In France, Our Dog Has His Day Hotels, shops, bars, restaurants — dogs are welcomed warmly just about everywhere. For Pip (a.k.a. Pierre), the prancing was never better. Read More…

Cobblestones? Check. Castles? Check. Budget? Check. Why Romania Is Worth the Trip. Romania is a bargain compared to other countries on the continent. It has everything you need for an affordable and impressive family trip. Read More…

How to Change a Batch of File Names at Once If you want digital photos to have names that are more descriptive than something that looks like a license plate, you don’t have to type them one at a time. Read More…

Protecting Privacy Inside and Outside the House The incognito and private browsing modes built into most modern browsers shield your online activity at home — but maybe not to the rest of the world. Read More…

What to Do if Your Email Is Hacked If a scammer has swiped your password and is using your account to spew spam, take action and add measures to help stop it from happening again. Read More…

I Downloaded the Information That Facebook Has on Me. Yikes. Using a tool that Facebook offers its users, our columnist found out more than he wanted to know about the social network, the ad industry and himself. Read More…

A Beatles Tour in England? You Know That Can’t be Bad She didn’t start the trip as a big fan. But after visits to Penny Lane and Strawberry Field, she feels fine. Read More…

The Things We Keep: My Grandmother’s Dress It should be wrapped in acid-free tissue in a box. But it’s hanging in a closet for me to see and touch daily, a constant reminder of her, and of a different era. Read More…

Safer Cars Help Keep Older Drivers on the Road Many features of new cars like lane guidance and backup cameras accommodate the needs of older drivers. Read More…

Why Are There So Many Android Versions? Google’s willingness to share its Android software and let others adapt it for their own use has lead to different versions of the system on different devices. Read More…