My Headphones Only Worked in One Ear. I Fixed Them in Five Minutes.
I almost threw away a perfectly good pair of headphones because the right side stopped working. I was already browsing […]
The One Keyboard Shortcut That Saves Me an Hour Every Week
I am not talking about Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V. Everyone knows those. I am talking about the shortcuts that hide in […]
I Finally Stopped Using Cables to Transfer Photos From My Phone. Here Is How.
I have a drawer full of USB cables. None of them fit my current phone. Every time I needed to […]
The 60-Second Phone Cleanup That Feels Like a New Device
My phone was crawling. Apps took three seconds to open. The keyboard lagged when I typed. I was convinced I […]
The USB Cable Trick for Checking If a Power Adapter Actually Works
I had a drawer full of power adapters. Black ones, white ones, ones with outputs I could not read without […]
How to Stop Your Laptop from Overheating When It Is On Your Lap
My laptop burned my thigh. Not a metaphor. I was working on the couch, laptop on my lap — the […]
How to Block Robocalls on an iPhone and Android Without a Paid App
I averaged four robocalls a day last year. Four. Every single day. The “extended car warranty” people alone called me […]
The Tin Foil Trick for Improving GPS Signal in Your Car
My GPS would lose signal in the same three spots on my commute every day. Not in tunnels — just […]
How to Stop Autocorrect From Ruining Your Texts Without Turning It Off
I texted my boss “I will be there in a sex” instead of “sec” last year. Autocorrect decided I meant […]
How to Share Wi-Fi Password Without Reading It Off a Sticky Note
The Wi-Fi password at my parents’ house was written on a sticky note stuck to the router. The handwriting was […]