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Right now, this 2019 3rd-generation iPad Air is $279.97 (reg. $629) through Nov. 9. This tablet has 64GB of storage for apps and 4GB RAM to help keep things running well even when multitasking. Its 10.5" screen gives you a wide viewing surface and multi-touch controls.Read more...

Natural wood cabinets are popular right now, and with good reason. Natural wood can be warm, modern, or traditional, and wood is a durable material that can stand up to years of use. But wear and tear can show on natural wood cabinets if they're not well maintained. Here's what you can do to lengthen the life of your...Read more...

If I've learned nothing else from heavy metal, horror movies, and Dungeons and Dragons, I've learned that demons are awesome. I want to invite as many as possible into my life to do my bidding and compete in fiddle contests. I'm sure you do, too, so I've prepared a step-by-step guide to summoning otherworldly...Read more...

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.

Freshly baked cookies are comfort food at its finest, and when stored properly, they should keep their integrity for close to a week. But occasionally, accidents happen. Soft cookies get left out on the table, or forgotten about on the counter, and they go prematurely stale. No one is more disappointed than me by a...Read more...

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.Read more...

If you're looking for the Connections answer for Wednesday, November 1, 2023, read on-I'll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I'll explain the meanings of the trickier words and we'll learn how everything fits together. Beware, there are spoilers...Read more...

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) determines your eligibility for need-based financial aid for college. In previous years, the FAFSA asked families about the amount they contributed to employer-sponsored retirement accounts like 401(k)s each year, and factored it into households' overall yearly...Read more...

These portable Bluetooth wireless neckband speakers give you more freedom to move about while you listen to music or podcasts-and right now, they're sale for $37.99 (regularly $39); no coupon code is required.

If you haven't heard yet, early Black Friday deals are it this year-you should be shopping pre-Black Friday deals already. Some major retailers that have already been churning out deals include Best Buy and Amazon, and most recently, Target has been added their own salesto the mix.

Much of the U.S. is entering freeze season-and I'm not talking a light morning frost, but a full-on freeze, which is a transformative event for your garden. While ideally we'd all be planting natives that are well-accustumed to our local climate, it's not always realistic. We like what we like and are often willing to...Read more...

You want to see someone's Instagram story anonymously or without them knowing you saw it? Honey, join the club. Since their 2016 rollout, Instagram Stories have been a phenomenon. Users can post freely about their day, their interests, their thoughts, their outfits, their accomplishments, and more-without having to...Read more...

The ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme PC gaming handheld grabbed gamers' attention when it arrived in June 2023, and since then, the company has released a slightly cheaper version of the device: the ASUS ROG Ally Z1. At first glance, the only difference between them is the Extreme" on the end of the name, but there are some...Read more...

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.

Buying a house is stressful. If you're not buying new construction, part of that stress is the condition of the house and how much work you might have to put into it. A fresh, newly renovated place will generally be more attractive to buyers. That fact has given rise to the concept of house flipping," where investors...Read more...

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.Read more...

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.Read more...

Apple really threw us for a loop this year. The company usually announces new products in one of two ways-either a simple press release, or a big, blow-out event at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. ET). Its Scary Fast" Mac event was neither of these things: Instead, the company rolled out a pre-recorded event at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m....Read more...

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.

Apple's latest MacBook Pro has almost everything you could want from a laptop. It has speed, thanks to the new M3 chip; 512GB of storage, which is great for any Apple laptop; a fantastic XDR display, which provides the best viewing experience on any Mac; and it costs $1,599, $400 less than what a 14-inch MacBook Pro...Read more...

For the times when you see a color out in the wild that you long to replicate in your own home, the Nix Mini 2 color-matching sensor can help-and it's on sale through today (Oct. 31) for $59.97 (reg. $99).Read more...

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.Read more...

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.Read more...

Cold weather is coming, which means it's time to light up your fireplace or firepit and build up your woodpile for the season. Whether you're chopping firewood yourself or buying it and bringing it home, make sure you're storing it correctly-don't just dump it on the ground.

