In spite of all the snark when it first launched, the Amazon Echo is actually really great (and only getting better over time), and Amazon’s discounting it today for the first time since Black Friday.

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Airlines are notorious for their fees, and the phone reservation fee is one of the most hated. Some airlines actually charge customers more when they book flights over the phone or at the airport, rather than online. Delta has decided to nix that fee.

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The easier it is to buy something, the more likely you are to do it. Therefore, the best way to protect your money or avoid shopping is to put obstacles in your own way.

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Android ($0.99): Summer movie season
is upon us. If there are multiple movies coming out that you’d like to see, The Movie Hop can help you schedule a day to see them, even if they’re not all available at the same theater.

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Marijuana offers some helpful medical benefits when used well, but thanks its current (and unusual) legal status it’s hard to obtain and use effectively. Once you learn the basics, however, you can overcome these hurdles. Let’s take a look at how medical marijuana works and the laws surrounding it.

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Not every bag should be fancy. In fact, most of us just want something simple. Case in point, reader Torsten Dillenburg’s bag.

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Even if two ingredients seem similar, you shouldn’t always swap them out, but if you know the difference you can better decide which one to use. For example, crimini and portobello mushrooms are two ingredients that seem similar, and in fact, the main difference is age.

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If you’d like to learn to fix cars, you probably don’t want to start out by rebuilding an engine or replacing a clutch in a transmission, much like you wouldn’t start elementary school math learning Laplace Transforms. Better to start off with something a little less intimidating.

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I’m fascinated by the possibilities of YouTube’s new 360-degree live videos. Consider popping on a virtual reality headset and being instantly transported to an event while you sit at home in your pajamas. I will never leave my apartment again! Which isn’t much of a change, admittedly.

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