Everything I know about “burner” cell phones comes from seeing them used by drug dealers or criminals in popular films. And yet, despite their unsavory reputation, a “burner” number is actually something th...
It seems like every couple of months, we get a new postal carrier. Our house isn’t hard to find, but the numbering conventions are such that new mail carriers have a hard time finding our mailbox and our door. It’s rea...
In high school, my best friend had this great classic Impala. It was in pretty good shape, save for the gas gauge. It didn’t work at all, so my friend always kept a notebook in the car to track when she last filled up, how m...
I’m not that good at hanging on to receipts. Well, I guess I should say that I don’t care about most of my receipts, but I am exceptionally good at hanging on to the ones that matter. Case in point: a couple of weekend...
I grew up in the country, so I’ve always slept best with very little noise, maybe a few frogs peeping or crickets chirping. But my boyfriend is a white noise kind of guy, and he can’t sleep without a fan going. We̵...
Spam calls and cold sales calls are way less of a problem than they used to be a decade ago. That’s partially due to legislation, and partly due to the fact that more people have cell phones today: mobile phones are way easi...
I’m a total typography nerd. I’ve watched a documentary on the history of Helvetica, and I’m the kind of person who flips to the end of a novel to see what typeface was used to set the tone of the book. I have a ...
I think we’ve all been in a position where you needed to access an important file and forgot you put it on a flash drive or email it to yourself for easy access. If you don’t have time to run home and get the file off ...
Yesterday, I brought you word on Book Wall, an iPhone app developed by Merge Mobile. This book-finding app presented each title in an attractive mosaic format. However, I was ultimately a bit underwhelmed by the whole app experien...
Troubleshooting is the first action any iPhone user must take before taking their device to the Genius Bar at the Apple Store. If you’re the kind of person who prefers to try and fix things yourself, you might want to check ...
Okay, let’s be honest: nobody likes cleaning. But when you take a “life hack” approach to chore, even cleaning can be kind of fun. Household Tips & Tricks is packed with tons of these clever hacks, with info ...
I live in my email, and the easiest way for me to remind myself about an article I want to read, or a project I need to start working on, is to send myself an email. I know, I know: I could be using the Reminder app on my phone, o...
Do you know what I find myself Googling most often? No, it isn’t “When is the next season of ‘Game of Thrones’ premiering?” It’s usually a query about when a certain event or holiday will next t...
Ever met a stranger and felt an awkward silence? Well, with Phewtick, you can get rid of that awkward silence and earn money at the same time! WHAT IS IT AND WHAT DOES IT DO Main Functionality Phewtick is an app that allows people...
