How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance
For all these approaches, from the fully public to the paranoid, the same principle applies as in a Signal conversation: A piece of information is only as secure as the least secured device that accesses it. So as you consider your threat model and whose devices and accounts within your group have access to your […]
How to Prep for This Weekend’s Big Winter Storm: Power, Heat, and Underwear
The Winter storm has no name. But a storm is coming, An extreme winter weather system is expected to move eastward from New Mexico to Georgia and Maine beginning Friday, and affect anywhere from a third to half the country’s population by the end of the weekend. This will likely bring snow, ice accumulation, and […]
How to Meditate (Without an Om in Sight) (2026)
Launching straight back into work in the New Year can be challenging, but learning how to meditate can help you stay focused. Feel free to roll your eyes right about now, but numerous studies have shown that meditation can boost creativity, improve sleep quality, and manage stress. “Meditation is a practice to calm the brain […]
How to Fix Your Wi-Fi Problems (2026)
If your router has adjustable antennas, try adjusting them. You’ll be surprised how big a difference this can make. With tower routers or mesh units, the antennas are on the inside, but you can still try moving them and changing the angle to see if it improves the signal strength where you want it. A […]
How To Exfoliate Your Skin Like A Dermatologist In 2026
5 min read Moving from Florida to New York quickly taught me one thing about real winters: my skin reacts—fast. Some nights, my city apartment’s radiator blasts so high that my back sweats even as the rest of my body feels dehydrated. Is this TMI? Maybe, but despite swapping out my usual body lotions for […]
You’ve Got a Public Reddit Profile. Here’s How to Curate It
To start making changes to what’s visible, click one of the Update buttons on the right. The Profile and Avatar options lead to options such as your display name and picture on Reddit, the social links you have displayed on your profile, and how you want Reddit to notify you about activity on the platform. […]
How to Manage Files on iOS and Android
One of the changes that we’ve seen in phones over recent years has been more control over the file systems. Having previously hidden away a lot of the local storage structure, Android and iOS now both give you easy access to it so you can manage your files similar to how you would on Windows […]
How to Choose a Computer Monitor (2025): Everything You Need to Know
All monitors have HDMI and DisplayPort to connect to a PC (or even VGA if it’s a really old one). Those are the basics. If you want the latest of these port standards in monitors, you’re looking for HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.1. More and more monitors nowadays include a built-in USB hub, which can […]
How to Quickly Find Out What’s Streaming on Multiple Services at Once
There’s more to watch than ever before, but perhaps you still find yourself idly flicking through the “What’s New” carousel on Netflix and not seeing anything that really grabs you … so then you do the same for Prime Video and Disney+ too. The reality is that there’s so much on each one of these […]
How to Use Smart Lighting Around the Home: Reviewer Recommendations
Some smart lighting manufacturers offer hubs that enable faster local control. Hubs are also sometimes required for certain features. If you are opting for Philips Hue, a Bridge ($50) or Bridge Pro ($99) is essential to get the most from your lights. They work best when plugged directly into your router via Ethernet cable. How […]