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mechanical keyboard with rbg
DIY

A beginner’s guide to the world of custom mechanical keyboards

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A woman cheering while sitting on a brown couch and watching a hockey game on a large flat-screen TV
DIY

How to watch TV with friends—even when you can’t be together

By David Nield

An Amazon Echo Dot on top of some books.
DIY

Simplify your life by creating routines for Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant

By David Nield

3D instagram logo
DIY

10 excellent extensions to enjoy Instagram on the web

By David Nield

A man in a white t-shirt and black pants sitting in a chair talking to a therapist while they both sit in front of large windows with white curtains.
Health

Finding a therapist can be overwhelming, but these tips can help

By Alexandra Frost

A burger with bacon, lettuce, and cheese on a white plate with two plastic containers of condiments and some French fries next to it.
DIY

Your food could be better if you salted it at the right time

By Maggie Galloway

A restaurant reservation made by Google Assistant.
DIY

7 apps that will let you hire people to do almost anything

By David Nield

Old nokia phones
DIY

How to set the right price when selling your old tech

By David Nield

An LED grow light illuminating a plant's leaf and turning it a shade of purple.
DIY

Yes, you can overuse grow lights on indoor plants

By Ellen Airhart

A laptop with a bunch of Google Chrome browser tabs open.
DIY

This hidden Chrome trick lets you organize your tabs exactly as you want

By John Kennedy

broken paper heart in clothline
DIY

7 apps to get you through a nasty breakup

By David Nield

Hand loading dishwasher
DIY

Save money by making your own dishwasher tablets

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

people-outdoors-toasting-with-glasses-of-wine
DIY

How to keep wine fresh after opening it

By Dana Rose Falcone

A young woman sitting outside a coffee shop on a patio by the street, using a silver Macbook on a wooden table.
DIY

How to find free WiFi when you really need it

By Whitson Gordon

Person with black gloves pouring rock salt over a sidewalk despite environmental pollution
DIY

There’s a better way to use rock salt on snow

By Purbita Saha

person on the floor sorting laundry
DIY

Sorting your laundry correctly will make your clothes last longer

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person counting money.
DIY

How to avoid overpaying when an app’s subscription price goes up

By Justin Pot

A Minecraft castle.
DIY

What I wish I knew before playing Minecraft with my kids

By Jean Levasseur

Person holding phone looking at screen
DIY

4 RSS apps to stay in the know

By David Nield

A blonde woman in a white bathrobe smiling and lying on a white bed in a blue room.
DIY

Redesign your bedroom for a better night’s sleep

By Alexandra Frost

A man wearing a straight-brimmed baseball cap, watching TV on his phone while wearing black over-the-ear headphones.
DIY

The apps you need to watch movies and TV on your phone

By David Nield

How to safely share your phone with others
DIY

How to safely share your phone with others

By David Nield

trash bin with wrinkled up paper
DIY

The recycle bin settings you didn’t know you needed

By David Nield

Instagram-on-web-browser
DIY

Why the web version of Instagram is better than the app

By Justin Pot

hands putting paper filling inside box
DIY

Small business owners can fight carbon emissions without decimating their budget

By Alisha McDarris

A person standing by the side of a street while snow falls in the winter.
DIY

9 apps and gadgets to keep you warm during the finger-freezing days of winter

By David Nield

Scrambled eggs on some toast with roasted potatoes and cherry tomatoes on a white place.
DIY

5 ways cornstarch can change your life, in and out of the kitchen

By Maggie Galloway

A child cross-country skiing on a snowy field near some round, tree-covered mountains.
DIY

Get your kids’ hearts beating by teaching them to cross-country ski

By Noah Lederman

pc laptop showing storage spaces on the screen
DIY

Windows’ Storage Spaces lets you combine your hard drives

By David Nield

Liquid nitrogen vanilla ice cream in a goblet glass with a strawberry on top and water vapor all around it.
DIY

