Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...

Q: Before going on vacation, I turned off my gas water heater. When I returned to no hot water, it dawned on me that I didn’t know how to light the pilot. I really do like hot showers. What should I ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...