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I’ll be the first to say that patience is not my virtue. I move quickly through the world, and I often expect everyone else to be just as proactive and efficient—whether that means responding to emails within 24 hours, or, like, putting your credit card in the card reader while the cashier is scanning your groceries.…Read more...

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One of the main complaints I’ve heard about the Instant Pot is that it makes so much food. If you are part of a nuclear family unit, this is never a problem, but an overabundance of food can create both anxiety and palate fatigue for those of us that live in households of one. I feel this the most when I make soup.Read more...

Ads for fitness classes make a lot of promises. You and your super-attractive classmates will become great friends by doing early-morning workouts that are incredibly intense but also fun. Your athleisure will fit perfectly. The lighting will be very good.

One bit of joy from Apple’s October 2018 announcement—beyond USB-C finally arriving on the iPad Pro—was the way Apple handled the event invitations. Every single invitation Apple sent out had a unique piece of Apple art, beautiful remixes of its logo that are a must-see for Apple fans. And now, you can cycle through…Read more...

If you are a frequent traveler and haven’t yet gotten TSA PreCheck, what are you waiting for? TSA PreCheck, specifically Global Entry with TSA PreCheck, is consistently one of the best investments I’ve ever made. Even with the increasingly longer PreCheck lines, I’m always thankful for being in a line of people who…Read more...

I use dry red lentils, black peppercorns, and capers a lot. And now, I’m out. Rather than walk to the store in the cold, I’ve been thinking about taking advice from Carla Lalli Music’s cookbook and ordering these pantry staples online. That might be more time-efficient for me, but is it more energy-efficient for the…Read more...

My cell phone sits in the kitchen next to my wife’s, as I play on the floor with Ella, my two-year-old. My wife is upstairs supervising bath time for Layla, our 9-year-old. I don’t notice the phone vibrating on the quartz countertop, but in the space of 25 minutes, it has rung 13 times.

Going on vacation is dreamy, and good for your brain whatever your budget. But when a single round trip from New York to London releases a literal ton of CO2 into the atmosphere (enough to melt three square meters of Arctic ice), it’s hard to relax and enjoy that free airplane booze without ruminating on it. If you…Read more...

There’s not one, but three big ol’ security bugs in the latest versions of Chrome, one of which is being actively exploited by hackers. You can read the technical details of the bug in Google blog post, but it basically affects Chrome’s ability to properly check and run JavaScript, leaving the browser open to…Read more...

We’ve all done it. One minute, you’re watching Jim say something mean to Dwight; the next, you’re waking up to a screen that asks “Are you still watching The Office (U.S.)?”

Mozilla has started rolling out DNS over HTTPS for all Firefox users, a solid security change that’s meant to address the issue of third parties spying on the websites you’re visiting. Normally, when you type a website into your browser’s address bar and hit Enter, your browser uses DNS to map the domain name to the…Read more...

My fridge is full of syrups. Besides the obligatory maple, there’s some cheap-o “pancake syrup,” some berry honey, a bottle of simple syrup, and a bottle of honey syrup. Historically speaking, the last two have been used primarily for cocktails, but literally everyone should have them in their fridge, whether they…Read more...

A well-worded Google search can bring up the most relevant results in a matter of seconds. But the trouble with those results that are deemed to fit your search query best is that they’re not always the most recent results for that topic.Read more...

A lot of us already know the value of carrying around some kind of note-taking device, whether it’s old-fashioned pen-and-paper or one of the bajillion smartphone apps designed to help us capture and organize our thoughts.Read more...

One of the most baffling setbacks of Google’s game-streaming service, Stadia, is its strict controller requirements. Stadia games can only be played with the official Stadia controller, which must be plugged in via USB in order to work—even on portable devices like Android phones. This has hamstrung the service’s…Read more...

It’s a problem that has plagued me for as long as I’ve been cooking. I want to add a little canned diced tomato to a side dish or a pot of sauce, but I don’t want to add the whole damn can. So I dump the leftovers into a glass container and refrigerate it for later use. Except that by the time “later” comes, it’s been…Read more...

Finding parking is always a hassle, but perfectly parallel parking? That seems almost impossible.Read more...

I’ll be the first person to say that I love optimizing my life. I’ve spent over a decade mastering David Allen’s Getting Things Done productivity system, and tried-and-true lifehacks like email batching, meal planning, and habit stacking are all essential parts of my day-to-day existence.Read more...

The brain is very mysterious, and I am most mystified by my own. Yesterday, as I was meandering down the aisles of the grocery store, my eyes happened to fall on a tube of refrigerated crescent dough. Within moments, my mind had drawn up detailed plans to create a dish called “pigs in a duvet cover,” which is like…Read more...

It should go without saying that something called the “Skull Breaker Challenge” is Not A Good Idea, but apparently nothing goes without saying these days. So if you’ve got tweens or teens, it’s worth a mention so they don’t unwittingly get knocked to the floor in a violent fall that may cause a concussion or worse.Read more...

If you’re someone who believes that spicy food is the best food, we don’t have to convince you of its wonders. But not everyone is on board. Between the painful capsaicinoids, the bloating from drinking too much water, and the inevitable sweating, spicy food can also be uncomfortable to eat. Here are some tips to…Read more...