Microcrystalline in 30 seconds

By Theodore Gray

bottle and breast pump on a desk
DIY

Breast pumps have barely evolved, but you can still make them better

By Alexandra Frost

close up of a diamond ring
DIY

A buyer’s guide to ethically sourced diamonds

By Jean Feingold

hands-on-desktyping on mac computer
DIY

Save computer memory by turning your browser into an operating system

By David Nield

Winter-Plant-Care
DIY

How to help houseplants survive winter

By Ellen Airhart

A person holding a phone with a map app open leading them to a butcher shop.
DIY

Data limits are the worst—here’s how to stay under yours

By David Nield

An electric mountain bike on a hillside at sunset.
DIY

The gear you need to turn a regular bike into an e-bike

By William Elcock

A desk with a grid of printed digital photos on it, in the light from a window.
DIY

5 ways to bring your digital photos into the real world

By David Nield

A table saw blade tuned up and straightened to exactly vertical at 90 degrees.
DIY

Tune your table saw up the right way

By Jean Levasseur

iPhone in the grass
DIY

How to get a lost phone back to its owner

By David Nield

person on laptop using windows
DIY

Microsoft upgraded Windows Media Player—but you might still prefer one of these apps

By David Nield

A laptop running Zoom sitting on a blue desk in an empty school classroom.
DIY

How to avoid seeing yourself on video calls

By John Kennedy

A Mac computer with the Dock visible, showing a mouse pointer over the Finder icon and other Apple icons next to it.
DIY

There’s more to renaming multiple files on a Mac than you think

By John Kennedy

A young man in a plaid shirt standing against a wooden wall wearing glasses with flip-up outdoor lenses, looking at his phone with a shocked face.
DIY

Simple accessibility settings that will make your smartphone easier to use

By David Nield

A black Bluetooth computer keyboard on an empty white notebook.
DIY

5 cheap and easy ways to upgrade your old tech

By David Nield

macbook air on white desk showing popsci website
DIY

Transform the face of the internet with these 5 Firefox extensions

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A blue wooden shoe rack table against a gray wall with neatly paired shoes on it.
DIY

Clean up your messy entryway with a DIY shoe rack

By Jose Mendoza

A person typing on a laptop with the Google search engine on the screen.
DIY

Delete your search history and become a digital ghost

By David Nield

person doing crossword puzzle
DIY

Beat Wordle with these 5 expert tips

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

phone showing google keep on screen
DIY

7 smart Google Keep features you’re missing out on

By David Nield

N95 respirators
Health

The ultimate guide to reusing and buying N95 masks

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

How to enjoy a more sustainable cup of coffee
DIY

How to enjoy a more sustainable cup of coffee

By Sara Kiley Watson

A man holding an iPhone with his Photos app open.
DIY

The one move that will select all the photos on your phone

By John Kennedy

A Google Chrome browser open on a laptop with a lot of tabs visible.
DIY

5 browser extensions that will keep you from drowning in tabs

By David Nield

Hands holding android phone
DIY

A beginner’s guide to using Android

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

person working on laptop
DIY

Ditch your built-in file explorer for one of these 6 apps

By David Nield

A person on a FaceTime call with someone while sitting at a table full of delicious-looking food.
DIY

The best way to share your screen on a FaceTime call

By John Kennedy

A phone with low battery in a dark room with airplane mode turned on.
DIY

4 ways to quickly charge your phone in a time crunch

By David Nield

A sheet of paper with colorful graphs on it.
DIY

Track everything you do in life with these 7 apps

By David Nield

A stone building under power lines during a snowstorm.
DIY

The safest ways to stay warm during a power outage

By John Kennedy

hands android phone in stand on work desk
DIY

11 essential widgets for your Android home screen

By David Nield

Phone on desk with recorder app on screen
DIY

Android’s Recorder app makes it easy to post audio to social media

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person slicing cucumbers on a scratched wooden cutting board.
DIY

Get your scratched wooden cutting board looking bright and new

By Jean Levasseur

Hands on a laptop keyboard
DIY

Do everything in your browser faster

By David Nield

Hand against orange background phone with heart rate monitor on screen
DIY

Measure your heart rate with your phone—stat

By David Nield