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If you’ve ever multiplied your pup’s age by 7 to get some perspective on how old or young they really are, you’ve probably noticed the formula has its flaws. A new calculation is a bit harder to remember, but gives an answer that may be more accurate.Read more...

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When you’re busy crafting an important email, perhaps to a prospective hiring manager, accidentally sending it before it’s ready is the single easiest way to screw up. Maybe there’s a glaring spelling error—you could’ve sworn it wasn’t there before—or you’ve forgotten to attach your resume. Instead of going off on…Read more...

You can buy pearl onions in several forms: raw and in a bag, peeled and frozen, or peeled and pickled in a jar. All have their uses. Purchasing them raw and unpeeled gives you the most freedom, but you have to peel them, and peeling a tiny onion is not at all like peeling a big onion.Read more...

The American Dental Association tells us that our kids should learn how to brush twice a day for two minutes per session. Two minutes sounds like a relatively short amount of time—until you’re trying to wrangle a kid who would rather clamp their mouth shut for all of eternity then let that brush anywhere near them.Read more...

If your hard drive is starting to fill up, you may be wondering what exactly is taking up all that space. That’s where a disk space analyzer comes in: it scans your disk and shows you, in graphical form, where all that space is being wasted, giving you an idea of where to start cleaning.Read more...

Processing the death of a loved one is never easy. Even if they were terminally ill and you knew they would pass away within a certain time frame, nothing can truly prepare you for dealing with the actual loss. And sometimes, not only do we have to process a death—we may also have to speak publicly about the person in…Read more...

If you have a Chase credit card, you may be able to get DoorDash’s membership option, DashPass, for free.Read more...

Cleanses and detoxes are trendy, popular, and promise to clear out nasty toxins from your body and make you healthier. It’s a tall promise, especially since they can’t usually point to any specific toxins that they’re trying to rid you of.

If you’ve used Travelex to exchange currency, you may want to keep an extra-close watch on your financial information. Hackers gained access to the Travelex network six months ago, and announced they’re holding its data ransom for $6 million, according to the BBC.Read more...

While the launch of new gaming hardware is always an exciting time for console gaming fans, we’re bound to see plenty of fake “leaks” and rumors in the lead up to the official launch of Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Sony’s PlayStation 5 later this year. Sometimes, these “leaks” even come from places you wouldn’t…Read more...

So your flight’s canceled. And after the initial anger and tears settle, you realize getting re-booked on a later flight with that airline isn’t ideal, maybe because you’ve found a better option elsewhere. But while airlines are, in fact, legally obligated to offer you a refund in the event of a canceled flight, you…Read more...

When it comes to creating your profile on sites like Twitter and Instagram, it’s easy to end up looking exactly like everyone else.

I consider myself something of a quick-pickle innovator. After all, it was I who brought you The Big Pickle, a very good pickle that is also very big. This time I’ve really outdone myself. I’ve made alcoholic pickles, and they are quite pleasing.Read more...

A brand-new version of Nvidia’s GeForce drivers has unlocked a helpful little feature: a universal frame rate cap. If you’re tired of setting this limit in every individual game you play, this will save a you a bit of time—and since the feature is somewhat buried in Nvidia’s Control Panel, and arrived with little…Read more...

“I think I’m going to fly home. I can’t take this anymore,” Brandon mumbled as he sat slouched in the corner of a Denver bar. It was approaching midnight, and my friend was in shambles, his spirits having been crushed by 12 straight hours of extreme, high-intensity wrenching on the rare, manual transmission Jeep Grand…Read more...

In 2020, we’re going to see a big leap forward for video games thanks to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and TV makers are bringing in new tech for the occasion. Both TCL and Vizio announced this week that some of their new TVs will support variable refresh rates on PCs and game consoles, a feature that will help…Read more...

Mealtime with a toddler is crazy enough as it is. There’s the hunger meltdown, there’s the mess, there might even be an overall dissatisfaction with being confined to the high chair while they eat. And where the hell are all the bibs?Read more...

Facebook is starting out 2020 by updating the Privacy Checkup tool it introduced back in 2014, which makes it easier for users to find and change several important account settings. To be honest, outside of some visual flair and updated explanations for each setting, it’s not much of an upgrade—and also still doesn’t…Read more...

If you want to add a new habit to your day-to-day life, it’s worth taking the time to reflect on how you picked up your current habits—and whether you can use the same skills to incorporate another habit or behavior into your routine.Read more...

I always pop corn the same way. I’ll add a lot of oil to the pot, sprinkle in three (3) test kernels and heat them over medium-high heat. Once those test kernels have popped then—and only then—would I dump in the remaining popcorn. It turns out those test kernels were completely unnecessary.Read more...

If you’re on the lookout for an especially good deal on airfares, now might be the time to book your next flight out of town. Right now, JetBlue and Southwest are having major sales. For as little as $44, you can fly on a one-way ticket via JetBlue from Newark to Fort Lauderdale. And for as little as $49, you can fly…Read more...

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A baby really only needs so many onesies. It’s nice to have a few different receiving blankets; but twelve blankets is overkill. Babies outgrow so much of what is bought for them before they’ve worn it or used it enough to even make it look secondhand. But you know what never goes to waste? Time. Convenience. Memories.Read more...

It’s hard to write an intro to a post about toilets without making everything filthy.Read more...

