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. […]
Office Etiquette: How To Be Less Awkward In An Elevator
(Subjective) back-to-work tips for navigating a space where the personal and professional collide. In short, the secret can be reduced to some plain and simple advice. Don’t give off bad vibes. Don’t bad-mouth other people. But as we trot ourselves back to our 9-5 personas, it’s the time of year when social cues and office […]
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 read more books: 7 tips to create a reading habit
1. Find books you’ll love The most important step when starting (or restarting) a reading habit is finding a few quick wins; readable books that will grab your attention and create momentum. Quick tip: Skip high-brow books typically featured on award lists. They may be high-quality but that doesn’t necessarily make them enjoyable and joy […]
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 Survive Your Hospitalization
LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 18: Robin Bunyan a health care worker at Kaiser Permanente joins in a 24-hour … [+] walkout to protest proposed budget cuts and working conditions at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on May 18, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. This is the second time in two months that workers […]
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 Protect Your Bonds From An Inflation Comeback
If fiscal theory is right, even bigger federal deficits under President Trump could reignite inflation. It’s a good time to buy TIPS. By William Baldwin, Senior Contributor What drives inflation? Too much money, say the monetarists. When growth in the money supply exceeds growth in output, Milton Friedman declared, prices go up. That’s not quite […]