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The best apps for listening to music on your phone

The best apps for listening to music on your phone

Use Wolfram Alpha to find out everything Google can’t tell you

Use Wolfram Alpha to find out everything Google can’t tell you

How to set up your first 3D printer

How to set up your first 3D printer

By Jeremy S. Cook

How to leave the great outdoors exactly how you found it

How to leave the great outdoors exactly how you found it

By Alisha McDarris

colony of Termites

11 gross animals you can eat in a survival situation

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

How to find native plants for your garden

How to find native plants for your garden

By Ellen Airhart

4 simple foods you can make on your own

4 simple foods you can make on your own

By Marianela D'Aprile

9 ways to get the most out of Prime Video

9 ways to get the most out of Prime Video

Getting started with Arduino

Getting started with Arduino

By Jeremy S. Cook

How to repair window screens

How to repair window screens

By John Kennedy

How to raise money for charity on your phone

How to raise money for charity on your phone

How to use your favorite smart assistant on your computer

How to use your favorite smart assistant on your computer

How to keep produce fresh as long as possible

How to keep produce fresh as long as possible

By Whitson Gordon

Adam Savage Every Tools a Hammer

Adam Savage’s definitive guide to every kind of glue

How to give the new Microsoft Edge a test run—and why you should

How to give the new Microsoft Edge a test run—and why you should

How to sideload Android apps, and why you would want to

How to combat the threat of Android malware

How to combat the threat of Android malware

By Whitson Gordon

How hydroponic gardening can help you

How hydroponic gardening can help you

By Alisha McDarris

How to avoid the mid-movie bathroom break

How to avoid the mid-movie bathroom break

By John Kennedy

How to keep mosquitoes away

How to keep mosquitoes away

Grass isn’t always greener—here’s what to plant instead

Grass isn’t always greener—here’s what to plant instead

By Eleanor Cummins and Kaitlin Sullivan

Back of the Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone in black.

Dominate your phone with these Samsung Galaxy S10 tips and tricks

Vintage gadgets like computers, keyboards, and a GameBoy sit on a table under pink and blue lights.

How to keep your ‘vintage’ tech alive

‘Paint’ shapes in the dark with long-exposure photography

‘Paint’ shapes in the dark with long-exposure photography

By Jeremy S. Cook

How to do laundry the green way

How to do laundry the green way

10 Amazon features you should be using

10 Amazon features you should be using

By Whitson Gordon

How to make your life easier with motion sensors

How to make your life easier with motion sensors

By Jeremy S. Cook

How to build a thriving indoor garden

How to build a thriving indoor garden

By Ellen Airhart

Four food pranks for office life on April 1

Four food pranks for office life on April 1

The extra lenses in your smartphone’s camera, explained

The extra lenses in your smartphone’s camera, explained

The best ways to spend on online services—whether you have $50, $75 or $100 a month

The best ways to spend on online services—whether you have $50, $75 or $100 a month

How to keep raccoons and possums away from your house

How to keep raccoons and possums away from your house

Jason Dawes with a carburetor

What every rider needs to know about their motorcycle carburetor

By Justin Dawes/ Motorcyclist

Motorcycle Buying Guide

A beginner’s guide to buying a motorcycle

clean desk area

How to hide your mess of cables once and for all

By Whitson Gordon

How to add voice control to all of your smart home devices

A tribute to gaffer tape in honor of its late creator, Ross Lowell

By Stan Horaczek

Stressful badges notifications alerts UX design

The single best way to make your smartphone less stressful

By Eleanor Cummins

frustrating tax time

How to avoid tax season stress

welded bottlecaps

How to spin weld at home

By Sean Michael Ragan

man jumping down red rocks

First aid basics for your adventure in the wilderness

By Alisha McDarris

The best indoor plants for people who kill plants

By Stephanie Lee

How to make a light-following robot in one afternoon

How to make a light-following robot in one afternoon

By Jeremy S. Cook

bowls full of spices

What to do with all your old spices

motorcycle ride from drivers seat

How to plan a motorcycle trip

By Byron Wilson/Motorcyclist Online

Flickr screenshot

How to save and store your photos before Flickr deletes them

By Stan Horaczek

Long exposure photography is an easy way to make your photos stand out

Long exposure photography is an easy way to make your photos stand out

By Jeanette D. Moses

Credit card shopping

Five mistakes we make when purchasing new tech

Watch the Super Bowl

Here’s how to stream the 2019 Super Bowl without cable

By Stan Horaczek

iphone X with box

The essential apps for any iPhone

how to use your phone as a remote control

How to control your TV with your smartphone

12 essential apps for any Android phone

cabin covered in snow

Yes, cabin fever is real—here’s how to prevent it

casket at funeral

How to prepare your digital life for your inevitable death

By Whitson Gordon

How to take better selfies in any situation

How to take better selfies in any situation

How to make customer service actually respond to you

How to make customer service actually respond to you

By Whitson Gordon

You just unwrapped a new device. Here’s what to do first.

Fitness tracking

Switching to a new fitness app? Here’s how to bring your data with you.

Phone laptop CV resume builder

Seven apps to level up your resume

How to disguise your personal web-surfing at work

Neti pots are actually very safe—if you use them properly

By Sophie Bushwick

Smartphone emojis

How to find or make the perfect emoji in any app

Five head lice on a white background.

How to get rid of lice

By Jillian Mock

12 retro games that turn your smartphone into an old-school arcade

12 retro games that turn your smartphone into an old-school arcade