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Apple’s upcoming watchOS 8 is adding a slew of fun new features to your Apple Watch; portrait mode wallpapers, GIF sharing in Messages, and...

I’ve heard fall is coming, though I must say it does not feel like it. (The high here today is supposed to be 106℉! In Portland, Oregon!) Th...

As a new owner of a fine leather sofa, I am constantly worried about keeping it in pristine condition. Should I sit on it? What if I spill s...

We all have accounts we no longer use, but some apps and websites make deleting your profile a pain. In those cases, simply ignoring them is...

During stressful times, people tend to react in one of two ways: Either by over-functioning, and kicking into high gear to solve all of the...

Making iPhones and Android devices work together isn’t quite the challenge it used to be, but it can still be frustrating. Apple’s ecosystem...

Due to compound interest over time, a dollar saved in your early twenties is worth $10 at retirement. Therefore, with consistent saving earl...

The microwave is a useful little appliance that you can make many fine things with, including lemon curd, mashed potatoes, prosciutto crisps...

Ultra-short exercise protocols tend to have a life cycle like this: First, a researcher comes up with a question to which an unbelievably sh...

Housekeepers and pro cleaners know the best tricks when it comes to cleaning hard-to-reach places, and sometimes they use platforms like Tik...

As part of what’s been dubbed the Great Resignation, 95% of workers are thinking about quitting their jobs, with a third citing burnout as a...

Algorithmic recommendations work in mysterious ways, and they don’t always get it right. Every Spotify user has wondered how the hell this s...

Lifting straps are an essential gym bag item if you do any serious amount of deadlifting or pulling exercises. (And no, straps aren’t cheati...

Loaf cakes and quick breads taste pretty good no matter their appearance, but sometimes you want that perfect, professional looking line dow...

Tonight, or in the small hours of tomorrow morning, you’ll be able to see the best of Perseid meteor shower. The summer’s best and longest c...

English is a tricky language. Our “ph” sounds like “f” and our idioms often make zero sense. (The cat’s out of the bag? Who was keeping a ca...

Spacing out your plants is important for their seeds to germinate and roots to grow, but depending on how much space you have and the plants...

There are a lot of misconceptions about what it looks like to live with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The phrase might bring to...

It’s natural to wonder whether your therapist actually likes you, but “getting your therapist to like you should never be the goal,” accordi...

Google Photo’s Memories are one of the fun consequences of handing our photo collections over to AI; the feature groups photos and videos to...

When you’re trying to listen to audio using your MacBook—whether you’re playing Spotify while working or editing a video project—chances are...

To effectively negotiate a salary, you first need to know what’s considered a reasonable wage for a given job. But that information isn’t al...

It’s not hard to identify a thing if you almost know what it is—maybe you’ve got a field guide for birds or a repair manual for car parts yo...

With the exception of lobster and certain crabs, few foods of the sea feel as decadent as scallops. They’re like little ocean marshmallows—s...

This week we’re raising our haggling game with help from negotiation expert Dr. Victoria Medvec. Vicki is the Adeline Barry Davee Professor...