There is a Halloween-appropriate category in today's puzzle, but it's hiding in the shadows-good luck finding it! If you're looking for the Connections answer for October 31, 2023, read on-I'll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I'll explain the...Read more...

I like to send little notes in my kid's lunches, but I love you, have a good day" gets old after a while. For my youngest, I send corny jokes instead. But I found the perfect thing for my 11-year-old: a pencil-and-paper game of Battleship.Read more...

You don't really think about how to clean your window blinds until you have to, but when you get down to it, it's a tedious job. You probably avoid cleaning them as long as possible, but eventually, the job needs to be done. Fortunately, there's an easy method you probably haven't heard of.

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.

As the temperature starts to drop and you turn your heat on for the first time, don't ignore your ceiling fans. You can use them to your advantage throughout the winter to warm your space and save on energy-as long as they're spinning in the correct direction.

Rosetta Stone is arguably the program that made at-home language-learning possible when it hit the market over 27 years ago-in its time, it's been used by organizations ranging from NASA to Calvin Klein. It offers access to 24 available languages with concise lessons and speech-recognition technology for adjusting...Read more...

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.Read more...

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.Read more...

Third-party accessories are a long-standing tradition of console gaming. Often, it's a way to snag a controller without paying premium for the official version, or it fills a gap the console manufacturer doesn't provide.

Last year, my advice was to ignore early Black Friday deals. This made sense at the time, given economic conditions-in 2022, many retailers were overstocked due to slower spending by consumers amid an inflation-battered year and retailers looking to offload their excess supply with gradually more aggressive deals as...Read more...

The holidays, birthdays, and house parties are a time to give to others, but they also present an opportunity to give a little something to yourself-freedom. Freedom to walk away from your insurmountable pile of reusable totes. The thing is, no one else wants more damn totes either, so you have to be sneaky about it....Read more...

Making a cake is never easy. With all the bowls, whisks, and measuring cups involved, it can feel a lot more like a chemistry experiment than a celebratory snack. One bowl" recipes can make the process less of a chore, but all I really want to do is just dump everything in a dish and bake it. Turns out I've been in...Read more...

If you've ever experienced even a mild electrical shock, you know how powerful-and frightening-it can be. There are more than 50,000 electrical fires in the U.S. every year, and close to 400 people are electrocuted annually. Even if getting a dose of voltage doesn't kill you, it's not a pleasant experience, and being...Read more...

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.Read more...

If multiple people in your household use your Apple Music account, chances are your recommendations are all messed up. Since Apple Music's algorithms use your listening history to suggest music you might like, other people can easily corrupt" your history by bringing their preferences into your account.

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.Read more...

Do you feel something a little sinister in the air? It's not just the looming specter of All Hallow's Eve: it's Evil Week.

Curiosity Stream is a documentary streaming service with a large library of documentaries and docu-series. Normally, it costs $399 for a lifetime subscription to Curiosity Stream's Standard Plan, but you can get it for $169.97 through Oct. 31.Read more...

Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money? We've got all the info you need to be successfully unsavory.

While there's a lot of appeal to having a full-built desktop computer, sometimes you need something that offers a monitor and processing tower all in one machine. That's where all-in-one computers come in. Over the years, these sleek machines have seen some huge advances, and if you're looking to buy a great...Read more...

Digital devices, including smart TVs, are continuing to improve accessibility settings for people with disabilities. The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) passed in 2010 updated accessibility requirements, such as closed captioning, for TV programming and includes provisions for audio...Read more...

Users of smart hubs like Alexa and Google Home have long enjoyed being able to use IFTTT to connect and enhance services that aren't natively connected to each other. For instance, we recently reviewed Leviton switches, which rely on IFTTT to create automations. The upshot of these services working with IFTTT is that...Read more...

An Apple ID is the social security card of the Apple ecosystem: It is your Apple identity, required whenever logging into a new device or to verify you are who you say you are. So if you don't know your Apple ID, it's kind of a big deal. Luckily, there are a few ways to find it, although some are easier than others.