My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: The M2 Mac Mini
When you think of Apple computers, you probably imagine a MacBook (most people use their laptops as desktops, myself included), but there are still other options, even in 2024. The Mac Mini is a powerful and minimalistic desktop computer that will work well for most people (though you’ll have to supply your own monitor, mouse, […]
This Tool Updates All Your Mac Apps With One Click
With the recent concerns over popular Mac app Bartender surprising users with a mysterious new owner, it’s became clear that automatically updating apps is not always good for security. Instead, I suggest using MacUpdater, which makes it easy to check which apps need updating, verify that they’re safe to update, and get everything up-to-date all […]
Zero-Down Mortgages Are Making a Comeback—Is This the Beginning of Another Housing Crash?
With housing prices and mortgage rates rising, it’s becoming harder for the average person to own a home, let alone invest in a second property. One mortgage lender has introduced […]
The Case for Buying a Charcoal Grill (and Three to Consider)
Few outdoor accessories are more important than the grill you choose for you summertime cookouts. It was already time to retire your old grill when that rust hole appeared and a family of mice moved in three years ago, so don’t put it off any longer. If you’ve already weighed the benefits of an electric […]
How to Get the Best Fruit Production From Your Plants and Trees
Six years ago, I bought a few fig trees on a lark. Each year, the trees get bigger, and produce a few figs I get excited about, and by mid-summer, the plant has dropped them and goes back to just existing. Why do some plants produce fruit prolifically while others can’t seem to set any […]
The Best Photoshop Alternatives If You Want to Avoid Adobe
Photoshop is the program that’s become synonymous with photo editing—so much so that people use its name as a verb—but given the recent furor over the terms and conditions attached to Adobe’s products, and how content you save to the cloud can be used to train AI, you might be looking for something else. Adobe […]
Five Ways to Get Your iPhone to Stop ‘Ducking’ Around
If your ducking autocorrect is leading to one embarrassment too many on your iPhone, then you can train it to do better. Just like on Mac, there are a few ways to add custom words to your iPhone’s dictionary. Add your custom words as a contact Credit: Pranay Parab The dictionary on your iPhone picks […]
What’s your plan (if you have one) for communicating compensation?
With widely divergent views around the posting of cooperative compensation, what’s your plan for talking about commissions?
Proposed DOJ ban on commission offers against the law, MLS says
MLS PIN on Monday urged a district court to reject the Department of Justice’s arguments against a settlement with homeseller plaintiffs in the Nosalek antitrust commission case.
Local Logic helps power Lundy’s Finding Homes voice search
Local Logic, the community and market insights marketing solution, will be working with Lundy, an AI-derived voice search option for the visually impaired.
The Best Items to Keep Your Car Clean and Organized
We talk a lot about the general rules for decluttering and organizing your home, namely that you need a spot for everything, containers to keep it all neat, and a structured approach to deciding what to keep and get rid of. Usually, we’re referring to the home, but you should also be applying this information […]
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Did President Biden Poop Himself?
Back in April, I examined the rumor from Donald Trump’s fraud trial that the ex-president farts a lot in court. Because I am fair and balanced, this week I’ll be examining the rumor that current President Joe Biden pooped his pants at the annual D-Day remembrance on June 6 in France. At the ceremony to […]
Six Ways to Improve Your Home’s Lighting
Better lighting can increase your home’s safety—adding visibility will reduce trip hazards in dark hallways or stairwells, for example—and improve energy efficiency to save you money on your electricity bill. Upgraded lighting may also add value to your home when you go to sell. Here are six ways to improve your home’s lighting. Capitalize on […]
35 of the Best Summer Blockbusters of This Century
Ever since Jaws made people afraid to go back into the water in 1975, summer has been considered prime moviegoing season, at least for a certain flavor of film: Usually loud, often heavy on the thrills, and more likely than not, loaded with special effects. Summer blockbusters have a reputation for being silly and superficial; […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 12, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…
