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Phone on desk with recorder app on screen

Android’s Recorder app makes it easy to post audio to social media

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person slicing cucumbers on a scratched wooden cutting board.

Get your scratched wooden cutting board looking bright and new

By Jean Levasseur

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Do everything in your browser faster

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Measure your heart rate with your phone—stat

A man sitting on a bench outside a brick building looking intensely at his phone.

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

By John Kennedy

Repairman doing an oil change on car.

What is a tune-up, and when do I need one?

By Hank O'Hop/Car Bibles

A woman with red nailpolish holding an iPhone and using a Macbook laptop to secure her online accounts.

Your guide to better online security

By John Kennedy

Black body builder in a Superman tank yelling as they pull arm weights to keep their New Year's resolution to stay fit

How to trick your brain into keeping a New Year’s resolution

By Sara Chodosh

Man looking at phone on mountain top

4 sustainable New Year’s resolutions to set in 2022

By Sara Kiley Watson

A man using a Macbook laptop on a white table with other electronics and a latte on it.

10 browser extensions that will take your online security to the next level

Man sitting at his laptop and looking surprised while reading something.

If you act fast, you can unsend any embarrassing email

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11 totally legal streaming platforms that will let you watch movies for free

By Whitson Gordon

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3 biking rules to keep everyone on the road safe

By Alisha McDarris

Red toy truck carries a small recycled Christmas tree

What’s the most eco-friendly way to dispose of your Christmas tree?

By Charlie Wood

Apple's iMessage messaging system within the iPhone Messages app, showing off some mini apps you can add to your conversations.

12 mini apps that will supercharge your iMessage experience

Person sitting under a light in a dark room to store holiday decorations, surrounded by Christmas lights

The best ways to store holiday decorations so your future self doesn’t hate you

By Whitson Gordon

DIY wooden coat hooks by the door

Custom coat hooks you can build in just a few hours

By Jean Levasseur

Pile of holiday cards that can be recycled to reduce waste

4 simple ways to reduce holiday waste

By Eleanor Cummins

A woman with pigtails wearing sunglasses, holding a phone, and laughing under a blue sky.

Find your ‘Spotify Wrapped’ on more of your favorite apps

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

By John Kennedy

A person using a Mac desktop computer while also using Google Calendar.

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

By John Kennedy

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How to escape the wasteful excess of CVS receipts

By Purbita Saha

Blue plate with gingerbread muffins

The best substitutions for milk, eggs, and other baking essentials

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Google integrated its other apps into Gmail. Here’s how to best use them.

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The simplest way to post to all your social media accounts at once

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How to stop your ex from popping up in your photo memories

Gift wrapping presents in natural rustic theme brown kraft paper with string and ornaments on a dark blue rustic wooden table

The most eco-friendly wrapping paper is none at all

By Stan Horaczek

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

By John Kennedy

A person wearing a t-shirt and shorts doing yoga on a black yoga mat in a white bedroom near some plants.

Easy fitness tips to get you moving while working from home

By Alexandra Frost

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Turn back the clock with Instagram’s On This Day feature

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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It’s time to check what software version your phone is running

A person holding a smartphone up to a smart lock on a white door.

How to buy smart—and secure—gadgets

A person using a phone and a laptop while sitting at a wooden table.

How to copy and paste seamlessly across all your devices

Cat sniffing olive tree indoors

Swap your toxic household plants for these 4 pet-friendly alternatives

By Margo Milanowski

Yellow Ethernet code for mesh WiFi system setup

Set up a mesh Wifi system with little more than an Ethernet cord

By Whitson Gordon

A person using a laptop on a wooden desk.

Avoid boring, repetitive work by getting your computer to do it instead

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The best Secret Santa platforms, ranked

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person scrolling through Instagram on their phone while wearing a blue sweater.

It’s time to purge the worst people in your social media feeds

A person holding a watch that looks like its hands are moving very fast.

How to slow down time because you’re not getting any younger

By Sofia Quaglia

A Black woman wearing a yellow hard hat while inserting an orange foam ear plug into her ear.

It’s never too early to start protecting your hearing

By Jean Feingold

person holding phone in their hands

How to block someone on everything

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Stop typing and import data into Excel and Word with only your phone camera

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A small child, a toddler, sleeping.

For better sleep, borrow the bedtime routine of a toddler

By Hasan Merali

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The best Android shortcuts that aren’t built-in

By Whitson Gordon

A person holding a phone in their hands on a white bed.

Keep your online accounts safe by logging out today

Only getting audio in one earbud? Here’s how to fix this macOS bug.

Only getting audio in one earbud? Here’s how to fix this macOS bug.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Mac laptop on a wooden table next to an iPhone and iPad with free Photoshop alternatives open on the screens

10 free Photoshop and other alternative programs you need to try

A person using a Macbook laptop on a white table.

There are better ways to organize your open computer windows

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6 apps for when you need an alarm to go off multiple times a day

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Person using a laptop in bed

Hot computers are slow and dangerous—here’s how to cool yours down

By Whitson Gordon

Amazon echo next to a laptop

Wake up to a customized alarm on your smart speaker

How to choose the best smart speaker

How to choose the best smart speaker

A person in a white shirt holding a phone and using it

3 ways to hide photos and files on your phone

A woman in a white t-shirt holding her phone and looking confused.

What to do if your iPhone home screen disappears

By John Kennedy

A person looking through their Twitter timeline on a phone while on an airplane.

8 tricks for making your Twitter feed less toxic

A person holding an iPhone X with a customized Safari Start Page—the new tab page on iOS.

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

By John Kennedy

A frustrated blonde woman with fogged glasses while wearing a black face mask.

5 ways to keep your glasses from fogging up with a mask

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Fresh Christmas tree with white lights, star tinsel, and book ornaments

How to keep a Christmas tree fresh for as long as possible

The Tab Maker extension tool for customizing your new tab page in Google Chrome.

How to create your own new tab extensions for Google Chrome

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You can now make your own stickers right in WhatsApp

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Turkey, stuffing, gravy, and mashed potatoes piled onto a plate for eating more on Thanksgiving

Prep your organs to eat as much food as possible on Thanksgiving

By Sophie Bushwick

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You should collect and plant native seeds. Here’s how.

By Ellen Airhart

Best Tool for the Job: Cutting Rebar

Best Tool for the Job: Cutting Rebar

Beautiful porch with screened doors and plants as a way to keep cool without ac

5 ways to stay cool without blasting the AC