Surprising Things You Can Cook in a Microwave

I was 28 when I learned you could make scrambled eggs in a microwave. Twenty-eight years of dirtying a pan […]

Video Doorbell Settings to Stop False Alerts

My video doorbell alerted me 47 times one day. A car drove past. A tree branch moved. The sun went […]

Smart Home Starter Kit for Under $100

I bought my first smart plug because I was tired of getting out of bed to turn off the living […]

Where to Place Your Router for the Best WiFi Signal

I spent two years blaming my internet provider for slow WiFi. I upgraded my plan twice. I bought a mesh […]

Washing Machine Settings You Should Actually Use

For five years I used exactly two settings on my washing machine: Normal and Start. I did not know what […]

The Correct Fridge Temperature Most People Get Wrong

I kept my fridge at the factory default setting for three years. Milk would go sour two days before the […]

Make Your Phone Charge Twice as Fast

I was at an airport with 8% battery and a 45-minute layover. I plugged into a random USB port on […]

Clean Your Phone Camera Lens for Instantly Better Photos

I spent three months thinking my phone camera was getting worse. Photos looked hazy. Night shots had that weird glowing […]

TV Picture Settings You Should Change Right Now

I watched an entire season of a dark fantasy show on my new TV and could barely see what was […]

Set Up a Guest WiFi Network — Why You Absolutely Should

A friend visited, asked for my WiFi password, and I gave it to him without thinking. Two days later, my […]