When it comes to working out, you want your headphones to be an aid, not a hindrance: No cables, sweat- and waterproof, secure on the ears, comfortable, durable, and if you fancy it, ambient sound features to let in the surroundings. Over-ear headphones are too bulky, and although some people at the gym might want […]

A virtual private network (VPN) allows you to hide your internet browsing data from your internet service provider (ISP), advertisers, and all kinds of websites. This works by establishing a secure connection between your computer and the VPN server, and routing your internet traffic through the server. Most people use VPNs to get past geo-restrictions […]

One of the best ways to maximize your productivity is to plan out what you need to do in advance, which you can do with a brain dump, a ruthlessly curated daily schedule, a collection of planning tools, or any other number of methods. Unfortunately, even the best practices come with a dark side if […]

At the start of the new year, many of us make big, ambitious resolutions to finally get our finances in shape. We vow to slash spending, pay off debt, or double retirement contributions. However, the unwieldy timeline and scope of these New Year’s resolutions often set us up for failure. Come February, most are abandoned […]

One of the themes at CES 2024 was “making the smart home easier.” Home Depot reintroduced their smart hub called Hubspace, and OliverIQ introduced itself as the first “smart home as a service.” What they have in common is that they both cite some pain points of the smart home process as their driving purpose. […]

You don’t have to make your own salad dressing all the time—the bottled stuff can be handy, especially if you like trying out new flavors. Still, there are times a personal touch can really transform a store-bought dressing. Namely, the gloppy kind. You know the type—too thick to pour, so you need to use a […]

The good news is that new episodes of the highly imaginative Australian cartoon show Bluey begin streaming on Disney+ this week. The bad news is there are only 10 of them; at seven minutes an episode, the season will be over in a little more than an hour. What will your family watch after you’ve caught up […]

Most people deal with grief and other difficulties at some point in their life, so you’d think that we’d all be old pros at offering our support to others when they experience hard times. Unfortunately, it usually doesn’t work like that. We may struggle to find the right words and find ourselves falling back on […]

You can get this Function101 Button Apple TV Remote on sale for $26.97 right now (reg. of $29.95). It’s a button-based remote that lets you control your Apple TV or Apple TV 4K the simple way (instead of primarily using voice commands with the Siri remote). The buttons are silicon housed in a plastic case, […]

Few things disrupt a relaxing shower as much as an abrupt temperature change. While this can happen when someone uses a sink, runs the dishwasher, or does a load of laundry using hot water, it’s most commonly associated with someone flushing a toilet. Here’s why that happens—and how to stop it—according to two longtime plumbers. […]

With cold January winds blowing across the country, no one would blame you for spending the entire weekend on your couch watching movies, waiting for the sun to warm us again. Maybe it’s the result of the long actor and writer strikes mucking up the content pipeline, but Netflix’s new offerings this month are heavy […]

Modern movie audiences are as prudish as ever when it comes to sex and sexuality on the big screen. Online discourse frequently runs to the tiresome topic of whether or not sex scenes are strictly “necessary” to the plots of any particular film. I’m not nearly convinced that movies ought to be so laser-focused on […]