I created my Goodreads profile in 2008. At the time it was a small site, having just launched in 2007, yet it would quickly change how I tracked my reading. The idea was brilliant in its simplicity—to give readers a way to log the books they owned, had read or wanted to read, and interact with a wider community of…

It’s been a slow burn, but the new Firefox Android browser has finally landed—in Europe, anyway. US users will have to wait until August 27 (or install the beta version) for access, but if the preview build is any indication, this new mobile browser is a much better experience than Mozilla’s last attempt.

You know the saying, “No good deed goes unpunished”? Making a donation to a charity can feel like you’ve doomed yourself to solicitation hell. Everyone who’s ever given money to a cause has probably gotten those address label “gifts” in the mail a few months later (for all the letters you don’t write and the bills you…

It seems there’s always some new, free game for you to grab. And while you might not be super-invested in a wacky first-person shooter from 2001—that’s Serious Sam: The First Encounter—I’m not going to deprive you of a nostalgic kick, especially when there’s little else to do during the pandemic and this is a great,…

Security researcher Pawel Wylecial publicly disclosed yesterday a Safari vulnerability that could convince users to secretly send any file on their system to a recipient.

One of the biggest changes to travel during COVID-19 is the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) recommendation of a 14-day quarantine after you travel internationally or across state lines. Or it was, until Friday, August 21, when the CDC updated its travel guidelines, quietly dropping the 2-week quarantine…

You’ve probably heard adults complaining about the “quaran-ten” or even the “quarantine 15"—a quippy way of acknowledging the weight gained while we’ve been mostly isolated from the rest of humanity during the pandemic. I’ve heard similar sentiments from my friends and family and seen them sprinkled throughout my…

My father is a pseudo-vegetarian, though he does eat the occasional bird or fish. He’s recently gotten into animal-free, meat-like products—the man loves an Impossible Burger!—and I’ve been making his favorite food (spaghetti) with either ground turkey or some sort of meatless crumble instead of beef or pork.

It may be difficult to stop doing work and take some time to relax. Once you do attempt to relax, you might find yourself scrolling ceaselessly through Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest. Then when you try to sleep, all you can think about is work, crossing off items on your to-do list and how much more productive…

The first day (week, month) of school can be hard on some kids, particularly those entering preschool or kindergarten for the first time. They want to stay with you; they’re scared you won’t come back; they don’t know this grown-up or these other kids—the whole thing can be scary. And chances are, this school year…

While coronavirus may be on the decline in the U.S. the threat of new cases still lingers, particularly among college students. With the added challenge of staying healthy—and fewer safe ways to socialize—you may not have the same energy to look for money-saving opportunities this fall. Luckily, there’s a new thread…

Everyone loves the Chrome dinosaur game—not the reason it appears, which happens when something goes haywire with your network connection and the web browser can’t load the site you were trying to reach—but it is a little fun and it helps pass the time while you wait for your network to fix itself your troubleshooting…

Update 8/24/202o: After a few weeks in beta, the new Your App update is rolling out publicly for Windows 10, and it looks like Microsoft is extending the feature to include non-Samsung devices as well . This article has been updated to reflect those changes.

With the exception of bacon, the most common breakfast sandwich ingredients—eggs, cheese, sausage and ham—are quite soft. One can add textural contrast by toasting the bread (or adding hash browns or bacon). Or you could do all of that, and also add crispy, golden onion rings.

Although anxiety and fear are two different things, constantly dealing with fear of uncertainty is something many people with anxiety experience regularly. And for the past six months—amid a global pandemic—almost nothing has been certain. It makes sense that we’re anxious about whether we, or our loved ones, will…