Passkeys, passwords, and logging into the future
In many ways, the internet has shrunk the world. It’s easy to keep in touch with friends and family across the globe and information about almost anything…
Author: The Smart Reader Staff
Briefs and quick reads selected and edited by The Smart Reader's editorial team of Rick, Allyson, and Ryan Good.
The iPhone becomes a botanist
Smart gadgets have become so smart that we might have to start calling them genius devices instead. Now, you can use the ubiquitous iPhone to quickly…
The most isolated places
Nothing is more isolated in our solar system than 2018 AG37, otherwise known as Farfarout, a super dwarf planet that is only 250 miles across. Farfarout…
Old Happy Meal toys
Old toys from Happy Meals might be worth money to a collector. According to Go Banking Rates, the Lego Bionicle set offered by McDonald’s in the 2000s…
Survey: Inflation hits hard
More than 70 percent of Americans say inflation, running about 6.5 percent, has affected their plans to buy a home. The 2023 survey by Real Estate Witch…
The earthworm test for soil
How healthy is your soil? You can test that by checking for earthworms. Here’s how: After the soil has reached 50 degrees and the surface is moist, dig…
Try adding eggshells to compost
If you are using homegrown compost for your vegetable garden, try adding some eggshells in fall and spring. Eggshells contain calcium carbonate, which is…
Everything grows in spring … even the kids
Children grow faster in spring. It’s a phenomenon that people have observed for centuries, and has finally been confirmed by research. According to a 2022…
Largest vinyl collection
Jose Roberto “Zero” Alves Freitas has what is believed to be the largest collection of vinyl records, clocking in at eight million. He had 3,000 records…
Pay attention to the purple flags
If you are going to the beach this year, pay attention to the flags. Red means danger. Yellow means caution. Green means you’re good to swim. And then…