Play These Retro Video Games With Your Kid

You know who are the worst people on earth? Dingbats who condescendingly scoff at creative works because they’re not “modern.” Those who go to revival screenings to guffaw at pre-digital special effects, or who say things like, “This game sucks! The graphics are so blocky and it doesn’t auto-save every five seconds!”

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Author: Stephen Johnson on Offspring, shared by Stephen Johnson to Lifehacker

Prevent Diaper Change Messes With a Song

It’s sort of inevitable; at some point, your toddler is going to start grabbing at their diaper area while you’re changing their diaper and they’re going to end up with a fistful of bodily fluids (or solids) and it’s going to be frustrating. Sometimes you can distract them with a toy or a clean diaper or a tube of…

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Author: Meghan Moravcik Walbert on Offspring, shared by Meghan Moravcik Walbert to Lifehacker

Lock Down Your Webcam With This Mac App

macOS: When an application wants to use your webcam, it’s pretty easy to tell, right? A little green LED lights up on the front of your Mac, and you either put on your best smile for your upcoming videoconference or you freak out because you didn’t think you launched any apps that require your webcam.

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Author: David Murphy

You Can Buy New Drip Pans for Your Stove

I have an electric stove in my apartment. I also have limited cooking skills. Combine that lack of skills with my tendency to be clumsy, and you won’t be surprised that cooking messes are plentiful, and sometimes I am lax in cleaning them thoroughly and with urgency.

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Author: Lisa Rowan on Skillet, shared by Lisa Rowan to Lifehacker