Whether you live on the East Coast and the wildfire smoke drifting from Canada is choking you, or you foolishly allowed someone to smoke a cigarette in your home, you’re here because you want to know how to eliminate the smell. There are a variety of tips out there promising to get smoky stinks out of your upholstery,…Read more...

The blanket of orange haze currently surrounding New York City and Philadelphia may dissipate soon—at least temporarily. When air quality will improve on the east coast depends not only on how long Canadian wildfires keep burning, but also on the weather patterns that have been carrying smoke our way. Read more...

Buying a new iPad can get expensive, but refurbished models can offer a cheaper alternative—provided you go in with the understanding they won’t all run the latest apps or be compatible with the newest version of iPadOS. Read more...

WhatsApp might be the most popular chat app in the world, but it isn’t the best for sending photos and videos. The app has a 16MB limit on any media you send, and, even still, compresses it to save space. That compression results in a lower quality image or video, which is frustrating in a time when smartphones have …Read more...

I’ve always loved the idea of a 15-inch MacBook Air. It never sat well with me that, in order to buy a big-screen MacBook, you needed to pay way more than the 13-inch options. The 15-inch was always locked away behind the “Pro” series, while many potential customers didn’t need that extra power: We just wanted a…Read more...

Some mornings are too busy to allow for cooking, or even chewing. On such mornings (or, sometimes, afternoons) I’ll make myself a protein shake. I keep it simple: a big scoop of protein powder, frozen fruit, water, and a little half & half. That tastes fine, but I recently found myself craving a more intense fruity…Read more...