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A cup of tea with a cinnamon stick in it

Get old tea and coffee stains off your mugs

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

a man using his phone on the New York City subway, while other passengers also use their phones

Your smartphone is gross. Learn how to clean it properly.

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Can’t get waxed? Remove your hair with sugar at home.

By Rachel Feltman

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Young kids should also wear better masks to protect against COVID. Here’s what to consider.

By Alexandra Frost

Hand holding Samsung Galaxy

Tweak your Samsung Galaxy to give it that stock Android look

By Whitson Gordon

Hands aligning frame on the wall

How to print and frame a photo that deserves more than Instagram

By Harry Guinness

A black-and-white photo of someone holding an iPhone over a Macbook, with the Reddit Discover Tab in color on the screen.

Discover interesting Reddit communities with this handy new feature

By John Kennedy

A homemade DIY e-bike parked in front of a snow-covered evergreen grove.

Your new e-bike could already be sitting in your garage

By William Elcock

A blonde woman in a white shirt sitting in front of a laptop and a smartphone, editing a photo in a photo editing program.

How to convert HEIC files—or prevent them altogether

By John Kennedy

Person-doing-heart-hand-gesture-at-concert

Streaming hardly ever gets artists paid. Here’s how to support musicians you love.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A laptop on a white table with the DuckDuckGo search engine on the screen.

7 ways DuckDuckGo can help you find exactly what you need

An iPhone with Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, and Twitter apps visible.

How to make your social media posts truly private

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Protect all of your accounts with two-factor authentication

A red gasoline can in a garage or shed next to a large gas-powered leafblower.

The safest ways to store gasoline

By Natalie Wallington

A person with their hand on their face while they look at their phone in a dimly lit room.

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

By John Kennedy, Sandra Gutierrez G.

Optimize your Twitter feed with these 10 browser extensions

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The lowest-effort skincare routine that will still make your skin glow

By Sofia Quaglia

phone on desk charging wirelessly

Is a wireless charger better? Here’s how to decide.

A child standing in front of a TV, watching a show or a movie.

How to stream your personal video collection to any device

Person wearing headset

7 tips to help you get more out of Discord

A person using a Macbook laptop on a wooden table with an iPhone next to them.

It’s time to let your computer and phone hook up

There’s a secret way to browse the web from your Apple Watch

person holding bouquet of peonies

How to make cut flowers last longer

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A woman with red lipstick on standing very close to a TV screen that's playing black and white static, as she gently touches the screen with her hand.

How to clean a TV screen

By John Kennedy

A woman looking at her phone while sitting at the window bar inside a Starbucks.

7 useful tasks your phone can handle automatically

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A beginner’s guide to the world of custom mechanical keyboards

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A woman cheering while sitting on a brown couch and watching a hockey game on a large flat-screen TV

How to watch TV with friends—even when you can’t be together

An Amazon Echo Dot on top of some books.

Simplify your life by creating routines for Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant

10 excellent extensions to enjoy Instagram on the web

A man in a white t-shirt and black pants sitting in a chair talking to a therapist while they both sit in front of large windows with white curtains.

Finding a therapist can be overwhelming, but these tips can help

By Alexandra Frost

A burger with bacon, lettuce, and cheese on a white plate with two plastic containers of condiments and some French fries next to it.

Your food could be better if you salted it at the right time

By Maggie Galloway

A restaurant reservation made by Google Assistant.

7 apps that will let you hire people to do almost anything

Old nokia phones

How to set the right price when selling your old tech

An LED grow light illuminating a plant's leaf and turning it a shade of purple.

Yes, you can overuse grow lights on indoor plants

By Ellen Airhart

A laptop with a bunch of Google Chrome browser tabs open.

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

By John Kennedy

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7 apps to get you through a nasty breakup

Hand loading dishwasher

Save money by making your own dishwasher tablets

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

people-outdoors-toasting-with-glasses-of-wine

How to keep wine fresh after opening it

By Dana Rose Falcone

A young woman sitting outside a coffee shop on a patio by the street, using a silver Macbook on a wooden table.

How to find free WiFi when you really need it

By Whitson Gordon

Person with black gloves pouring rock salt over a sidewalk despite environmental pollution

There’s a better way to use rock salt on snow

By Purbita Saha

person on the floor sorting laundry

Sorting your laundry correctly will make your clothes last longer

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person counting money.

How to avoid overpaying when an app’s subscription price goes up

A Minecraft castle.

What I wish I knew before playing Minecraft with my kids

By Jean Levasseur

Person holding phone looking at screen

4 RSS apps to stay in the know

A blonde woman in a white bathrobe smiling and lying on a white bed in a blue room.

Redesign your bedroom for a better night’s sleep

By Alexandra Frost

A man wearing a straight-brimmed baseball cap, watching TV on his phone while wearing black over-the-ear headphones.

The apps you need to watch movies and TV on your phone

How to safely share your phone with others

How to safely share your phone with others

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The recycle bin settings you didn’t know you needed

Instagram-on-web-browser

Why the web version of Instagram is better than the app

A person standing by the side of a street while snow falls in the winter.

9 apps and gadgets to keep you warm during the finger-freezing days of winter

Scrambled eggs on some toast with roasted potatoes and cherry tomatoes on a white place.

5 ways cornstarch can change your life, in and out of the kitchen

By Maggie Galloway

A child cross-country skiing on a snowy field near some round, tree-covered mountains.

Get your kids’ hearts beating by teaching them to cross-country ski

By Noah Lederman

pc laptop showing storage spaces on the screen

Windows’ Storage Spaces lets you combine your hard drives

Liquid nitrogen vanilla ice cream in a goblet glass with a strawberry on top and water vapor all around it.

Microcrystalline in 30 seconds

By Theodore Gray

bottle and breast pump on a desk

Breast pumps have barely evolved, but you can still make them better

By Alexandra Frost

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A buyer’s guide to ethically sourced diamonds

By Jean Feingold

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Save computer memory by turning your browser into an operating system

Winter-Plant-Care

How to help houseplants survive winter

By Ellen Airhart

A person holding a phone with a map app open leading them to a butcher shop.

Data limits are the worst—here’s how to stay under yours

An electric mountain bike on a hillside at sunset.

The gear you need to turn a regular bike into an e-bike

By William Elcock

A desk with a grid of printed digital photos on it, in the light from a window.

5 ways to bring your digital photos into the real world

A table saw blade tuned up and straightened to exactly vertical at 90 degrees.

Tune your table saw up the right way

By Jean Levasseur

iPhone in the grass

How to get a lost phone back to its owner

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Microsoft upgraded Windows Media Player—but you might still prefer one of these apps