If you have subscriptions to services like Netflix and Uber Eats—or you simply love to sign up for free trials that require you to enter a credit card—you should consider using virtual cards as your go-to payment method. Unlike your physical credit cards, virtual cards generate unique account numbers that can be used for transactions, meaning that your...

Whether or not you use the app, you've probably heard a thing or two about the "TikTok ban." It's true: President Biden signed the legislation into law on Wednesday, following an unusual bipartisan effort in both chambers of Congress. How did we get here, and is TikTok really going away for good?A very brief history of TikTokTikTok hasn't always been...

If you're already using Windows 11, that means you likely set it up using a Microsoft account, unless you already checked out our guide on how to use a local account when setting up Windows 11. If you've already set up a Microsoft account, don't despair: You still aren't locked into using a cloud-based account on your PC. Instead, you can actually disconnect...

It’s not your imagination—spring allergy season really is getting worse every year. (Thanks, climate change.) Pollen seasons now start 20 days earlier and last 10 days longer than they did in 1990, according to research, and pollen counts are up as well. If you’ve been thinking of each spring’s season as something to just whiteknuckle your way through,...

Microsoft keeps adding more and more stuff to Windows and it often seems to get in the way more than it helps. A "clean" installation of Windows, at this point, forces you to sign up for a Microsoft account, tries to sell you cloud storage space, and is very pushy about getting you to use Microsoft Edge and Copilot. I could go on.Tiny11Builder is a...

You can get this outdoor flashlight and power bank on sale for $39.99 right now (reg. $62.99). It has 1,000 lumens of brightness, a 24-hour battery life, and four speed lighting modes. It's also rechargeable by sunlight with the built-in solar panel or with a USB-C cable, and has a fireplace simulator with adjustable flame settings. You can also use...