After surviving a brutal attack by Sen. Elizabeth Warren in his first presidential debate in Las Vegas, Michael Bloomberg will join six other democratic presidential hopefuls on stage in South Carolina tonight for his second debate of the year, and the last debate prior to Super Tuesday.

We’ve told you before to change your Venmo settings to private so the whole world doesn’t know which of your friends you are pestering to pay you back for the movie tickets from last weekend.Read more...

If you’ve ever adorned your laptop or smartphone with a pretty, customized vinyl skin, odds are good you got it from Slickwraps—or have at least heard of the popular creator of ready-made and customized skins. Unfortunately, Slickwraps recently suffered a data breach that affected more than 857,000 accounts. If you’ve…Read more...

Mental health continues to be one of the most-requested topics readers ask me to cover both in the Parental Advisory advice column and in other more general posts. So I wasn’t surprised that when I wrote in January about parenting a child who is at risk for developing a mental health disorder, it sparked another…Read more...

Most mobile web browsers keep the URL bar and UI controls at the top of the screen, but this layout isn’t great when using a device with a large screen or certain accessibility restrictions. Some browsers—notably Firefox Preview and Vivaldi mobile—have easily accessible bottom-screen UIs that make the app much easier…Read more...

On those rare occasions you receive money via an old-fashioned check, it’s pretty easy to get that money into your bank account. You can deposit the check through your phone, slip it into an ATM, or—if you really want to—walk into the bank.

My boyfriend has a very peculiar habit of making (and eating) peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in his sleep. It was a little alarming at first, but I’ve grown used to it, particularly since he began making sleep sandwiches for me. This is all to say we go through peanut butter quite quickly, and I recently opened my…Read more...

You’ve probably got a few go-to tricks to get your kids talking about their day after school or at the dinner table. But sometimes you all need a break from talking about your daily “highs and lows” or “rose, thorn and bud” over bowls of spaghetti. Sometimes it’s more fun to discuss something totally random, like “How…Read more...

The WordPress plugin Duplicator—a great tool for migrating your WordPress site to another host or backing up all of your content, themes, and plugins—has more than one million active installations. It also has one glaring vulnerability that you’re going to want to patch right now. Otherwise, a savvy attacker could use…Read more...

Microsoft’s new Chromium-based Edge browser looks pretty sleek, but Chromium ditches a conventional menu bar behind other buttons in order to achieve its clean interface. You’ll have to deal with an extra click to get to your browsing history, preferences, or bookmarked pages. It’s not the biggest issue in the…Read more...

“Fix and forget” may be the watchwords of slow cooking, but that doesn’t mean one should be thoughtless. Just a little prep work and forethought can be the difference between a flavorful stew and an insipid pile of mush.Read more...

Before you start booking flights and hotels for your next big vacation, ask yourself one question: what percentage of my total vacation will these travel and lodging options eat up?Read more...

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February 25 is National Pancake Day. In honor of this made-up holiday, IHOP is offering anyone who visits any of its locations a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes.

At one point during high school, I found out that my friends didn’t like me. One of the girls in my “group” told me I wasn’t invited to a birthday party because “everyone” thought I was annoying—which, to be honest, at 15 I probably was—and for months I was ostracized. It took some time for me to worm my way back…Read more...

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Someday we’ll tell our grandchildren about a halcyon time when you didn’t have to pay money to bring luggage with you when you went on an airplane. For now, we’ll just focus on spending as little as possible to bring along our bags.

Netflix is using the last week of February to release a number of Netflix Originals on the platform. This week brings the first season of the new Netflix superhero drama I Am Not Okay With This, season 2 of Altered Carbon, and season 3 of the Netflix Original Babylon Berlin.Read more...

One of the great things about Android is you have a ton of different keyboards to choose from. While you might know how to swap the default keyboard out for something new, what you might not realize is that your Samsung Galaxy phone also comes with a way to make that default keyboard a little easier to use as well.

Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon’s new Hulu Original Little Fires Everywhere debuts on the streaming service this month, and I’m personally pretty excited about it. The series, which is based on the 2017 bestseller of the same name, will arrive on Hulu on March 18th.Read more...

Last week an American Airlines passenger tweeted a video of a man repeatedly punching the back of her reclined seat. The video went viral, and once again sparked the debate of whether or not it’s ok to recline your seat while you’re up in the air.

A TaoTronics humidifier, a Kindle books Gold Box, a RAVPower Charger, and an Urban Outfitter’s 20% off sale lead Sunday’s most amazing deals of the day.

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Starting October 1, 2020 you’re going to need a Real ID or a passport to board any domestic flight in the United States. If you don’t already have one (a Real ID will have a gold or black star in the top-right corner), then acquiring one can be a potentially long and painful process.

We are all presented with new opportunities every day. Choosing which of those opportunities to say yes to can sometimes be a challenging task. That said, saying no to things that come along is an essential part of being successful. We can’t all do everything.

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An Alienware gaming desktop (and laptop), a Tile + Google Nest Mini bundle, and a J. Crew blazer sale lead Saturday’s most exciting deals of the day.

If you have a trip coming up on United, you may want to consider prepaying for that checked bag. The airline announced Friday that it plans to raise the cost of checking a bag from $30 to $35 starting March 6th. The price of a second checked bag will also go to $45 from $40.