A lot of the time, making a seemingly small decision does not matter...until it does. For example, I decided one day that it didn’t matter all that much if I decided to save my conclusion on a big final paper I was working on in college until morning because I was...

I inherited my need for a plan and lots of research from my dad. He has always looked at every possible option before committing to something, and I find that I now do the exact same thing. From planning trips to making a big purchase to figuring out where I was going...

In college, my university started using a two-factor authentication system for logging in to our student portals my last semester. I was among the many students who were annoyed. Not only had I never used two-factor authentication before, but I also was often logging...

I ordered a new laptop charger a few months ago. My personal computer is older and was a high school graduation gift from my grandparents, so I was not exactly thrilled at the idea of spending upwards of $80 on a new one. I figured that buying a cheap replacement...

I used to always use one of a few password options for every last thing I did. Whether it was my login for my online college classes, my email address, my Facebook account, or my Instagram page, I knew that my password would be one of two things. If neither of those...

When I was trying to switch my phone number to my own data plan, I spent literal hours on the phone with various customer service reps over a few days in order to get the issue resolved. Between being shuffled between representatives who promised the next person I...

You would not drive your car without insurance, so why are you running your website without having it optimized for search engine result pages? While the result is maybe not as disastrous as a car accident without insurance, if your website is not using SEO, you are...

My grandparents still speak fondly of days when we did not carry tiny computers in our pockets and had to go to an encyclopedia for answers when we had questions or Yellow Pages when we were looking for a specific service. Cellphones, and particularly smartphones that...

I obsessively check my email multiple times a day. I am one of those people who cannot stand to have notification alerts lingering on my phone! Most of the emails I receive in my personal inbox are for companies I once signed up to receive messages from, but I rarely...