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 […]

Speed Up a Slow Phone in Five Minutes Without Buying a New One

My phone was two years old and felt like it was ten. Apps took five seconds to open. The keyboard […]

Free Up Phone Storage Without Deleting Your Photos

“Storage Almost Full.” The most annoying notification on any phone. I would delete five photos, free up forty megabytes, and […]

Extend Your Laptop Battery Life With Three Settings Changes

My laptop died during a two-hour flight. I had it fully charged at the gate, opened it as soon as […]

Extend WiFi to Your Backyard Without a Second Router

I wanted to work from my backyard last summer. The WiFi signal, however, had other plans. Two bars if I […]

Free Up iCloud Storage Without Paying for More

That “iCloud Storage Full” popup appears at the worst possible moment — right when you are about to take a […]

Remember All Your Passwords Without Writing Them Down

My mother keeps her passwords on a piece of paper taped to her monitor. It has her bank, her email, […]

Things Your Amazon Echo Show Can Do That You Forgot

I bought an Echo Show three years ago and used it as a kitchen timer and a music speaker for […]

Smart Lights That Actually Save You Money on Electricity

I bought smart bulbs because I wanted to turn my living room purple for movie night. That was the entire […]

Get Your Inbox to Zero and Keep It There

At its peak, my personal inbox had 8,742 unread emails. I know the number exactly because I took a screenshot […]