If you’re reading this, you probably know how to upgrade one version of Windows to another. Even though it’s an easy process, it’s still tedious and boring to watch Windows download and install, and then you have to spend more time moving through screens and tweaking settings. Meh.

January is a wonderful time at the gym. So many new friends! Maybe one of them will end up being your longtime workout buddy. Maybe you can encourage and inspire somebody who’s just getting started. What? No, I’m not being sarcastic.Read more...

Perhaps you launched into 2020 with a fastidiously prepared, immaculate new budget to set you up for financial success. You figured out a few ways to save on your monthly bills, or maybe how to stash away a little extra cash for a rainy day.

They say revenge is a dish best served cold—and the same goes for horror movies. What makes winter the perfect backdrop for a horror movie? Well, take a look at the Shining or Misery, where winter’s harshness renders our protagonists powerless and unable to escape their killers. Below, a few of our picks for the…Read more...

Deleting an app from your smartphone takes mere seconds, but you need to do more than just uninstall the app if you’re trying to remove your data or stop it from accessing other accounts—which some apps continue to do long after they’ve left your phone. To prevent this, make sure you delete/unlink your account and any…Read more...

Cheese popcorn is a very special snack. Usually found in air-puffed bags or seasonal tins, the (ideally) bright orange popped kernels are a perfect combination of salty and tangy. Homemade recipes for cheese popcorn often involve ordering cheese powder from the internet or purchasing special (often overpriced) shakers…Read more...

The days of resolution setting are days of big dreams. You’re going to have a good year, a great January. You’ll finally pick up that exercise habit, or write that book, or clean your house—any of which are possible, once you decide what other thing has to give.

Chances are, if you’ve got little kids, you’ve also got a vast assortment of rubber bath toys in varying states of mold infestation. We’ve already told you how to clean them up (and even how to prevent the mold in the first place), but once they’re clean, where do you store them?

Lately, it seems like there’s been a new controversy surrounding Ring’s smart home security products every few days.

In years of driving old cars, I’ve picked up some habits, maybe superstitions, that I’m convinced have helped keep my decrepit vehicles on the road. For the sake of everyone else’s retirement-age cars clinging to survival, I shall impart some of my secrets upon you unwashed cretins.

When you first start saving for retirement, you might think you’ll never get to the point where you can “max out” your annual contribution. But perhaps your income has leveled up significantly since then, or you’ve prioritized saving for retirement. You might see yourself approaching that annual $19,500 limit for your…Read more...

If you’re flying Frontier or JetBlue in the near future, don’t be surprised if your flight doesn’t exactly arrive on time. Cirium, a data collection agency that tracked over 5.6 million flights last year, ranked all North American airlines based on their on-time arrivals. The report found Frontier and JetBlue were the…Read more...

It’s a new year—and if you’re still dealing with an inbox full of emails from 2019, here are three tips to help you do email better in 2020.Read more...

Boiling water is a fundamental kitchen skill that anyone is capable of mastering; all you need is a pan, some water, and stove. It is not necessarily a process that needs to be hacked, but it is a process that can be faster.Read more...

Though you probably know roughly how much a ride via taxi or an app like Uber or Lyft would cost from your home to your local airport, when you travel to a new city or country, all bets are off. Living in New York City, I’m routinely surprised at how inexpensive trips using ride sharing apps are in other cities, but…Read more...

It may be something you’ve never really thought too much about: You walk into the store to buy your white child a doll and you reach for the palest version (which is often also the only version). In fact, there’s a good chance that if your child is white, the vast majority of their toys resemble them in skin tone.Read more...

We’re not even a full week into January, but chances are there’s somebody on your timeline with a new year’s resolution they just won’t shut up about. Don’t unfriend them—they’ll be back to normal in a month or so. The 30-day mute was made for this.

I don’t know how you can get through a holiday season without Home Alone, but that’s just me. And The Sandlot? I’d make my kid watch that six times a day to make them relive all the times my parents made me play in the local baseball leagues as a child. And Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides? Let’s all take a…Read more...

When Amazon packages started showing up on Chris’s* Connecticut doorstep last fall, he and his wife both assumed the other was buying Christmas presents for the other. But the contents of the packages looked nothing like gifts either of them would want to receive. “I opened a few boxes addressed to me and found a few…Read more...

It’s a lukewarm broth of offerings on Netflix this week, a wintry mix of possibly amusing Netflix Originals that have cult potential but are—let’s face it—more likely to just pass the time than change your life.

If one of your 2020 goals is to work on more productive habits and increase your own happiness in life, Yale might be able to help you get there.

The Consumer Electronics Show officially kicks off in Las Vegas Tuesday; however, Monday a number of large companies will be having press conferences to show off some of their largest announcements for the show.

Last year I traveled more than 150,000 miles on airplanes. I also packed a lot of suitcases, carry-on bags, and book bags in anticipation of those trips, occasionally hours or sometimes minutes before I headed to the airport.

We all have that one word (or thousand) that no matter how hard we try we can’t remember how to spell correctly. If you have an Amazon Alexa device in your home then the virtual assistant can help you figure it out.

The Golden Globes are Sunday. The annual awards show works as a predictor for the Oscars later this year and can be a great opportunity to do a little star watching while you’re getting ideas for movies you should probably add to your watch list pre-Oscars time.