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Kaitlyn Wells

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  • Senior Staff Writer, Working from Home, Wirecutter
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As seen in: Wirecutter, The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, USA Today, Yahoo Canada, ABC News, Fox News, Barnes and Noble, MarketWatch, Substack and
Covers:  remote work, technology, working from home, productivity
Doesn't Cover: pets, style, fashion, wellness
✨Author of A FAMILY LOOKS LIKE LOVE ('22), UNDER THE CLAM MOON ('26)✨Currently @Wirecutter • Bylines @NYTimes @WashingtonPost • #remotework #tech #SCBWI she/her
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How to Shop for the Best Pet Insurance

How to Shop for the Best Pet Insurance

Wirecutter — This guide builds on the extensive work of our original pet insurance guide, which was written by senior editor Mark Smirniotis. He dug into every aspect of pet insurance, analyzing the pros and cons in detail.
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The Best GPS Dog Collars and Pet Trackers

The Best GPS Dog Collars and Pet Trackers

Wirecutter — Pet owners can't always account for indoor cats skedaddling outdoors or dogs hightailing it away from the dog walker. A GPS tracker attached to your pet's collar can reunite you if they do escape into the unknown.
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Domestic Abusers Can Control Your Devices. Here's How to Fight Back. (Published 2020)

Domestic Abusers Can Control Your Devices. Here's How to Fight Back. (Published 2020)

The New York Times — Here's how to record abuse without being discovered, safeguard your devices, and, ultimately, protect yourself. Kaitlyn Wells and Ms. Wells is a staff writer and Mr. Klosowski is a lead editor at Wirecutter, a product recommendation site owned by The New York Times Company.
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How to Keep Your Smart-Home Technology Secure From Domestic Abusers

How to Keep Your Smart-Home Technology Secure From Domestic Abusers

The Wirecutter — Last June, technology reporter Nellie Bowles of The New York Times (Wirecutter's parent company) exposed how domestic abusers use smart-home technology to monitor, control, and intimidate their partners. Abusers, using smartphones connected to the devices, spy on private conversations through pet cams, change digital lock codes daily, and manipulate smart thermostats.
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Parents: Bath time is a time to pay attention. Here's why.

Parents: Bath time is a time to pay attention. Here's why.

Washington Post — Lost in a gleeful moment surrounded by rubber duckies, perfume-free soapsuds and the sweet giggles of a child, no parent wants to imagine the worst. But the bathroom can be a terrible place for young children if a caretaker takes even a quick moment to do something else.
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This Is the Best Mac Security Software You Can Buy

This Is the Best Mac Security Software You Can Buy

Time Magazine — Many Mac owners may be under the impression that their computers don't need antivirus protection. They're inherently safer, right? While there are fewer Trojan horses, viruses and worms designed to attack Macs than PCs, that doesn't mean they're immune to infection.
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This Is the Best PC Security Software You Can Buy

This Is the Best PC Security Software You Can Buy

Time Magazine — Security software should ideally be easy to use and should detect and remove every piece of malware - all without slowing your computer down or sounding false alarms. It should also tackle all these tasks without disturbing you with constant update notifications. The reality is that perfect antivirus software doesn't exist yet.
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Can You Get a Chip-and-PIN Credit Card Now? - The Simple Dollar

Can You Get a Chip-and-PIN Credit Card Now? - The Simple Dollar

thesimpledollar.com — 2014 seemed to be the year of big data breaches in the United States. Hacks at four major retailers - Home Depot, Michaels Stores, Neiman Marcus, and Target - compromised the payment-card data of more than 130 million customers. Breaches like these left consumers vulnerable to fraud and identity crimes.
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Why You Probably Don't Need Rental-Car Insurance - The Simple Dollar

Why You Probably Don't Need Rental-Car Insurance - The Simple Dollar

thesimpledollar.com — Your bags are packed, you've found a sitter for the dog, and you've suspended your newspaper subscription for a few days. That can only mean one thing: You're going on a trip. This year, consumers will take 1.6 billion leisure trips across the United States, reports the U.S.
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Four Tips for Using FSA Money Before New Year's - The Simple Dollar

Four Tips for Using FSA Money Before New Year's - The Simple Dollar

thesimpledollar.com — At the end of the year, we can all get a little scatterbrained. Between work deadlines, gift shopping, baking treats for the kids' holiday parties, making travel arrangements, and stressing over what to write in the greeting card, there's just not enough time to get everything done.
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Helen Keller's Best Friend Belle by Holly M. Barry

Helen Keller's Best Friend Belle by Holly M. Barry

mixeddiversityreads.com — You've heard of Helen Keller, but do you know Belle? Helen Keller's Best Friend Belle by Holly M. Barry is a furry tale (tail?) about Helen's adventures with her childhood friend, an old setter named Belle. This children's book is basically a diluted version of Arthur Penn's 1962 biopic, The Miracle Worker.
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A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream by Kristy Dempsey

