How to Send Cash | WIRED
So you need to send some money. Maybe you want to slip a couple of $20 bills in a birthday card. Maybe it’s a larger payment for some not-at-all-sketchy, off-the-books services rendered. Either way, it can be a pain to send paper money without having to worry that it might mysteriously slip out of your […]
How to Use Apple’s Genmoji to Create New Kinds of Emojis
For decades, choosing an emoji has been constrained to what’s available on your smartphone’s keyboard. Every year brings new emoji—I like the “face with bags under eyes,” though that one is still rolling out. But there are times when the preinstalled options just aren’t specific enough. Thankfully, Apple has a solution, and it’s called Genmoji. […]
How to Pay Your Taxes Online
FreeTaxUSA: A popular free tax service that, similar to the IRS Free Filing tool, lets you e-file your federal return for free directly to the IRS. You can also file state returns for just $15. Although FreeTaxUSA is super affordable, it includes services for more complicated filings, like home ownership, investments, and small businesses. Cash […]
How to Build a Healthier Relationship With Your Screen
Whether it’s for work, convenience, connection or entertainment, we rely on digital technology. But the prevailing wisdom is that our screen-based lives are not good for us—that our digital devices and apps are addictive and harmful, wrecking attention span, sleep, and more. However, research suggests screen time isn’t actually the driving force behind declines in […]
How to Change the Default Search Engine in Google Chrome
Part of the reason Google decided to start developing its own Chrome browser—all the way back in 2008—was to funnel people toward all of its web apps, from Google Docs to Gmail to Google Maps. And of course, Chrome has Google’s search engine built right in. However, if you love Google Chrome but you’ve decided […]
What a VPN Kill Switch Is and How to Set One Up
Should something go wrong with your VPN server or your device, even if it’s a temporary blip, that extra layer of privacy and security goes away in an instant. Your browsing and app use is then exposed—which is probably not something you want if you’ve taken the trouble to install a VPN to begin with. […]
How to Set Up ExpressVPN on a Router So All Your Devices Are Secured at Once
In recent years, virtual private networks (VPNs) have gone from technically advanced programs that only IT pros use to consumer-friendly tools that the mainstream masses are familiar with. Many people now use VPNs, or at least know about the security and privacy benefits that the best VPNs bring with them. As a brief reminder, VPNs […]
How to Get Started on Bluesky
The social media app Bluesky just reached the top of the free download charts for Apple’s app store in the United States, making it—for the moment, at least—more popular than Meta’s Threads and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The decentralized social media platform has received a fresh influx of users over the past week as more X users […]
How to layer cocktails
As the name suggests, layered drinks include layers of different ingredients, often with contrasting colours. This effect is achieved by carefully pouring each ingredient into the glass so that it floats on its predecessor. The success of this technique is dependent on the density (specific gravity) of the liquids used. As a rule of thumb, […]
How to Use a VPN to Watch to Netflix When You Travel Overseas
This is the point where it becomes obvious how a VPN client makes life easier. There are really only two steps to follow. The first one is to select the server. On an iPhone using ExpressVPN, there’s a prompt for Current Location. I selected that and picked the United States, then Chicago. I then clicked […]