Here’s how to negotiate a lower commission fee from your real estate agent

Real estate agents’ fees — a pesky part of the home buying and selling process — aren’t necessarily set in stone. Rather they are often negotiable, a fact that could help parties on both sides of a transaction save money.  And it can be as easy as politely asking for a lower fee: Nearly two-thirds […]

How to keep your smart cam footage safe and private

If you’re shopping around for a baby monitor, a pet camera, or a video doorbell, just a little research can make the world of network security cameras feel insecure. You don’t have to look far to find examples of companies breaking the trust of their customers.  Ring, which introduced a feature that lets police ask […]

How to Deal With Aggressive Solar Salespeople

Shopping for solar panels can feel overwhelming, and pressure from aggressive salespeople doesn’t make it any easier. In fact, the chatty, tablet-wielding solar sales rep at your door might be trying to scam you.  As awareness of the need for alternative energy sources increases and the technology has become more affordable, interest in solar has […]

How to make a temporary apartment or Airbnb feel like home

Before she became an interior designer, Christine Martin, founder of The Good Abode, was an international school teacher. She taught in Colombia, Tunisia and South Korea, and found herself living in standard housing provided by her employers, functional and furnished with the basics, yet plain and uninteresting. Martin wanted to feel at home, even in […]

Two more weeks left to update Aadhaar for free; How to update Aadhaar details online

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has urged Aadhaar card holders to update the latest identity and address to enable ease of living, better service delivery and accurate authentication. Therefore, submitting recent identity and address documents is in the interest of the Aadhaar number holder. UIDAI has asked those people to update their Aadhaar […]

How to make your drivetrain last longer

On his recent trip to Australia GCN’s Alex Paton popped in to see Zero Friction Cycling (ZFC) a company dedicated to testing and investigating everything to do with bike drivetrains. Through testing a plethora of lubricants and chain treatments ZFC has been able to delve into the world of drivetrain durability. It is well known […]

How to overcome writer’s block as a developer blogger?

This year, I decided to solidify my writing habit by publishing an article every week. It went well for the first couple of weeks, but as time went on, it began to feel like a drag. Ideas kept slipping away, and words seemed to escape me. Writing became a chore. I found myself scrambling every […]

Restart your iPhone – Apple Support (SA)

Press and hold either volume button and the side button until the power-off slider appears. Drag the slider, then wait 30 seconds for your device to turn off. If your device is frozen or unresponsive, force restart your device. To turn your device back on, press and hold the side button (on the right side […]

How to create a global CSS for all mermaid diagrams? – Help

Hello! I am pretty new to CSS styling, especially in the context of obsidian. I would like to write a .css file for a theme to apply to all my mermaid diagrams and I need some help with that. How should I write it? It’s going to depend on exactly what you want to do […]