How to shop smart during no sales tax weekend
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Back to school is just around the corner, meaning back-to-school shopping. In West Virginia, this weekend is no sales tax weekend and is just in time for school supply shopping. The Better Business Bureau has tips on how to take advantage of this weekend wisely. First, they recommend doing research before […]
How to Control Android Auto or Apple CarPlay With Your Voice While Driving
A pretty major part of staying safe while driving is keeping your eyes on the road. When you need to take a call, switch playlists, or change the destination you’re navigating to, that’s not always easy. We should all pull over when these jobs need doing (or get a passenger to do them), but that […]
How to Quickly Remove Bloatware and Invasive Apps From Your Computer
Setting up a new operating system on your PC can give you a fresh, clean start. But each new installation also comes with some unwanted garbage, from bundled software you don’t need, to pesky features that invade your privacy. It’s true for Windows, it’s true for Mac, and it’s even true for Linux. The website […]
How to Shop With Virtual Credit Cards to Protect Your Privacy
In the interests of privacy and security, the less information you give out about yourself, the better. You can hide your email addresses, you can hide your cell number, and as we’ll show you in this guide, you can hide your credit and debit card information too. The idea is the same as it is […]
How to Use an eSIM for International Travel
An international vacation is a nice opportunity to cut down on your excessive smartphone screen time and be present to soak up all those adventures. (Don’t let life pass you by!) But even if you’re spending less time doomscrolling and more time exploring a new city, you’ll probably still want to use that phone to […]
How to Turn Off Google Ads for Sensitive Topics
All you need to do to hide ads about a certain topic is to flick the relevant toggle switch on this screen. You can hide as many or as few topics as you like, and the changes are applied right away. If you decide that you’re happy to start seeing ads associated with a particular […]
How to Take a Long, Scrolling Screenshot on Android, iOS, and Desktop
Tap and hold on these arrows, and the screenshot will extend farther down the screen. When you lift your finger, or the bottom of the webpage or document is reached, the image is saved to your phone’s gallery. Scrolling Screenshots on iOS Use the Full page tab near the top to take a long screenshot. […]
How to bake flawless scones every time
Secondly, the choice of raising agent matters. Self-raising flour can simplify the process, but a combination of plain flour and baking powder often yields better results. The general rule is to use about two teaspoons of baking powder per 225 grams of plain flour. For an extra lift, a pinch of bicarbonate of soda can […]
How to Navigate Summer Holiday Travel Like a Pro
Rome2Rio is a service that connects multiple transit systems along a route to help you get from city to city, or just across a large metro area. For example, if your day trip to the pinball museum requires rides on a bus, a subway, a ferry, and a light rail, this app will show you […]
How to Tip With More Confidence
Tipping expert Mike Lynn, PhD, of Cornell University—a professor of consumer behavior and marketing who has published more than 80 academic papers on tipping—points to a “perfect storm” behind the recent shift in tipping culture, based on three forces. First, technology facilitated the process in the early 2010s, allowing businesses to use tablet-based point-of-sale systems […]