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Ah, summer. The beach, the lake, the river—wherever you can find water is the place to be. But while you're beating the heat floating in an inner tube or standing on a paddleboard, your drinks and food are not. They're baking in the…

It's big enough to roast a chicken, sear a couple of large steaks at a time, or fit about six 12-inch skewers. But if you're doing meat and veggies for a family of four, you're going to be cooking in batches. In practice, this isn't so bad.…

Keep hearing about the joys of air frying? Providing a faster and healthier way to cook fried foods with little to no oil, an air fryer has become something of a kitchen staple. It works much like a convection oven to circulate hot air…

When friends of mine sent a video of their little robotic mower bumping along a long flat lawn, I was skeptical. How could a device the size of a small tire mow a large lawn? Well, Husqvarna makes mowers that can, pretty accurately, and …

Linux will work on just about any PC. I mean that literally. Remember the Intel Pentium 4 processor? It's still supported by Debian Linux. That said, Linux runs better on some laptops than others. These days quite a few big-name PC makers…

Speaking as a mom myself, I know that the best gift you can give your mother is you. Vaccines, effective N95 masks, and at-home Covid-19 tests are now widely available, so traveling to see your parents and loved ones in person is feasible…

Plastic is piling up in landfills and oceans; it’s even floating around in the air. It's sad and frustrating, and unfortunately, the problem can't be solved by consumers simply cutting down on single-use plastics—corporations need to do…

New parents, here's a tip: You might not even need a baby monitor. A healthy, hungry baby can shriek in tones piercing enough to bend metal, let alone your poor eardrums. Nevertheless, baby monitors can provide high-quality audio and…

Changing robes are pretty self-explanatory. They’re designed to make it easy to get changed in and out of your swimming or water sports gear while you’re on the beach, camping, or in the parking lot. With super-soft fleecy linings,…

Starting at $21 for business cards and $23 for postcardsPrinting Services to AvoidAmazon’s Photo Printing: This service produced the worst images, not just out of this particular test, but the worst prints I've ever seen. Full stop. The…