King, Messiah: New baby names suggest high hopes Talk about high expectations for a newborn: King and Messiah are among the fastest-rising baby names for American boys. They're just a little behind Major, the boy's name that jumped the most spots on the Social Security Administration's annual list of popular baby names. More
Most people aren't meeting exercise guidelines Most adults in the USA aren't meeting the federal physical activity recommendations for both aerobic exercise and muscle-strengthening activity, according to government statistics out today. About 79% of adults don't meet the physical activity guidelines that advise getting at least 2½ hours a week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity such as brisk walking, or one hour and 15 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity, such as jogging. More
Social Security's Retirement Age Just Changed: Here's Who's Impacted The retirement age refers to when seniors are able to receive monthly benefits for the full amount of money they are entitled to. 01/3/2025 - 1:41 am | View Link
Social Security's retirement age increases today. Here's what to know In 2024, the life expectancy for someone born in 1959 was 74 for men and 80.1 for women, according to a Social Security report. The report predicts continuing increases in life expectancy, which ... 01/2/2025 - 2:50 am | View Link
Why people over the age of 55 are the new problem generation If Margaritaville’s residents are representative of their age cohort, there will be a lot more to the toga parties than fancy dress. Whereas young people in rich countries these days are addicted to ... 01/2/2025 - 1:06 am | View Link
4 Ways to Age With Purpose in the New Year Reflecting on the past and thinking about change is natural, especially as we age. Embracing the process helps us grow and avoid unmet expectations. 12/31/2024 - 11:40 am | View Link
Guide to the classics: written more than 2000 years ago, Cicero’s On Old Age debunks stereotypes that persist today On Old Age, the Roman politician, orator, and philosopher Cicero advocates for the dignity and value of growing old. But his is a voice of privilege, which discounts women and the enslaved. 12/31/2024 - 6:32 am | View Link
I love Goodreads. It’s always fun looking back across the year and remembering the best things I’ve read in the past 12 months. Goodreads’ Reading Challenge encourages me further, and in 2024, I smashed my goal. Here’s how.
I take security and privacy pretty seriously. After all, I am the Security Editor for MakeUseOf, so it stands to reason I'm keenly aware of malware and other threats.
Product recommendations are a great feature on modern shopping websites, letting you discover products you might not even know existed. However, this feature can sometimes become frustrating and show unwanted recommendations, but there are ways to fix this.
Clean Up is a Photos app tool in iOS 18 that enables you to remove undesired objects from photos. However, it sometimes exhibits an odd behavior and pixelates faces instead of deleting them. You can leverage this to hide people's identities in photos.
Wireless connectivity is great, but despite pushing for wireless tech as hard as I could in my workflows, I can't stay in the wireless charging camp. I've tried wireless charging for a year, and I'm sticking with my cables.