This isn’t going to give you true French butter, but honestly, it gets pretty damn close. It’s extraordinarily easy to do and ticks off two out of three descriptive boxes for the real stuff. This faux French butter will surely bring you the joy and wine-soaked reminders of vacation days past. Here’s how to make […]

Ever since Prime Day, sales on headphones have continued to impress. The AirPods Max had already dropped to their then-lowest price of $394.99, but right now, the pink AirPods Max are even cheaper at $382.70 (originally $549). Apple AirPods Max Wireless Over-Ear Headphones, Active Noise Cancelling, Transparency Mode, Personalized Spatial Audio $382.70 at Amazon $549.00 […]

More than two decades post-9/11, limiting yourself to containers of liquids, pastes, or gels 3.4 ounces or smaller in your hand luggage is as routine a part of air travel as bringing an acceptable ID and avoiding overpriced airport food. The good news is that the restrictions on liquids probably won’t last forever—in fact, the […]

Want to quickly power through a lecture or educational video, but don’t want to distort the speech of the speaker? The browser extension Jump Cutter can do exactly this by speeding up only the silent pauses during a talk or lecture. This free and open-source tool scans the audio of the video you’re watching and […]

If you’ve ever found your grip giving out in the gym, this is for you. Maybe it was at the end of a pull day, where you’re doing rows and curls and pulldowns. Maybe it was during a deadlift workout, and your legs were able to lift more but your hands betrayed you. How do […]

As businesses reopen their shops on the first Monday after the CrowdStrike global IT outage knocked out millions of Windows machines across the globe, some of them are bound to still be wrangling their devices. For tech nerds who’ve been dreading going back to the office today, Microsoft and CrowdStrike have new solutions that should […]

Summer produce gives you a special glimpse into the circle of life—one month you have a bounty of scapes or chard, and the next, they’re all gone. Right now there are bundles of golden squash blossoms perking up at the farmers market, and I must insist you make the most of them. Stuffing squash blossoms […]

Adding an authorized user to your credit card is a great way to help someone build or rebuild their credit. However, it’s important to understand the implications and potential risks involved. If a friend or family member has asked you to add them as an authorized user on your card, here’s what you need to […]

The financial times may change, but one thing stays the same: Life is infinitely easier with a bank account. You might not have written an actual paper check in years, but a bank account is still fundamental to modern life. Only 6% of Americans are “unbanked,” meaning they have no bank account at all, and […]

So, you’re locked out of your Apple Watch. Maybe you forgot your passcode, and you punched it into too many times. Maybe you had no idea your watch’s screen was on, and you butt-dialed an incorrect passcode again and again. However it happened, the result is the same: a concerning message that reads, “Too Many […]

When it comes to something as fundamental as File Explorer in Windows—the utility for viewing and managing files on disk—you might think that you don’t have any other option but to use the tool Microsoft has provided for the task. However, there are alternative file managers available, and you can also set them as the […]