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 […]

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 […]

How to Turn Your Smartphone Into a Dumb Phone

Then, you need to add the dark Dumb Phone wallpaper (Wallpaper in Settings), switch to dark mode (Display & Brightness in Settings), and turn off home screen animations: From Settings select Accessibility > Per-App Settings > Add App > Home Screen & App Library, then tap Home Screen & App Library and Reduce Motion, and […]

How to Hide or Lock Apps With iOS 18 (2024)

no one likes a snooper, especially on your phone. With iOS 18, Apple now offers the ability to lock and hide certain apps on your device. Whenever you want to access the app, you have to input a passcode or biometric authentication to open it. Any information from the app, such as notifications or alerts, […]

How to Switch From iPhone to Android (2024)

Ignore the arguments about which is better, because iPhones and Android phones have far more in common than some folks will admit. Switching from an iPhone to an Android phone is pretty painless these days, and you can take all your stuff with you, including photos, messages, and other bits and pieces. With the upcoming […]

How to Print Something in 2024

Whatever printer you buy, make sure you’re happy with its wireless-printing capabilities. Modern printers typically allow you to print from any device on your home Wi-Fi network—from both computers and mobile devices—eliminating the old-school need to hook a cable up to a PC. On some printers, leaving the device unused for a long time can […]

How to Go to Burning Man in an Extreme Climate and Feel Good About It

“Stay away from camps that are providing ‘services’ like stylists, hair and makeup, staff, or anyone bundling housing and tickets,” Feldman says. “These are red flags. The people who will be camping there probably won’t be as much fun, and the whole camp could get shut down mid-burn and you’ll be stuck without shelter, food, […]

How to break up with a friend – and why is it so hard to make new ones?

Unfollow. Cancel. Delete. If you want to know who (literally) doesn’t like you, just check your social media accounts. Consider on again, off again BFFs Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. They met as child actors, starred together in Disney teen movies but then, adulthood. A Buzzfeed story on messy celebrity breakups breaks it down: “The […]