How to Prepare For a Power Outage

Over the weekend, more than 30,000 New York residents were left without power, reportedly due to high electricity usage during the widespread heatwave. It was the city’s second power outage in less than two weeks.Read more...

How Can I Tell If Food Left at Room Temperature Is Safe to Eat?

Thanks to the miracle of modern refrigeration, we’re able to keep perishable foods longer and no longer have to go shopping every single day for fresh food. Though most of us probably don’t think about how amazing that is on a regular basis, we defi…

Here's One Way to Check That Your Chrome Extensions Are Safe

In light of the recent DataSpii browser extension leak, where millions of users had their data tracked and sold by seemingly benign browser extensions, it’s worth running a check on other Chrome add-ons you may have installed—or are thinking of inst…

Understand Breaking News From Multiple Political Perspectives Using AllSides

It’s important to know what’s going on in the world—but it’s also important to understand these events from multiple perspectives, especially if you tend to favor news sources that support your own points of view.Read more...

Don't Forget to Clean Your Steering Wheel

We’ve covered this before, but it bears repeating. Absolutely clean your steering wheels regularly, kids. Those things are gross and nasty and you’re probably helping to avoid an outbreak of the plague if you wipe them down periodically enough. Read…

How to Send Email Newsletters to Instapaper

Email newsletters are trendy right now, but they can be a lot. If newsletters are clogging up your inbox, here’s how to send them to Instapaper. (Plus a workaround for Pocket.)Read more...

What to Expect From Round Two of the Democratic Presidential Debates

The second round of Democratic debates are just a week away, with 10 presidential hopefuls set to appear on stage in Detroit on two separate nights—and the stakes are higher than ever. Come September, the candidates will have to have 130,000 unique …

How to Respond to Facebook's Latest 'Messenger Kids' Mess

Facebook’s Messenger Kids app—the kind of app you put on your child’s device to ensure they can only talk to approved contacts—had a not-so-helpful bug that allowed strangers to interact with kids.Read more...

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What Expecting Parents Need Instead of a 'Baby Prenup'

The idea of a “baby prenup” was first brought into pop consciousness by Porsha of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and apparently, it’s now the latest (oh god) “momtroversy.” It is simply a written agreement between an expecting couple that lays out …

How to Set Up Wireless Audio Sharing in iOS 13

iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 come with a new feature that makes it much easier to share audio with your friends. Sure, you can go the “two of you use one half of a pair of earbuds” route, but that isn’t the best way to experience music or watch videos—both …

These Food Delivery Services Keep Their Employees' Tips

If you’re using an app to get food deliveries, your tip might be going right into the bank account of the company the deliverer works for, not the person’s pockets. Read more...

Which Type of Massage Is Right For You?

Massages are one of life’s simple—but sometimes confusing—pleasures. With so many different varieties, it can be hard to know which kind would be best for your needs. This reader’s question asks what we’ve all been wondering.Read more...

How to Get a Refund on Non-Refundable Flights

Buying a nonrefundable airline ticket is a risky proposition; if your personal circumstances change, you’ll end up saddled with the cost of a useless ticket. But despite its label, the “nonrefundable” ticket is refundable—under the right circumstan…

How to Speed Up Your Android Hotspot Connection

Being able to turn your smartphone into a miniature access point that can give other devices an internet connection—like your laptop—is one of the best features ever. It’s saved my bacon plenty of times, those rarer moments when I need to use my lap…

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How to Clean Up and Archive Your Twitter Account

I used to save my data on services forever—in case I ever needed to take a trip down memory lane—but I’ve recently found lots of relief and joy in purging my Twitter account of old tweets. Read more...

Monday's Best Deals: Macbook Air, Eufy RoboVac 30, Pandemic, 55" TCL TVs, and More

An Apple MacBook Air (2018) 128GB, an Eufy RoboVac 30, and a $25 copy of Pandemic lead off Monday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

How to Not Fail at an Ultramarathon

I came to the sport of running late in life. Though I was on my high school’s track team for a brief period, it wasn’t until after I had kids that I put serious effort into running regularly. And, over the last ten years, I’ve made great strides in …

Before You Travel Overseas, Make Sure Your Passport Has Blank Pages

Before you travel overseas, don’t forget to pack the essentials like a proper visa, if it’s necessary, and your passport. And while this tip may seem obvious, you should also make sure your passport has blank pages when traveling internationally as …

How To Make Cookie Monster Your Navigation Voice in Waze

The few months that Colonel Sanders was the voice behind the turn-by-turn directions in my car were some of my favorite times behind the wheel. A few years later C-390 helped me navigate across the country which was also a lot of fun, but his jokes …