The Shortcuts app allows you to run automation routines across multiple Apple devices—and with macOS Monterey, it’s available on your Mac, too. It’s pre-loaded on Monterey, so you don’t need to install it separately. Of course, the Automator app has…
Lees meerA lot of people like to refer to fall and winter as “soup season,” but I’ve always considered these colder months to be “mashed potato season.” Whether eaten as a (non-negotiable) Thanksgiving side, or as a mid-week meal, few things comfort and sati…
Lees meerThe CDC’s advisory panel voted today to recommend Pfizer’s pediatric COVID vaccine for all children ages 5 to 11. That recommendation comes with the endorsement of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Na…
Lees meerWhile much has been written about plants being able to purify the air from harmful chemicals like formaldehyde, benzene, and volatile organic compounds (based on an oft-cited 1989 NASA study), that study has also been debunked as having no signific…
Lees meerYou don’t need to wait until Black Friday to get the best deal—and this year, in particular, you may not want to wait that long to get started. Some major retailers offer price-matching guarantees that can be applied retroactively; and by getting th…
Lees meerHosting your very first Thanksgiving dinner can be intimidating—especially this year, which might also be your guests’ first in-person holiday gathering in...quite some time. It’s a big meal with a lot of dishes, and requires more pots, pans, platte…
Lees meerIn the past, switching from iPhone to Android meant losing your in-app WhatsApp conversations. But now, all Galaxy and Pixel phones can transfer WhatsApp messages between operating systems. Whether you’re looking to switch from iPhone to Android or …
Lees meerLet’s talk classic direct-to-video movies for a moment. American Psycho II: All American Girl (with Mila Kunis and Williams Shatner); Dollman vs. Demonic Toys; Bratz: Starrin’ & Stylin’; Hellraiser 5-10; Amityville 5-19(!), The 41-Year-Old Virgin Wh…
Lees meerIt’s the beginning of No Nut November, a yearly internet challenge in which participants abstain from orgasming for an entire month. This unusual annual abstinence event originated online around 2011, probably as a satirical take on “Movember,” and …
Lees meerFellow lunatics: November is offering some fantastic moon-centric entertainment, so turn off Netflix for once, and gaze up at Luna instead. November’s moon, known as “the beaver moon,” is not going to be a full eclipse, but it’s close: 98 percent lu…
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Lees meerOur bodies and brains know what time it is even without looking at a clock. We get sleepy at night and hungry during the day...and then a time change comes along and throws us for a loop. With one of those time changes fast approaching, once again, …
Lees meerNow that October is behind us, it’s time to turn our attention to the next holiday on which we can gorge ourselves silly: Thanksgiving. While Halloween has the costumes and candy, Christmas and Hanukkah have the gifts, and Easter has a fictional Pee…
Lees meerIn case you haven’t heard us preach about this issue before, you really should be using two-factor authentication for all your important accounts. An extra layer of added security, with a six-digit passcode that’s regenerated every 30 seconds, is es…
Lees meerThe much hyped X1 credit card, billed as “the smartest credit card ever made” is now finally available to the general public, but is it as innovative as its marketing suggests? Indeed, there are some unique perks, along with a good rewards rate—espe…
Lees meerCandy lasts a long time, as we explained earlier this week—chocolate, caramel, and hard candy will all last nine months or more at room temperature if properly packaged. But what if some of the bars in your haul are already creeping close to their e…
Lees meerSnapchat isn’t just for nudes anymore. I mean, it is. But these days, it’s so much more than the app for sending disappearing photos—Snapchat is now a photo and video editor, a friend-finder, an AR experience, and a news aggregator, all bundled into…
Lees meerThe pandemic has increased everyone’s wanderlust by leaps and bounds, but booking a trip to the place you’ve seen tagged all over Instagram can have a negative impact on local communities. This week, we’re learning how to be more conscientious trave…
Lees meerIt is, as you have probably noticed, the first of November, which gives anyone who celebrates American Thanksgiving exactly 24 days to prepare for The Big Day. This isn’t a tiny amount of days, but it isn’t an excessively large amount either—especia…
Lees meerYou did it. You ran a 5K, or a half marathon, or maybe even the notorious full marathon. Congrats! So...now what?Read more...
Lees meerIt you’re looking for a creative way to make extra money, how does $2,000 for a month of doing almost nothing sound? Before you say “hell, yes,” here’s the catch: You have to already live in a house with an active pest infestation and let the infest…
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