- How to Change Alexa's Voice on Amazon Echo, Finally
Since its inception, Amazon Echo has featured a titular, feminine voice that became the identity that we all associate with the voice assistant. After all these years, Amazon is finally letting users…
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- Get Paid $5,000 to Play Video Games, Stream TV Shows, or Shop Online
Everyone has taken a few minutes (or hours) of time during their workday to get some personal stuff done. But what if you had an entire week to spend doing whatever you want online—and got paid to d…
- 18 hours ago 24 Jul 21, 5:00pm -
- How to Get Exactly What You Want at a Botox Appointment
When you see someone with facial injectables you don’t like, there’s something you need to remember (besides the fact that your opinion on someone else’s aesthetic enhancements isn’t relevant)…
- 19 hours ago 24 Jul 21, 4:00pm -
- Use Dish Soap and/or a Garden Hose to Locate Leaks in an Air Mattress
After years of sleeping on low-quality air mattresses, you finally decided to invest in a good one. Maybe it even has special features—like a built-in air pump, or being thicker. Read more...
- 20 hours ago 24 Jul 21, 3:00pm -
- How to Land a Job in Radio
The radio can really put you in a good mood. From upbeat songs to delightfully low-budget local ads, there’s always something to enjoy—so it’s understandable if you’ve ever wondered how you ca…
- 21 hours ago 24 Jul 21, 2:00pm -
- The Difference Between French and English Lavender, and Which to Plant in Your Garden
Not only does lavender look great on display in bouquets, it also has a clean, pleasant scent that many people enjoy and find calming. And if you’ve ever purchased fresh lavender, you know that it c…
- 22 hours ago 24 Jul 21, 1:00pm -
- Can You Get a Good Workout With Virtual Reality?
Virtual reality headsets have come a long way since the first time I saw a VR “arcade” pop up in a mall in the 1990s. (I never played, although I was curious; five bucks a game was like a whole we…
- 2 days ago 23 Jul 21, 9:00pm -
- 7 Apps Every Movie Lover Needs
I’ve never been very good at cultivating hobbies (whereas my brother-in-law is into creating his own baking extracts, I am into refreshing Twitter), but I do like watching movies, and the internet h…
- 2 days ago 23 Jul 21, 8:30pm -
- How to Get 25% Off Your Federally-Backed Mortgage
With a moratorium on foreclosures ending July 31, a new White House policy aims to stave off a wave of dispossessed homes by reducing monthly premiums by 25% for borrowers struggling to pay off their…
- 2 days ago 23 Jul 21, 8:00pm -
- How to Fix a Drawstring in Under Two Minutes
The humble drawstring makes so many things possible—namely, cinching the hood of your sweatshirt, or keeping your swim trunks from falling off when you get out of the pool. But if that string gets y…
- 2 days ago 23 Jul 21, 7:30pm -
- How to Screw Into Plaster Walls Without Crumbling Them to Pieces
Plaster was the construction standard up until the 1940s, when drywall burst onto the market. Before then, it was a popular choice for wall construction given its pliability, fitting around corners an…
- 2 days ago 23 Jul 21, 7:00pm -
- The Five Types of Personal Boundaries (and How to Set Them)
It’s easy to think of “personal boundaries” as a subjective set of preferences. But while that’s true in a limited sense, a more meaningful examination of our own boundaries help give us an id…
- 2 days ago 23 Jul 21, 6:30pm -
- Pour Your Paper Plane Over Crushed Ice
Hello, my little happy hour enjoyers. I wanted to let you know that after four years and over 200 cocktails, I’m going to be taking a little break from this column. The truth is that I’m just not…
- 2 days ago 23 Jul 21, 6:00pm -
- How to Listen to Lossless Audio on Apple Music
Apple Music allows you to listen to some songs and albums in lossless audio quality, which—as the name suggests—are extremely high quality audio files. And because you don’t have to pay extra fo…
- 2 days ago 23 Jul 21, 5:30pm -
- How to Spruce Up Your Bathroom for Less Than $100
Bathrooms are notorious for being one of the most expensive rooms in a home to renovate. Between tiling, plumbing, storage, and fixtures, the costs can add up faster than you’d probably like. Howeve…
- 2 days ago 23 Jul 21, 5:15pm -