How to Have a Meaningful Video Chat … With Your Dog
While most dog owners are unsure whether their dogs recognize them onscreen, they feel certain that the dogs are reacting...
Gear / How To and Advice
The CDC Now Recommends Double-Masking. Here’s How to Do It
This week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released findings that double-masking—wearing one face mask on top of...
How to Make Your Music Streaming a Little More Social
To follow Facebook friends on Spotify, tap the gear icon in the top-right corner of the mobile app and select...
Tips on How to Snag a PlayStation 5 (Good Luck!)
Sony’s latest console officially launched on November 12, but both models of the PlayStation 5 have consistently been selling out,...
How to Stream the Super Bowl, Kitten Bowl, and Puppy Bowl
You hardly belong on the internet if you hate cats, but there's nothing wrong with being pro-pupper too. The services...
How to Free Up Space on Your Laptop
A cluttered hard drive is a cluttered mind. (I think Albert Einstein said that.) If you're constantly fighting against a...
How to Find a Better Cell Phone Carrier
After years of cell phone contracts that lock you into a certain provider, a lot of people are used to...
3 Services to Help You Take Charge of Your Mental Health
It's an understatement to say that the last year caught most of us off guard. Between homeschooling, working from home,...
Here’s the Right Way to Rescue a Soaking Wet Smartphone
It fell in the toilet. Your clumsy partner knocked a glass of water onto it. You forgot it was in...
The Best Apps to Build Better Habits (and Stick to Them)
If simply listing your habits isn't getting you anywhere near sticking to them, consider Goalify: This app uses reminders, tips,...
The Best VPNs to Protect Yourself Online
Mullvad VPNMullvad is based in Sweden and first came to my attention because of its early support for WireGuard, a...
In Praise of Positive Reinforcement for Your Pets
Bark collars that either spray citronella or use electric shocks are some of the most common harmful products that “work”...
How I Found the Right Therapist When My Life Was Collapsing
If I had shared more fully my perseverating thoughts of annihilation, or perhaps if she had asked different questions, I...
How to Mix and Match Wireless Smart Speakers With Ease
We’re all conducting experiments all the time without knowing it. My experiment has been collecting wireless smart speakers. They are...
A Beginner’s Guide for Working Out at Home
I consider myself an athlete, but I don’t engage in any particularly impressive physical feats. I am not “cut” or...
How to Back Up Your Most Important Emails
To provide a safety net against most potential issues—an account hack, having no internet access, accidentally deleting messages—we'd recommend downloading...
How to Get Great Tech Support—From Home
After finishing a brochure design for my client and hitting Command-S, I noticed something odd. Instead of saving to my...
How to Bust Your Spotify Feedback Loop and Find New Music
If you’re listening to music right now, chances are you didn’t choose what to put on—you outsourced it to an...
