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 […]