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HOME & GARDEN 
November 12, 2019 Easy ways to make your home and garden more sustainable this fall
As the final leaves drop from the trees and the temperatures continue to plummet, you’ve likely already prepped the woodpile and dug out your winter wear. But before you head inside to hunker down with movies and hot cocoa, also prep your home and yard to act sustainably throughout the months ahead. Preserve foods Before […]
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COMPUTERS 
June 26, 2019 Here’s why your Windows 10 computer has been taking forever to shut down lately
If you’ve been noticing that your PC has been acting a little wonky of late, it could be the result of a newly unearthed bug that impacts how long it takes machines running a certain version of Windows 10 to shut down or enter sleep mode. Microsoft confirmed the bug on the company’s Tech Community […]
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COUPONS 
April 28, 2019 Dear Bed Bath & Beyond: ‘Don’t Mess With’ Your Coupons
Earlier this month, Bed Bath & Beyond said that it will take a number of steps to reduce its reliance on coupons as a traffic driver. The home goods retailer will add coupon exclusions, adjust the value of its offers and impose limits on coupon availability. On the retailer’s fourth quarter conference call with analysts, […]
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ELECTRONICS 
February 11, 2019 Protect your electronics with $28 off the AmazonBasics 12-outlet UPS
The AmazonBasics 800VA 450W 12-outlet standby uninterruptible power supply is down to $51.99. It normally sells for around $80 and hasn’t dropped from that price since last year. If you’ve got a lot of devices, a home computer, or entertainment system, you should have it all plugged into a UPS like this. It helps protect your stuff […]
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ELECTRONICS 
December 19, 2018 Now, You Can Carry Your Vehicle Documents On Your Phone
From apps, driving licence or registration certificate can be downloaded on phones. (Representational) New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways on Tuesday issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) to make sure that vehicle owners are not required to carry documents like certificate of registration, insurance, fitness and permit, driving licence or certificate for pollution […]
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COMPUTERS 
October 7, 2018 Mobile apps may or may not be collecting your child’s data—but here’s why you should assume they are
This week two democratic senators are calling on federal regulators to investigate if children’s apps are tracking their data. Senators Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter on Wednesday to the Federal Trade Commission, writing they are concerned that numerous apps are potentially violating the law. Without explicit parental consent, it […]
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CLOTHING 
August 3, 2018 Dear clothing manufacturers – fat women want clothes that fit their curves not bigger versions of your original designs
Plus-size clothing aren’t always made to fit (Picture: Mmuffin for Metro.co.uk) I love high street clothes shopping. The obsession began from the first rite of passage trip sans-mum with a few fellow 16-year-old friends round the local mall (OK, so it was a tiny Berkshire shopping centre, but Clueless had just come out). Since then, […]
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ALL DEALS 
June 21, 2018 Smartphones During Family Time May Impact Your Kids’ Emotional Well-Being: Study
HIGHLIGHTS Do you spend more time on your smartphones? Beware, your child’s social-emotional well-being could be at stake It may lead your children to show more frustration, hyperactivity Do you spend more time on your smartphones or watching television and engage less in family activities at home? Beware, your child’s social-emotional well-being could be at […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
March 16, 2018 Yes it’s okay to feed wild birds in your garden, as long as it’s the right food
A pair of Rainbow Lorikeets in a garden feeder. Flickr/john skewes, CC BY-ND Many Australians feed wild birds in their gardens – yet the practice is discouraged by many bird groups and governments. That’s in stark contrast to what’s encouraged in other countries, so what should we be doing? It’s an issue I studied in detail for […]
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CLOTHING 
February 20, 2018 Soon you may be able to 3D print clothing in your own home
A 3D printed bomber jacket and dress by Danit Peleg.Daria Ratiner Three-dimensional printing has changed the way we make everything from prosthetic limbs to aircraft parts and even homes. Now it may be poised to upend the apparel industry as well. Fashion designers have already unveiled shoes and clothing made via 3D printing, in which […]
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ELECTRONICS 
February 14, 2018 How to Recycle Electronics and Why Your Small Business Should
There’s a good chance your business uses a fair amount of electronic devices to manage your operations. There’s also a good chance that you update those electronics fairly regularly. So what do you do with the old devices when you replace them? For electronic devices ranging from printers to mobile devices, recycling can be a […]
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ELECTRONICS 
February 3, 2018 How to Record Your Mac’s Screen
HIGHLIGHTS It’s very simple to record the screen on your Mac for free All you need to use is use the pre-installed QuickTime app It can also be used to record only a portion of the screen We’ve talked about recording your screen on an iPhone, and also how to do it on an Android phone. What […]