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Appliances

The best home innovations of 2022

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Engineering

6 architectural facts about history’s tallest buildings

By John Kennedy

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DIY

The beginner’s guide to Substack’s new app

By John Kennedy

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DIY

The fastest way to post multiple Instagram story pics at once

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DIY

Good news: Making your own Choco Taco is totally possible

By John Kennedy

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DIY

Make the most out of your iPhone’s back tap feature

By John Kennedy

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Computers

Syncing Google and Apple calendars is less annoying now

By John Kennedy

A few slices of pepperoni pizza.
DIY

The best way to reheat pizza (and some things you should never do)

By John Kennedy, Sandra Gutierrez G.

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DIY

How to grab and move multiple iPhone apps at once

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AI

5 ways to get Craiyon, formerly Dall-E mini, to bend to your will

By John Kennedy

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DIY

How to read the Popular Science archives

By John Kennedy

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DIY

Google’s expanded Markdown feature could change how you work

By John Kennedy

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DIY

The fastest way to scan text on an iPhone or iPad

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An iron pot on a spit above a cooking fire.
DIY

How to build the best cooking fire right on the ground

By John Kennedy

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DIY

Perfect your aesthetic by choosing your own Instagram Story background

By John Kennedy

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DIY

Discover interesting Reddit communities with this handy new feature

By John Kennedy

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DIY

How to convert HEIC files—or prevent them altogether

By John Kennedy

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DIY

A comprehensive guide to using social media when your safety’s at risk

By John Kennedy, Sandra Gutierrez G.

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DIY

How to clean a TV screen

By John Kennedy

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DIY

This hidden Chrome trick lets you organize your tabs exactly as you want

By John Kennedy

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DIY

How to avoid seeing yourself on video calls

By John Kennedy

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DIY

There’s more to renaming multiple files on a Mac than you think

By John Kennedy

A man holding an iPhone with his Photos app open.
DIY

The one move that will select all the photos on your phone

By John Kennedy

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DIY

The best way to share your screen on a FaceTime call

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DIY

The safest ways to stay warm during a power outage

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DIY

Get quick access to important conversations in your iPhone’s Messages app

By John Kennedy

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DIY

Your guide to better online security

By John Kennedy

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DIY

How to embed an Instagram profile on any website (and keep people from embedding yours)

By John Kennedy

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DIY

What to know about using Google Calendar’s Time Insights feature

By John Kennedy

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DIY

How to use the new ‘busy area’ icon on Google Maps

By John Kennedy

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DIY

iPhones can take 4 kinds of Live Photos. Here’s how to use all of them.

By John Kennedy

Popular Science presents the Best of What's New for home products in 2021.
Announcements

9 game-changing home products of 2021

By John Kennedy, Terri Williams

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DIY

What to do if your iPhone home screen disappears

By John Kennedy

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DIY

Give iOS Safari a fresh look by customizing your new tab page

By John Kennedy

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DIY

iOS 15 lets you tweak text size in individual apps. Here’s how.

By John Kennedy

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DIY

Anyone can add links to Instagram Stories now. Here’s how.

By John Kennedy

The Google app on a tablet with a stylus on the screen.
DIY

How to ask Google to remove images of kids from its search results

By John Kennedy

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DIY

3 Halloween costumes you can make with reused masks

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DIY

How to use less gas when driving with Google Maps

By John Kennedy

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DIY

You can now force someone to unfollow you on Twitter. Here’s how.

By John Kennedy

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Animals

The right way to walk your dog

By John Kennedy

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DIY

A beginner’s guide to image metadata on iOS 15

By John Kennedy

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DIY

How to create burner email accounts with iOS 15

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DIY

The easiest way to cue up calming sounds on your iPhone

By John Kennedy

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DIY

How to use Apple’s new Mail Privacy Protection to fight email tracking

By John Kennedy

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DIY

How to share a FaceTime link with anyone, even an Android user

By John Kennedy

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DIY

Quick fixes for common cooking mistakes

By John Kennedy

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Ask Us Anything

What would a dinosaur taste like?

By John Kennedy

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DIY

How often should I shower?

By John Kennedy

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DIY

Delete message attachments on your phone to free up space

By John Kennedy

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DIY

The simplest way to undo text in Apple’s Notes app

By John Kennedy

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DIY

How to combine PDF files for free without sketchy online software

By John Kennedy

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DIY

I used Google Tasks to turn my Gmail inbox into a to-do list, and now nobody can stop me

By John Kennedy

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DIY

How to fix a moaning toilet

By John Kennedy

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DIY

The 4 body parts you’re probably forgetting to protect from the sun

By John Kennedy

Kubb game
DIY

5 yard games for some real summer fun

By John Kennedy

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DIY

Easily convert a PDF to an image on your phone

By John Kennedy

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DIY

Literally the most basic clamps you can make

By John Kennedy

a work surface made of MDF that fits on top of saw horses
DIY

Build a semi-permanent work surface you can put away easily

By John Kennedy

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COVID-19

The best tips for working from home, from people who do it all the time

By John Kennedy

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Gaming

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla avoids Dark Age cliches thanks to intense research (and Google Earth)

By John Kennedy

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DIY

5 uses for Google Maps beyond navigation

By John Kennedy

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DIY

How to safely turn your old toothbrush into a household cleaning tool

By John Kennedy

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DIY

How to fix a sliding door without taking it down

By John Kennedy