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The "blind date" is dead, folks—a little online background-checking is perfectly acceptable.

Gravy is made up of broth and roux, which makes it the perfect addition to a soup that needs a little bit of umami and body.

One of the subtler signs of inflation comes courtesy of your tires.

Holiday snacks require a bit of excess, a bit of unnecessary and delicious futzing.

If you use Apple's Notes app, you can lock sensitive photos, videos, documents, and more.

Realizing everyone you meet is massively flawed isn’t cheery, but it explains a lot.

Get yourself to the store or farmers market today and dump them suckers into a jar.

Apple has now integrated two-factor authentication in the Passwords feature in macOS Monterey.

You'll want to consider more than just their age when sending them off, costume-clad, into the night.

Here's how to protect yourself when we all know a little too much about each other.

JavaScript is a big part of most modern websites, but it has its share of cons. Here's how to disable it.

There are some seriously creative ways people are fake-working.

It's an easy way to keep your desktop free of screenshot clutter.

Do you want root rot? No, you do not. What your plants need are a few sponges.

The undisputed champ of vegetarian fast food is gone, but you can still make your own.

From steampunk to paranormal romance, there's a lot under the surface of major literary genres.

These apps and websites can shrink your PDF for free on Mac and Windows

The mistakes you make don't need to define who you are.