If you realized you’re still a few gifts short on your Christmas gift list, don’t worry. There’s still time to get gifts under the tree and save yourself some money, especially if you want to gift someone a pair of headphones or earbuds. With ongoing deals from the likes of Sony, JBL, Beats, and others, […]

For many of us, extensions are an essential part of the web browsing experience. If you use Firefox on your Mac or PC, you might not dare opening a URL without having uBlock Origin or Dark Reader installed. However, Firefox on mobile has always been a different story. While Mozilla’s “add-ons” are readily available on […]

If you’ve been given a Meta Quest 3 for the holidays, there’s a huge world out/in there, and it can be daunting to get started. So I put together a collection of must-haves for the device, with an eye on apps, games, and utilities that take advantage of the Quest 3’s improved hardware and mixed-reality […]

AirTags might seem a bit like magic. They’re tiny, fit nicely in backpacks and on keychains, and they can somehow identify where your most important stuff is at all times. Of course, that also might make them seem dangerous, as it appears all too easy for someone to slip an AirTag into your bag or […]

Some appliances are more or less necessary to survival these days, like a refrigerator. Others, like dishwashers or laundry machines, save us a lot of time and personal labor. These appliances can be a significant investment in terms of money, but the time and effort they save is kind of priceless. If there was just […]

Candy canes. Gingerbread houses. And so many cookies. The holidays are that time of year when we exhaust our taste buds and indulge our sweet tooth. Depending on your relationship with food, this is either the most wonderful season of all—or, if you’re on a diet, a minefield of guilt. “We want to help people […]

Hulu’s January lineup includes murder mysteries, reality game shows (real and fictional), and a handful of hard-hitting documentaries. One highlight is the Hulu original series Death and Other Details (Jan. 16) starring Violett Beane as a suspect in a locked-room murder mystery on a luxury cruise ship alongside Mandy Patinkin as detective Rufus Cotesworth. Another […]

When you send your Android phone in for repair, you want to give the specialists involved as much access as they need to run diagnostics and figure out what the problem is. At the same time, you don’t want them flicking through your photos and videos, or posting to any of your social media accounts. […]

Air travel remains the fastest and most efficient way to get anywhere—which is unfortunate, because the airlines continue to make the experience worse. Hidden fees, smaller seats, less leg room, annoying people, and baggage restrictions all conspire to make flying commercial an increasingly miserable experience. The decline of perks and service exacerbates this: Where once […]

If you’re feeling squeezed by the inflation-addled cost of holiday shopping this year, but still want to buy gifts for family and friends, your hard-earned credit card rewards can come in handy. As The Points Guy and others point out, you almost always get the best value out of your rewards when you spend them […]

Last week, I saw a hack on social media for making your home smell nice that was quite bad. It involved putting essential oils in your vacuum, which you should never do. I recommended a few other home-scenting tips instead, but all of those focused on neutralizing odors, not introducing pleasant ones to the environment. […]