Weeks ago, as the coronavirus pandemic worsened, many financial institutions announced programs to help customers facing financial hardships. Most of those programs allow for you to request to delay your payments, and refrain from charging you late …
Lees meerA couple weeks ago, I was craving chocolate cake. The problem? I had no eggs, butter or milk in the house. Pandemic-induced food shortages—plus the fact I hadn’t been shopping in a while—meant I was low on just about everything you need to bake. Luc…
Lees meerAs we’re exploring the world of home workouts, I keep thinking about the routines of the VHS era. Back in the day, buying a Jane Fonda tape was far more of a commitment than watching one of the countless free videos now littering the social feeds of…
Lees meerOur stress levels are at an all-time high right now, which means our attentiveness to our own self-care should be, too—especially those of us with wanderlust. Traveling from the living room to the kitchen and back is no one’s ideal of a vacation, ye…
Lees meerYes, you read that headline correctly. There is apparently a “right” way and a “wrong” way to connect devices to a MacBook with Thunderbolt/USB-C ports on both sides. Doing it wrong can affect your computer’s performance.Read more...
Lees meerIt’s Friday! (It is Friday, right?) Now that we’ve all made it through another week, it’s time to... continue staying home for the weekend.Read more...
Lees meerI have been eating a lot of instant miso soup lately—mostly for breakfast—because it is easy and intensely savory, and intensely savory is a comforting flavor (for me). I also find eating chips and dip to be comforting; the repetitive shoveling moti…
Lees meerWhile the popularity of the video conferencing service Zoom has skyrocketed since the outbreak of the coronavirus, recent news of its many security and privacy issues might have you feeling nervous about using it. In the video above, I share three …
Lees meerDid the president just tell people to inject themselves with bleach? Not exactly. But he did wonder aloud—and on camera!—about whether it might work. And in doing so, he gave us a great lesson in why you can’t use gut feelings to extrapolate from la…
Lees meerMicrosoft has taken an official stance on one of the internet’s most divisive questions, firmly coming down on the side of minimalism in the “one-space versus two-spaces after a sentence” debate. Word’s automatic spelling and grammar checker will no…
Lees meerFor travelers across the nation, keeping up with the newest restrictions has become a daily task. With so many grounded flights and advisories dictating what to do when crossing state lines, many of us are dreaming of escape. Is life in an RV (recre…
Lees meerWe’re just a few days away from May 1, which means we’re just a few days away from a bunch of new content appearing on Amazon’s Prime Video.Read more...
Lees meerA Google Nest Mini, a pair of Status Audio Bluetooth headphones, Oral-B toothbrushes, an Eufy Robovac, and an Overwatch Switch controller lead Friday’s best deals.Read more...
Lees meerGiven that every day seems to blend into the next right now, you may not realize that today is Friday. But it is, and Wendy’s is marking the occasion by offering a free four-piece order of spicy or crispy chicken nuggets today, April 24, 2020, at ev…
Lees meerOur nonexistent social schedules have inspired many of us to dive into books to find as escape from the safer-at-home doldrums. And whether you’ve supported your local bookseller by purchasing a title (or 10) or you’re sprinting through your library…
Lees meerGoogle has removed yet another batch of awful Android apps from the Google Play Store for breaking the company’s terms of service. The roundup includes 101 apps belonging to a single group known as the 2NAD network, which used 27 fake developer name…
Lees meerIf you’ve ever tried making a sourdough starter, you know it’s a bit of an experiment. You’re literally capturing wild yeasts, feeding them, and hoping that they create a microbial community that will end up smelling and tasting delicious. Maybe you…
Lees meerThere’s little I enjoy more than a the well-executed use of a silly background in a video chat. While this quirky feature used to be exclusive to Zoom, more apps are integrating the functionality—including, recently, Microsoft Teams, and now, Micros…
Lees meerThe 2020 NFL Draft officially gets underway tonight. Round 1 kicks off at 8 p.m. EST, with rounds 2-3 following tomorrow at 7 p.m. EST and rounds 4-7 on Saturday starting at noon EST.Read more...
Lees meerCredit cards can be a tool to keep your finances afloat during tough times. But not every expense can be covered with a credit card. Maybe, for example, you can’t charge your rent to a credit card, so you consider taking a cash advance from your cre…
Lees meerLast month, Jerry Saltz, senior art critic for New York Magazine and author of How to Be an Artist, went viral on Twitter after he outlined his unconventional weekly coffee routine (and we know a thing or two about people getting upset over coffee).…
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