Rebecca Brown

1 week ago | familyhandyman.com | Rebecca Brown

There's yet another Ford recall making headlines this week; this time impacting over 100,000 vehicles. The National Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a brief explaining that Ford is recalling these vehicles due to a dangerous seat belt issue. Seat belts aren't just practical safety equipment. They're required by law in almost every state in the country. So, faulty belts are both a safety issue and a legal one.

2 weeks ago | familyhandyman.com | Rebecca Brown

Night driving can be more dangerous than daylight driving because there's less visibility. And when many of the cars on the road come equipped with incredibly bright headlights, it can make things worse. Trying to drive when there's a glare in your rearview mirror is a literal headache that no one wants to deal with. Fortunately, your rearview mirror comes equipped with a setting to counteract the extra glare. On newer cars, the switch often happens automatically.

2 weeks ago | familyhandyman.com | Rebecca Brown

If you've stumbled across a poor parking job, a deserted car, or browsed the right subreddits, you may have also encountered a yellow rectangular device sitting on the offending windshield. This is a new device that some parking enforcement officers have at their disposal: the Barnacle. The Barnacle company is trying to expand into more cities across the country. They claim to be a better alternative to the traditional boot that goes on a cars' wheels. But what exactly are they?

2 weeks ago | familyhandyman.com | Rebecca Brown

Speeding is one of those things that everyone knows is dangerous. Yet most of us are guilty of doing it at least once or twice (if not regularly). It's not uncommon to get a ticket if you get caught, but most states don't do much more than that unless you're going exceptionally over the limit or have a documented history of doing so. In that case, the typical punishment is license suspension. However, several states have recently put forward their own legislation to update speeding penalties.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Rebecca Brown

NowApple released iOS 18.4 for iPhone users last week. The update included Priority Notifications, new emoji, an Ambient Music feature, and more. Now, the company is working on iOS 18.4.1 as a bug fix update. iOS 18.4.1 coming soon Evidence of iOS 18.4.1 has recently surfaced in analytics data for …