What Your Workplace Should Be Doing About the Coronavirus

We know how individuals should protect themselves from COVID-19: mainly by washing hands and staying home if you’re sick. But workplaces have some more responsibility here, because they can be a place where the virus can circulate. Read more...

Here's Everything New in Google's Second Pixel Feature Drop

The second big Pixel Feature Drop rolls out this week, adding a handful of new features to each of Google’s Pixel phones. Some of the new features included were already spotted in preview builds of Android 11, and a few even leaked out a little earl…

Why Your USB-C Cable Can't Power Your Raspberry Pi 4

Now’s as good a time as any to buy a Raspberry Pi 4. I confess, I was never big into the Raspberry Pi world until I got one and slapped Pi-hole on it. Now, this tiny little wonderbox does an incredible job of blocking third-party advertising and oth…

Know When to Stop Overdelivering at Work

When I was in the early stages of my various careers—both as an executive assistant and later, when I retooled as a freelance writer—I was all about the overdelivery. I had read in some business book that the secret to becoming a valued employee was…

How to Be the Ideal Drive-in Movie Patron

Drive-in movie theaters may seem like a relic of the past, but there are actually still around 300 scattered throughout the country. Whether you want to relive your childhood of cramming into the way-back of your parents’ station wagon, or are going…

How to Turn On WhatsApp's New Dark Mode [Updated]

[Updated 3/3/20, 4:00 pm] 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 And…

How to Avoid the New 'NetSupport Manager' Phishing Scam

Phishing scams have been around since the earliest days of email, but the basic tactic is the same: Hackers email you fake links or files that dupe you into coughing up personal info or installing malicious software on your device. These fake links …

What the Fed's Emergency Rate Cut Means for Your Money

The Federal Reserve announced an unexpected rate cut this morning due to growing concerns about the economic impact of the coronavirus.Read more...

Improve Your Memory By Memorizing Small Stuff

I haven’t had to memorize a phone number in at least fifteen years—but according to memory improvement expert Jim Kwik, taking some time out to practice 10-digit recall might be one of the best ways to train our brains.Read more...

What's the Fastest Way to Get Through a Traffic Jam?

Ah, there’s nothing like zooming down the highway on a bright, sunny day—wind in your hair, sunglasses on, and... all of a sudden you come to a screeching halt in a traffic jam.Read more...

How to Order at Starbucks So Baristas Don't Judge You

In terms of basic and ubiquitous chains, Starbucks is about as basic and ubiquitous as it gets—and yet its rules and rituals still manage to confound even the most seasoned of coffee drinkers. Read more...

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Tuesday's Best Deals: Sonos Refurbished Sale, TRX Suspension Kit, Xbox One S, and More

A Dyson sale, a $10 Aukey power strip, digital storage Gold Box, and a Flint and Tinder trucker kacket lead off Tuesday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

How to Stop Procrastinating, With Behavior Scientist BJ Fogg

Do you put things off ‘til the last minute? Are you one of the millions who tend to delay getting to your to-do list? Then you’re in luck—behavior scientist BJ Fogg joins us on this episode to talk about how to stop procrastinating thanks to his res…

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You Can Get a Free Donut Every Friday in March at Dunkin'

Dunkin’ is offering customers a little bit of an incentive to grab a cup of coffee on Friday mornings: free donuts. The donut chain is launching “Free Donut Fridays” for the month of March. Customers can score a free donut of their choice, including…

How to Use Google Pixel's New 'Rules' to Automate Your Noisy Android

Google Pixel users will find a new “Rules” feature added to their devices starting today. Rules are analogous to iOS shortcuts, allowing you to create toggles for automatic settings changes when you’re in certain locations—though Android Rules are m…

Prepare Your Pet Now for Daylight Saving Time

The time change is hard enough on us humans. We’ll have to wake up an hour earlier, but we’re slaves to the clock and so we’ll still make it to work and to appointments on time. But our pets don’t know that the time has changed, so they’ll be confus…

How to Stop Spectrum From Calling or Sending You Junk Mail

Junk mail is something we all battle the moment we open our mailbox each day. Especially now, during election season, I know my personal mailbox is almost always filled to the brim with notes from hopeful political candidates, along with the standar…

Instead of 'Happy Birthday,' Wash Your Hands to the Pizza Bagel Jingle

Hand washing is important, particularly in times such as these, but a simple splashing of hot, soapy water is not the move. There is, in fact, a correct way to wash one’s hands, and it involves singing (or humming).Read more...

The Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite Are on Sale at Steep Discounts Right Now

The newest models of Amazon’s standard Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite ebook readers are on sale at their lowest prices in months. You can snag the basic 4GB Kindle model for just $60 (normally $90), while the 8GB Kindle Paperwhite is on sale for $85 (…