Ask the Expert: Student loans and home buying
My parents are pushing me to buy a home because interest rates are so low. But with my student loans, it is pretty hard to save 20 percent for a down…
Month: January 2021
Throw out the rule book! The best time to sell is now
Everyone knows that the spring home sales market heats up in early March and that’s when all the buyers are out, right? That may not be true in 2021. Here…
On the 12th day of Christmas: Much less fun
One of the most fun stories of the Christmas season is that of the Three Kings visiting the baby Jesus, bringing him gifts. That gift-giving day is on the…
Time to learn a second language? Bienvenido! Language apps await
Let’s be honest. Despite what online language apps tell you, a year of online learning won’t qualify you as fluent in a language. But here is the good…
Personalized pricing
How your data determines the price that companies think you might pay In a highly connected world, with people routinely digitizing much of their lives,…
Microsoft’s new security chip built on Xbox ideas
Microsoft learned a lot from its Xbox security efforts, aimed at keeping those hacking kids from getting games for free. In fact, their new security plan…
Lack of rural broadband access hurts American students
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way that much of the world goes to work and school, rural Americans were less likely to have access to…
Job-seeking duo holds TikTok accounts hostage
Today’s new graduates have to contend with the strangest job market ever, given the pandemic. Time to get creative. Two British men, calling themselves…
150 years after the Great Chicago Fire, the O’Learys hit the news again
Did Old Lady O’Leary’s cow kick over a lantern in the shed in 1871, thus causing the Great Chicago Fire? You’ll be hearing a lot about the truth (or not)…
Reaction videos hilariously cross musical tastes
A relatively new genre of YouTube videos features regular people listening to new music–and sometimes old music–just for their reactions. The genre’s…