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How to Turn Off Find My iPhone
Turn off Find My iPhone in Settings, or erase and remove a sold iPhone from iCloud.com. Turn off Stolen Device Protection first, sign out and erase before a sale, and reset a forgotten password.
How to Get Rid of Dandruff
Treat dandruff with an over-the-counter shampoo picked by its active ingredient, a twice-a-week routine (once a week for curly or coily hair), and a 4-week check that tells you when to see a doctor.
How to Choose a Baby Name
Choose a baby name in 8 steps. Set your priorities, build a long list, test each name out loud with your last name, check initials, meaning, and popularity, and commit by a deadline.
How to Recall an Email in Outlook
Recall or replace a sent email in New Outlook, Classic Outlook, Outlook on the Web, or Outlook for Mac, read the Message Recall Report, and turn on Undo Send or a send delay for the next email.
How to Remove a Splinter
Remove a splinter with sterilized tweezers or a needle, lift fiberglass with tape and cactus spines with white glue, keep a wood splinter dry, and know when to see a doctor or get a tetanus shot.
How to Unclog a Toilet
Unclog a toilet with a flange plunger, a hot water and dish soap soak, or a toilet auger. Stop an overflow first, test the drain with a bucket of water before you flush, and know when the clog is past the toilet.
How to Delete Your Cash App Account
Close your Cash App account for good after you save your records, Cash Out your balance, sell or move your Bitcoin and stocks, and move your subscriptions off the Cash Card.
How to Delete Your Reddit Account
Delete your Reddit account for good on desktop, iPhone, or Android, after downloading your data, deleting the posts you want gone, and canceling Reddit Premium.
How to Delete Your Telegram Account
Export your Telegram chats, hand your groups and channels to a new owner, then delete your account on Telegram's deactivation page or in the iPhone app.
How to Delete Your TikTok Account
Permanently delete your TikTok account in the app or a browser, after downloading your data and canceling app-store subscriptions, and know what the 30-day window means.
How to Get Rid of a Cold Sore in 24 Hours
Start cold sore treatment within the first 24 hours: a 1-day prescription antiviral or docosanol cream at the first tingle, pain relief, and steps that keep it from spreading. The sore still takes 1 to 2 weeks to heal.
How to Fix Slow Boot Mac
Speed up a slow Mac startup. Unplug accessories, test login items and Safe Mode, reset NVRAM on an Intel Mac, repair the disk in Recovery, and reinstall macOS.