Unlike the Japanese, cleaning is not an enjoyable activity for most Americans. Many people are busy with work, have kids to take care of, and are also expected to show up for a couple of friends.

If I ever encounter device issues in Windows, say to my keyboard, printer, Bluetooth, USB, or audio playback I use the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) which can run diagnostic packs to ...

Rising use “is not a signal of satisfaction,” an author of a new report says. Rather, heavy users of the apps are under “financial strain.” By Ann Carrns Pay-advance apps are marketed as a way to help ...

Grease splatters, burnt cheese, sticky sauces—kitchen messes have a way of clinging to every surface. By the time you’ve scraped and scrubbed, it feels like the cleanup took longer than the actual ...

Adam Rothbarth was the former Food & Kitchen Writer for VICE's shopping page, Rec Room, and contributes to Chicago Magazine, Eater, and more. Scrub Daddy’s two-sided sponges take cleaning up a notch, ...

I've never been a fan of cleaning the bathroom (but really, who is?), so one of the best purchases I ever made was an electric scrub brush. These handy tools have spinning brush heads that provide all ...

An agreement by European countries to ban ship scrubber wash water from being discharged overboard has been criticised by owners with systems installed. Fifteen mainly north-east Atlantic countries in ...

A group of 15 European nations have agreed a landmark ban on discharges from ship scrubbers in coastal waters. The Ospar grouping, consisting mainly of north-east Atlantic countries, met in Vigo, ...