Category: Gear / How To and Advice

How to Change the Default Search Engine in Google Chrome

Just because you use Chrome doesn’t mean you have to use Google. Learn how to invite Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, or even ChatGPT into your omnibox. Source

Read More

How to Make Your Holidays as Waste-Free as Possible: DIY Tips and Advice

From consciously choosing wrapping paper to gifting more mindfully, WIRED has all the tips to help you reduce your waste this holiday season. Source

Read More

Tokyo’s Best Video Game Arcades in Akihabara: Where to Go, What to Do

I visited several Japanese arcades, aka game centers, in Tokyo’s Akihabara ward. Here’s some advice about how to get the most out of your visit to gamer’s paradise—and which arcade you shouldn’t miss. Source

Read More

13 Habits of Highly Effective Risk-Takers

From poker players to venture capitalists, there’s a mindset to making the most of opportunities, and engineering the odds of success. Source

Read More

What a VPN Kill Switch Is and How to Set One Up

When your VPN goes down, your online activity can become exposed to snoops. A kill switch for your VPN solves that. Source

Read More

How to Use Your iPhone to Text Over Satellite When You’re Adventuring

Whether your travels take you deep into the wilderness or just to the part of your city that doesn’t have cell service, you can stay connected by using your iPhone to text from orbit. Source

Read More