It’s been a weird year, and my sister and I strongly felt that we could all use a little extra cheer. With that in mind, we started putting up our Christmas decorations on Halloween. We also put out candy for trick or treaters (though we only had two kids show up in...

Around once or twice a month, I will open one of my four email inboxes to find a message notifying me of a “suspicious login attempt” from somewhere in a part of the world I have never visited. The message will say something like, “Someone tried to log in to your...

I have never understood the people who keep their email inboxes littered with unread promotions, random messages, and more. My email accounts (like most people, I have several) are checked multiple times throughout the day and regularly cleaned out when a message is...

In what seems to be simultaneously the longest year ever and also the shortest, the holiday season is quickly approaching! The world is still uncertain, and shopping in person for Christmas gifts, decorations, or even holiday deep cleaning may be daunting or risky for...

At some point or another, we have all had a thought that a seemingly small decision we make will not significantly impact other parts of our lives. For example, I decided one day that it didn’t matter all that much if I decided not to save my work on a big final paper...

My dad has always been a researcher. When we are doing anything from buying farmland to taking a family vacation to choosing where we would live during college, he has put in time and effort to make sure all of his bases are covered and that each option has been...

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

Not too long ago, my laptop charger intermittently stopped working. My 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 $30 on a new one. I figured that buying a cheap...

There was a long stretch of time when I used one of two passwords for every last thing I signed up for. 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 _____, and if...

If you have ever had to wait for hours on hold with customer service lines to get to someone who could actually help you with your issue, whether it be for your phone, computer help, or another problem, you know how frustrating it can be to listen to elevator music on...