Turn Hand-Washing Into a Mindful Experience

Hand-washing. It’s the 20-second chore that, up until the coronavirus came into our lives, many of us treated more like a four- or five-second chore. But now we know better and we’ve got the Happy Birthday song on an endless loop in our heads, which…

You Probably Aren't Going to Get COVID-19 From a Package

Social distancing means a lot of people are avoiding stores. Depending on where you live, those stores might even be closed for the time being. All that means that we’re all making a few more purchases online than we might ordinarily. Those delivere…

Subscribers Can Now Get Two Free Months of Adobe's Creative Cloud

For creatives and freelancers who need editing software while working from home during the COVID-19 outbreak, Adobe is briefly offering two free months of Creative Cloud access—but only for existing subscribers. Sign in to your Adobe ID on Adobe.com…

Try These At-Home Strength Workouts If You're Missing the Gym

Working out from home is the new normal, so plenty of us who normally lift weights or do strength classes are having to figure things out on our own this week. The good news is that many online trainers and fitness personalities have been putting ou…

These Free Mobile Games Can Help You Cope With Cabin Fever

Everyone needs a distraction right now. You know it. I know it. Game developers know it, too, and a few of them have generously decided to make their iOS games temporarily free for anyone looking for a fun distraction to help them stay sane while so…

How to Make Video Conferencing From Home Less Terrible

The only thing worse than meetings are virtual meetings. It’s especially bad when you’re working from home, in clothes you might not normally wear to the office, in a space that might not be as clean as you’d like it to be, with kids and partners an…

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Get Comfy With a $12 Pair of Fuzzy Memory Foam Slippers

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How to Try WhatsApp's 'Disappearing Messages' Feature When It Finally Arrives

Good news and bad news for WhatsApp fans. We’ll start with the former: The app, in all likelihood, is going to soon receive a fancy little feature that will let you automatically delete messages—group and private—after a set period of time. And here…

How to Tell if an iPhone Bug Is Eating Up Your Data Plan

A strange iOS bug is eating up mobile data and spiking monthly bills for iPhone users. You might not be affected, but it’s worth checking out (just in case).Read more...

You Have an Extra 90 Days to Pay Your Taxes

Tax Day is still April 15, but if you owe the government, you’ll have a bit of leeway on when you pay your taxes.Read more...

Do You Have COVID-19 or Something Else?

Although it seems like the world’s on pause, all the colds and flus and other respiratory illnesses out there haven’t read the memo. If you find yourself getting sick and are trying to determine whether you’ve got the coronavirus or some other respi…

Grab These WWDC-Inspired Wallpapers for Your Mac, iPhone, and iPad

The consumer tech industry thrives on big conventions and live events, but many of these have been delayed or canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. Apple’s WWDC event is one of the affected events, but instead of being scrapped, the June conference is b…

Don't Shake Out Your Dirty Laundry

Want to protect yourself and your family members from the coronavirus, especially if someone in your household is currently experiencing potential COVID-19 symptoms? Here’s a tip directly from the CDC: Don’t shake out your dirty laundry. Read more...

How to Convince Your Parents or Grandparents that the Coronavirus is Dangerous

The past few weeks have been a trying time for everyone as we deal with the coronavirus pandemic. But for many people (myself included), some of the most stressful moments have come from discussing COVID-19 with our parents, grandparents and other o…

What to Do if Your iPhone Breaks While Apple Stores Are Closed

In order to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus, Apple announced last week that it will be closing all of its stores outside of China until March 27th. With no Apple Store to go to, that might pose a problem should your iPhone break or if your…

How to Watch Sports During the Coronavirus Shutdown

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly every major sport league on the planet has chosen suspend or delay operations indefinitely—and rightly so. But the decision has left sports fans around the world wondering what their sports programming…

The CDC-Approved Method to Washing Your Hands, Step By Step

In the interest of public health, and for those of you who are visual learners, we present this video guide to properly washing your hands.Read more...

You Don't Have to Be Productive Right Now

Isaac Newton did some of his best work during a plague year, we’re told. Shakespeare may have turned to sonnets when the theaters were closed. And now everyone you know is working on some kind of project while they’re working (or not) from home. But…

If You're Pregnant, Here's What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus

This time last year, I was 36 weeks pregnant with my son. It was my first pregnancy, and I was a rule follower to the extreme. No caffeine. No lunch meat. No jumping on trampolines. I loved doing all those things, pre-pregnancy, but it wasn’t jus…

Check on Your State's Absentee Voting Rules Right Now

The coronavirus is already impacting the primaries in a number of states, and could potentially impact elections as a whole later this year. Now’s a good time for you to start looking into how absentee voting is handled in your state, and sign up fo…