side while you’re stayin…
Lees meerI’ve been interested in the financial independence movement, often dubbed FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early), for a while. Probably since 2004, when I found an old copy of Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez’s Your Money or Your Life at the publi…
Lees meerIf you’re out of work due to the coronavirus, the relief bill passed in the Senate last night (and expected to soon pass in the House of Representatives) will offer expanded unemployment benefits.Read more...
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