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31 ways to optimize your smartphone

31 ways to optimize your smartphone

You can use aluminum foil to strengthen your Wi-Fi signal

You can use aluminum foil to strengthen your Wi-Fi signal

How to make a sourdough starter—and keep it alive

How to make a sourdough starter—and keep it alive

By Nicole Wetsman

How to test your tap water for lead

How to test your tap water for lead

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Eight Gmail add-ons you didn’t know you needed

Eight Gmail add-ons you didn’t know you needed

An isolated micrometeorite about 0.5 mm in diameter.

Hunt for meteorites in your own yard

By Sophie Bushwick

You should make fermented veggies—for science

You should make fermented veggies—for science

By Mary Beth Griggs

Try these 10 awesome virtual-reality apps for Google Daydream View

Why and how you should switch to Linux

Save your money and your data by preparing your phone for travel

How to keep your old videos, music, and photos safe forever

How to keep your old videos, music, and photos safe forever

How to build the video game you wanted when you were 13

How to build the video game you wanted when you were 13

By Billy Cadden

How to shoot the best video on your smartphone

Five advanced Chromecast hacks to level up your streaming experience

Five advanced Chromecast hacks to level up your streaming experience

Archive Gallery: The Geodesic Life

Archive Gallery: The Geodesic Life

Archive Gallery: Mail Order Kits, From the Back Pages of PopSci

Archive Gallery: Mail Order Kits, From the Back Pages of PopSci

Garden Hose: July 1955

Archive Gallery: Offbeat Uses for Common Household Objects

An Alarm Clock Lazy Susan for Lazy People, November 1939

How To Hack Your Alarm Clock [Gallery]

20 essential Mac keyboard shortcuts to save you a click

20 essential Mac keyboard shortcuts to save you a click

Make your life paperless with these apps and gadgets

Make your life paperless with these apps and gadgets

Show your social savvy with these advanced Snapchat tricks

Show your social savvy with these advanced Snapchat tricks

11 new iOS 11 features to try

11 new iOS 11 features to try

Six apps to add blockbuster special effects to your smartphone videos

Google Drive is changing—here’s how to prepare

Google Drive is changing—here’s how to prepare

Your routines might be screwing with your body. Here’s how to fix it.

Your routines might be screwing with your body. Here’s how to fix it.

By Claire Maldarelli

Your schedule could be killing you

By Leslie Kaufman

This man would like to kill your holidays

This man would like to kill your holidays

By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

How to find legitimate deals on tech

How to find legitimate deals on tech

DIY iphone headphone jack

This engineer spent 4 months installing a headphone jack on an iPhone 7

How to publish your own ebook

How to publish your own ebook

How to install Android Oreo on your phone right now

How to grow custom greens designed by chefs

How to grow custom greens designed by chefs

By Sarah Z. Wexler / Saveur

Restore old print photos with free software

greenwood grill

How to grill meat over an open fire

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

Can’t find safe eclipse glasses? Make your own eclipse projector instead.

Can’t find safe eclipse glasses? Make your own eclipse projector instead.

By Sophie Bushwick

Game of Thrones

How to avoid spoilers online

Build a portable computer on a USB stick

How to find free music and movies online

How to find free music and movies online

Find fake photos

Spot faked photos using digital forensic techniques

By Stan Horaczek

What to do if you break your leg in the middle of nowhere

By Kate Baggaley

How to make new friends as an adult

How to make new friends as an adult

Three tricks for staving off hunger in a survival situation

Three tricks for staving off hunger in a survival situation

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

How to avoid eBay scams

Plan a road trip using only your smartphone

How to find a new job on your smartphone

Five map and compass skills every outdoorsman should master

Five map and compass skills every outdoorsman should master

By Keith McCafferty/Field & Stream

Google Play Music

How to get the most out of Google Play Music

Create your own commands for Amazon Echo and Google Home

Create your own commands for Amazon Echo and Google Home

9.5 tips to scientifically enhance your grill game

The best Apple Music tricks and add-ons

How to beach-proof your phone

By Sophie Bushwick

8 new skills you can learn by watching YouTube

8 new skills you can learn by watching YouTube

Train ride in Alaska by Stan Horaczek

Seven tips for shooting nature photos with your smartphone camera

By Stan Horaczek

Cat at computer.

The best ways to make your own GIFs

By Mallory Johns

How to avoid bringing bed bugs home from vacation

How to avoid bringing bed bugs home from vacation

By Nancy Troyano / Working Mother

YouTube add-ons and tricks to improve your watching

The fastest way to chill your beer

The fastest way to chill your beer

By Sara Chodosh

Make instant slushies with supercooling

Make instant slushies with supercooling

By Marissa Shieh

5 outdoor games you can build yourself

5 outdoor games you can build yourself

By Sophie Bushwick

The best travel apps to install on your phone

The most efficient way to brush and floss

The most efficient way to brush and floss

By Claire Maldarelli

How to become a Lego master builder

How to become a Lego master builder

This is why you should beat egg whites in a copper bowl

This is why you should beat egg whites in a copper bowl

By Sara Chodosh

Surprising things you can clean in the dishwasher

Surprising things you can clean in the dishwasher

By Sophie Bushwick and Billy Cadden