How to (Remotely) Help Your Family Members With Their New Tech

Luckily, you have plenty more options nowadays than just sighing into your phone. Dont get me wrong; plenty of tech questions can be solved on a phone call. You have multiple options to work with, as well, depending on the equipment in question. For Apple users, FaceTimes SharePlay might be the best route. But whether your friend uses Apple, Android, or Windows, there are plenty of other screen-sharing solutions. From here, itll bemucheasier to give directions....

August 27, 2024 · 2 min · 317 words · Dr. David Rodriguez

How to Take a Screenshot on an iPad

Pics or it didn’t happen. The internet adage goes beyondtaking screenshots on your iPhone. We’ll cover all the best options below. On the side, you’ll find the Volume buttons. The only exception is the iPad Mini, where all the buttons are at the top. To take a screenshot, simply press the Top button and the Volume Down button at the same time. you might tap the thumbnail to launch the Markup view, or swipe left to dismiss it....

August 27, 2024 · 1 min · 200 words · Valerie Mills

I Quit Twitter Two Years Ago (Here’s How It Went)

I made friends there I still talk with daily. I met the people who would become my editors, which is how I built my career. I felt a sense of community with other internet weirdos around the world. It’s a major part of why I am who I am today. And I haven’t used it in two years. In 2022 Iquiet-quit Twitter. Other than that, though, I’m gone. I don’t scroll, I don’t reply, and I don’t see ads....

August 27, 2024 · 2 min · 393 words · Valerie Ewing

The 13 Best Things to Cook in Your New Air Fryer

Youve finally purchased your first air fryer. Let me start by saying, Im so happy for you. This small countertop convection oven is about to be your new favorite appliance. So what should you cook first? Here are the best things to pop in the air fryer as soon as possible. Potatoes do particularly well in the air fryer. Its like making quick Texas toastcrisp and oily in the best way possible....

August 27, 2024 · 2 min · 271 words · Lisa Reed

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, August 27, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - Youre usually warned about this on a menu at a restaurant. Blue category - Whats needed to create a “high and tight,” for example....

August 27, 2024 · 3 min · 474 words · Erik Horton

Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, August 27, 2024

For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Hint for the theme words in todays Strands puzzle These are ingredients needed to cook this dish. BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!...

August 27, 2024 · 2 min · 261 words · Jeffrey Gill

Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, August 27, 2024

If youre looking for theWordleanswer for August 27, 2024 read on. Well share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. How to play Wordle Wordle liveshere on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time. Start by guessing a five-letter word. For more, check outour guide to playing Wordle here, andmy strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers....

August 27, 2024 · 3 min · 458 words · Jeremy Sanchez

Use the ‘FIFO’ Method to Better Organize Your Pantry and Fridge

Luckily, there’s an easy fix. Toss aside your prior methods for food storageit’s time to overhaul your kitchen organization. And theres no better system than FIFO. What is the FIFO method of food storage? FIFO means “first in, first out” and it is exactly what it sounds like. It ensures older things get used before newer items. How do you store using FIFO? For some home cooks, FIFO is synonymous withlabeling everything in your fridge....

August 27, 2024 · 2 min · 309 words · Bobby Franklin

How to Take a Screenshot on a Mac

This guide walks you through all the ways to use and customize your Mac’s built-in screenshot tool. Use standard screenshot shortcuts Your Mac has a handful of keyboard shortcuts for quickly capturing screenshots. To grab a full-screen screenshot, useCommand + Shift + 3. Holding down theSpacebarwhile you click and drag will allow you to move the selection around your screen. If you want to exclude the drop-shadow effect, press and holdOptionwhile you click....

August 26, 2024 · 2 min · 240 words · Stephanie Landry

How to Take a Screenshot on an iPhone

Taking screenshots is one of your iPhone’s most essential features. Tap this thumbnail to edit the screenshot or swipe it to the left to save it. you could also leave it alone and it’ll save and disappear on its own. This will capture a screenshot and show a thumbnail in the bottom-left corner of your screen. To take an iPhone screenshot without using buttons, go toSettings > Accessibility > Touch > Assistive Touch....

August 26, 2024 · 2 min · 338 words · Rachel Buchanan

If You Want Quiche Without the Work, Make This Savory Cobbler

I consider quiche to be an all-day kind of food. Sadly, many people avoid making quiches because the pie crust means extra work. Consider, then, a quiche cobbler. It’s quick and easyand bonus, it can feed a crowd. What is a “quiche cobbler”? I wanted a dish that had all of my favorite parts of quiche sans the rolled-out flaky crust. That would be an unnecessary demotion. After some soul searching, I remembered how fruit cobblers have their easy-breezy dollops of biscuit dough....

August 26, 2024 · 2 min · 315 words · Dawn Hunter

Six Fast-Spreading Plants You Should Get Rid of Now

Its fair to say that the goal of many gardeners is to create a self-sustaining yard. So you might think that active spreaders would be welcome in the home garden. What do I mean by spreaders? It can be dropped by birds and will grow anywhere, and more frustratingly, its usually not evengoodmint. But when you do get good mint, though, remember that it will spread. In fact, mint will spread beyond a container through the roots....

August 26, 2024 · 2 min · 304 words · Bruce Raymond

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Monday, August 26, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - They all have the same sort of shape. Purple category - They protect your soles, but the words are missing their ends....

August 26, 2024 · 3 min · 478 words · Whitney Cooper