Just Out of College? Now Is the Time to Take Stock of Your Finances A top priority: Get a handle on student loans. Next, financial experts say, figure out what money is coming in each month and what’s going out. Read More…

What You Need to Know About Safe Deposit Boxes More bank customers are going digital. Still, safe deposit boxes are good for documents and valuables that you usually don’t need on short notice. Read More…

How to Tell Google That Meat Is Off the Menu The Google app can display recipes in its daily information feed, including those that cater to vegans, vegetarians and those who don’t eat pork. Read More…

Elon Musk Details ‘Excruciating’ Personal Toll of Tesla Turmoil After setting off a furor that unsettled the markets and his own board, the Tesla chief talks about the pressure he is under and his struggle to cope. Read More…

Give Your Old Computer New Life If you’re not ready to buy a whole new system, you might be able to add new parts and upgrade your aging machine for less than a few hundred dollars. Read More…

Are Targeted Ads Stalking You? Here’s How to Make Them Stop Ever been haunted by an online ad for an item you researched or bought? Targeted ads were designed to follow you around everywhere. Here’s how to banish them. Read More…

Create Your Own Emoji Characters, One Way or Another Your mobile device and computer already have thousands of those colorful pictographs available. But if you can’t find the exact one to communicate your mood, make your own. Read More…

The Street Where ‘They Do Strange Things’ Alice Sparberg Alexiou’s history of the Bowery, “Devil’s Mile,” is a narrative not only of the famous street but of New York City as well. Read More…

Reducing Injury Risk in Youth Sports The goal should be to take measures to avoid athletic injuries — or at least minimize their severity — and keep kids in the game. Read More…

Monitoring the Health of a Backup Drive Hard drives don’t last forever, but utility programs and careful observation can help you decide when it’s time to replace a backup drive. Read More…