A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream by Kristy Dempsey

mixeddiversityreads.com — A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream follows the aspirations of one little girl in Harlem in the 1950s. Told in lyrical prose, the reader learns that the unnamed African-American girl spends her afternoons dancing backstage at the dance school her mother works at. She spends her evenings wishing upon unseen New York stars for...
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Good Dream, Bad Dream by Juan Calle and Serena Valentino

Good Dream, Bad Dream by Juan Calle and Serena Valentino

mixeddiversityreads.com — Good Dream, Bad Dream turns a traditional meet-your-fears-head-on storyline into a global bilingual adventure. This book is about a boy, named Julio, who can't get to sleep because he's afraid monsters will terrorize his dreams. But his papa reassures him that every monster will meet its match when confronted with a bedtime superhero.
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Good Dream, Bad Dream by Juan Calle and Serena Valentino

Good Dream, Bad Dream by Juan Calle and Serena Valentino

diversekidsbooks.org — Good Dream, Bad Dream turns a traditional meet-your-fears-head-on storyline into a global bilingual adventure. This book is about a boy, named Julio, who can't get to sleep because he's afraid monsters will terrorize his dreams. But his papa reassures him that every monster will meet its match when confronted with a bedtime superhero.
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Donovan's Big Day by Leslea Newman

Donovan's Big Day by Leslea Newman

diversekidsbooks.org — A close examination of the cover of Lesléa Newman's Donovan's Big Day - which features two, shiny gold rings dangling overhead - hints that the story involves a wedding. If you miss that cue, you'll probably spend half of the book wondering just what Donovan's "very BIG day" is all about.
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Lulu's Busy Day

Lulu's Busy Day

diversekidsbooks.org — Lulu's Busy Day is the sequel to Hello, Lulu and this time around we learn about the daily activities of our main character (while her heritage is again sidestepped). Drawing, visiting the park with a friend, and building castles is all in a day's work for Lulu.
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Hello, Lulu by Caroline Uff

Hello, Lulu by Caroline Uff

diversekidsbooks.org — Hello, Lulu is a great book for beginner readers, but not necessarily the ideal book if you're teaching your little one about diversity. The book introduces the reader to a little girl named Lulu and the important people and things in her life. The reader learns about Lulu and all of the members of her...
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10 things your pets won't tell you

10 things your pets won't tell you

MarketWatch — 1. You'll spend a small fortune on me May marks National Pet Month, and it's easy to see why consumers dedicate an entire month to their furry companions. We feed them like family, dress them like family, and even take them to play dates like family.
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10 things all-inclusive vacations won't tell you

10 things all-inclusive vacations won't tell you

MarketWatch — 1. All-inclusive doesn't always mean what you think. More than 60 years ago, Club Med pioneered the all-inclusive resort concept by charging travelers a flat fee for food and accommodations. Since then, hundreds of resorts have popped up across the globe to cater to consumers searching for a one-stop-shop to escape, and some cruise lines and luxury hotels have adopted the business model, too.
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Should your credit score be on your bank statements?

Should your credit score be on your bank statements?

MarketWatch — Are truly free credit scores on the horizon? Maybe, if credit-card companies heed the suggestion of the government that they should provide all consumers with free access to their credit scores.
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Don't get cheated at the funeral home

Don't get cheated at the funeral home

MarketWatch — Despite having 30 years to get it right, one in four funeral homes still isn't following a government regulation intended to protect mourners from the confusing and sometimes slippery practices of the funeral planning industry. Annually, the Federal Trade Commission conducts compliance checks across the U.S.
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5 Places Where People Slow Down Aging - Facts So Romantic - Nautilus

5 Places Where People Slow Down Aging - Facts So Romantic - Nautilus

Nautilus — Around the world, people are living longer, healthier lives than ever before. One area this is most visible is in the number of centenarians, or people living to the age of 100. In 1840, there were 90 centenarians in the United States-one for every 189,000 people-according to United States Census Bureau records.
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Best Rock Salt and Ice Melts Review - Consumer Reports

Best Rock Salt and Ice Melts Review - Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports — While snow blowers and shovels are pretty simple to use, as with so many other products, choosing the right one from among the myriad choices can be confusing. The same thing goes for ice melt, also known as rock salt, snow melt, deicer, and a few other monikers.
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7 Tips for Getting the Most out of OS X Yosemite

7 Tips for Getting the Most out of OS X Yosemite

techlicious.com — Since mid-October, Apple users have been exploring the 180-plus features in its newest operating system, OS X Yosemite (version 10.10). The new partnership between your Mac and iOS devices makes waiting the hour (or more) to upgrade your Mac to Yosemite (for free) well worth the wait.
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