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Guests at Filmmaker's Trivia Night during the 2021 Tribeca Festival at Battery Park on June 14, 2021 in New York City.
DIY

5 ways to get better at trivia, according to a Jeopardy! contestant

By Jack Izzo

Screenshot of the mobile version of the Microsoft Edge browser.
DIY

5 ways to translate websites on your phone

By David Nield

A black desk with a vertical monitor setup, in addition to a horizontal monitor, with both screens backlit with white light.
DIY

How a vertical monitor setup will change your life

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A dark wooden bat house high up on the side of a gray two-story house.
DIY

Benefit your neighborhood bats with this DIY bat house

By Jean Levasseur

A large group of red and orange jellyfish floating in blue water.
Health

A jellyfish sting treatment that actually works

By Sara Chodosh

Close up to a white Xbox controller on a black table.
DIY

You should try connecting a keyboard and mouse to your Xbox

By David Nield

The Windows 11 Start menu against a black background, showing a Bing search for "hot sauce recipe."
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How to remove Bing results from your Windows Start menu

By Justin Pot

3D rendering of the Internet Explorer logo against a blue background.
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It’s your last chance to save your Internet Explorer bookmarks

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Screenshot of Joplin's app menu to import notes from Evernote.
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Evernote is getting more expensive—here’s how to move to another app

By Justin Pot

Close up to the Twitter app icon on the screen of an iPhone
DIY

6 Twitter alternatives, in case you’re looking

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A bird's-eye view of FedExField in Maryland hosting the Army-Navy game during the day, surrounded by a parking lot full of cars.
DIY

How to watch the Super Bowl, with or without cable

By John Kennedy

Screenshot of Safari's translation tool.
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How to translate any website from your browser

By David Nield

Two light-colored live edge DIY beer flight boards with four glasses each, on a darker wood surface in front of a beige wall.
DIY

Serve any brew in style with this DIY beer flight board

By Jean Levasseur

A flock of chickens, including five hens and rooster, peck at a backyard
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6 things to know before deciding to raise backyard chickens

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A PS5 on a wooden desk with a DualSense controller, a keyboard, and a mouse nearby.
DIY

Improve your PS5 experience with a keyboard and mouse

By David Nield

Super Bowl-qualifying Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts throws a perfect football spiral
Science

Throwing the perfect football spiral is a feat in science

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A do not disturb sign on a wooden door. It's the analog way to ensure you have notifications silenced.
DIY

How to get your iPhone to stop telling people you’ve silenced notifications

By John Kennedy

A blonde person leaning over to water a potted houseplant near a window.
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How to water your plants less but still keep them happy

By Ellen Airhart

A person pointing a TV remote at a TV with Netflix on the screen. It's possible they're sharing a Netflix account with someone else.
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How to share streaming service logins while you still can

By David Nield

close up on hands typing on laptop keyboard
DIY

How to snooze your browser tabs

By David Nield

art photograph of a tiny plastic person sweeping what appears to be toothpaste out of a giant tube that says "your data".
DIY

The Opt Out: The case against editing your ad settings

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A DIY computer desk made out of a wooden door and some metal legs, with a dual-monitor computer and other devices on top of it.
DIY

Build your own desk with custom features like USB ports and biometrics

By Whitson Gordon

Old batteries in a rectangle formation waiting to be recycled.
DIY

It’s time to recycle all those dead batteries

By Tamara Palmer

Close up to a stack of AA batteries
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How to turn AAA batteries into AAs

By Justin Pot

screenshot of google chrome opened on chromeos flex showing the home page of popsci.com
DIY

Revive your old computer by turning it into a Chromebook

By Justin Pot

What to do when your fishing lure hooks a bird, otter—or gator
DIY

What to do when your fishing lure hooks a bird, otter—or gator

By Joe Cermele/Field & Stream

close up to laptop connection sockets
DIY

What cables to connect to your TVs and monitors for the best picture

By David Nield

person hiking with backpack and hiking sticks
DIY

What to know before you go on your first multi-day hike

By Alisha McDarris

Chilis in a bowl against a black background, perfect for a spicy hot sauce recipe.
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Experiment with spice by making this homemade hot sauce

By Jack Izzo

A person standing over a board, using a circular saw to rip it to width, hopefully considering woodworking safety.
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The best safety advice for any beginner woodworker

By Jean Levasseur

screenshot of iOS's new feature Shared Libraries menu
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This new iOS feature lets you share entire image libraries. Here’s how to set it up.

