Here’s When You Should Walk Away From Your Mortgage
All homeowners learn pretty quickly that buying the house is only the first step. Depending on the length of your mortgage, there are approximately 360 more steps to take, in the form of monthly mortgage payments. And that doesn’t include the other expensive steps—like paying for maintenance, property taxes, and insurance premiums. Suddenly you may […]
My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: Dyson Zone Headphones
It feels like an eternity ago that the Dyson Zone was making the rounds on social media in the spring of 2022. Back then, this noise-canceling-headphone-air-purifier combination device was listed for $949.99, but you can now get it for $399.99, less than half of its original price and the lowest it has ever sold on […]
Everything You Can Do With Apple’s New Passwords App
Apple has shipped a free password manager with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 Sequoia. This app is simply called Passwords, and unlike other “free” password managers, there’s no associated costs or restrictions associated whatsoever. If you’ve been reusing passwords or if you keep forgetting your login credentials, give Passwords a shot. Here’s everything […]
It’s Time to Move These Plants Indoors for Winter
There are certain plants that won’t survive the winter outdoors. Sometimes, people buy plants that they fully intend to keep indoors through winter, like my Living Room Lemon: It goes out for summer, and comes back in for winter. (Experienced gardeners take advantage of summer to give their houseplants some air, bringing them outside for […]
Wayfair’s ‘Way Day’ Is Here to Compete With October Prime Day
Amazon’s October Prime Day is coming up next week, October 8 to 9. The e-commerce giant has been at this a few years now, to the point that consumers start to anticipate doing some major purchasing during the bi-annual event. Other retailers are getting wise to the benefits of running sales around the same time […]
The Status of Student Loan Forgiveness Just Changed Again
In a modest victory for the Biden administration, a federal judge has allowed a temporary restraining order against the new student loan forgiveness plan to expire. This development paves the way for the administration to proceed with finalizing the rule, potentially bringing relief to tens of millions of Americans burdened by student debt—just weeks before […]
The Latest watchOS Beta Is Breaking Apple Watches
There’s a good reason those of us who write about tech typically advise readers not to install beta software on their main devices: Betas are, by definition, unfinished software, and are intended for software testers to look for bugs, glitches, and anything else wrong with the update. That way, developers can fix those problems before […]
Oura Has a New Gen 4 Ring (and the Gen 3 Is on Sale)
The rumors are true—Oura has come out with a fourth generation of their smart ring, and it officially launched today. The new ring starts at $349 and now comes in a wider range of sizes, from 4 through 15. You can pre-order the ring starting today, and Oura says the rings will start shipping on […]
How to Divide Your Perennials for Fall
This time of year, tons of free plants are waiting for you to claim them—and they’re sitting right in your own yard. It’s one small upside to fall yard cleanup: All those perennials you’ve been nursing along for years have been dutifully growing, and they occasionally benefit from being divided. Here’s what you can and […]
10 Ways to Extend Your Apple Watch Battery Life
With the Apple Watch, you’re carrying a literal computer on your wrist, complete with apps, notifications, workout tracking, and a phone if you’ve sprung for the cellular version. But, as the Apple Watch ages, and new software updates and features are added on, older models’ once stellar two day battery life can start to disappear. […]
This Refurbished Meta Quest 3 Is $380 Right Now
If you don’t mind getting a refurbished headset, the 128GB Meta Quest 3 (Refurbished Premium) for $379.99 (down from $449.99) at the Amazon Renewed Store might be worth checking out. It has an adjustable headband that offers decent comfort and a four-camera system that reportedly tracks your surroundings well for AR content and defines your […]
This Pixel App Makes All Your Screenshots Searchable
The Google Pixel 9 flagship phones not only ushered in new hardware, they also brought with them an impressive range of new software features—most with some kind of connection to artificial intelligence. Here we’re going to take a closer look at one of the best of these new features, which is designed to make it […]