By David Nield

A half dozen eggs sitting on a marble kitchen counter
DIY

6 egg alternatives for these trying times

By Sandra Gutierrez G., John Kennedy

collage of old magazine images
DIY

A DIY voice assistant from 1950 could mute a radio and control toy trains

By Bill Gourgey

person stirring pot on the stove at the same time as they look at their phone
DIY

5 recipe apps to help organize your meals

By Jack Izzo

An Apple macOS computer on a white desk against a white background.
DIY

Set up remote access to your computer so you can use it from anywhere

By David Nield

Four people hiking through a snowy landscape, all very bundled up to prevent frostbite.
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How to prevent, identify, and treat frostbite

By Alisha McDarris

A woman in a white long-sleeved shirt sitting in front of a Macbook laptop at a white table, looking at her Facebook News Feed, maybe thinking about cleaning it up.
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7 ways to clean up your Facebook News Feed

By David Nield

Screen-showing-winamp-media-player
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3 ways to recreate the Winamp look and feel on your favorite devices

By Justin Pot

Nuclear shelter basement sign on brick building to represent survival tips for a nuclear blast
Science

The best—and worst—places to shelter after a nuclear blast

By Rahul Rao

A laptop computer with Wikipedia on its screen.
Technology

For the first time in a decade, Wikipedia is getting a makeover

By Harry Guinness

A phone screen with social media app icons visible, including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
DIY

Instantly edit Facebook posts and other social media mistakes

By David Nield

A Macbook keyboard illuminated by red, orange, and purple light.
DIY

29 Gmail keyboard shortcuts to help you power through your inbox

By David Nield

A person looking at their Instagram feed, perhaps to delete a picture or video from a carousel post.
DIY

How to delete one photo from an Instagram carousel (and get it back if you change your mind)

By John Kennedy

a young black woman jogging outside on a track smiling
Health

5 surprising beauty benefits of running

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

close up to person squatting down to lift weights at the gym
DIY

It’s time for your 2023 fitness journey—here’s how to get started

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Personal trainer helping man exercise header image
Gear

Best personal trainer certifications

By Ingrid Alt

A person wearing a teal Apple Watch on their wrist, perhaps about to open up Maps and get directions to a destination.
DIY

Stop using your phone for directions and use a smartwatch instead

By David Nield

solar panels on a roof
DIY

How the Inflation Reduction Act can help you save cash and energy

By Zayna Syed

hands on laptop typing next to a notebook and a coffee mug
DIY

The best social media alternative is old-school blogging

By David Nield

Jar of cucumber water on white marble to illustrate how to detox your body the wrong way
Health

The only real way to detox your body

By Donavyn Coffey

person-in-work-out-gear-standing-in-kitchen-chopping-fruit-
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Nutrition tracking can put you on the path to meet your fitness goals

By Nick Hilden

Half Dome in Yosemite National Park at sunset, where people have fallen to their deaths.
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How to avoid dying in national parks

By Alisha McDarris

A black TV remote on a gray chair in some sunlight.
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How to deal with movies that bounce from too quiet to too loud

By Whitson Gordon

vertical view of a person using an apple computer
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How to recover old versions of files on programs like Excel and Photoshop

By David Nield

Two DIY picture frames next to each other on a beige wall, with sunset photos inside them.
DIY

Simple DIY picture frames that will elevate your home decor

By Jean Levasseur

Amazon-echo-with-soundproof-earmuffs-with-word-hello-on-the-fronta-gainst-red-backdrop-
Technology

The Opt Out: When it comes to privacy, smart devices are not the smarter choice

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

close up of the email app icon on an iphone with a red notification showing 6,753 unread messages
DIY

Why you should use whitelists to manage your email

By David Nield

Person in blue shirt doing crunches on an exercise ball during a Pilates workout
Health

Pilates can improve your posture and balance. The killer body is just a bonus.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A LifeStraw water filter and bottle on some gray rocks.
DIY

Don’t ruin your next camping trip by storing your portable water filters wrong

By Alisha McDarris

Person lying on couch covering their face with a book about Spanish grammar
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Learning a new language? Here’s how to perfect your pronunciation.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Hand-holding-phone-with-tiktok-deactivation-screen
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Reset your digital life by deleting all your social media accounts

By David Nield

Close up to hands holding a Playstation 5 controller
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What to do with your brand new console before you start gaming

By David Nield

Android-phone-on-table-with-home-screen-showing
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How to set up F-Droid, the open-source alternative to the Google Play Store

By Justin Pot

An iOS alert on an iPhone screen that says the storage is full and there is no more room on the phone.
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Simple tricks to help you free up space on your phone

By David Nield