For most of my life, I’ve been a gift bag person. Coming up with gift ideas I can do but gift wrapping? Not so much. Folding perfect edges or cutting the right amount of paper has never come easy.

Back in the 70s when I started getting interested in electronics, tons of magazines catered to the hobbyist market. Popular Electronics was my favorite, and I think I remember the advertisements more ...

Prices start at $8. Every Christmas, my mother reminds me that she once had a stint as a professional gift-wrapper at Sweezey’s. The regional department store is long, long gone, but my mom still ...

No more laying on the floor with needles in your face when you put up the tree. Just set your live tree into the stand and use the ratcheting foot pedal to lock the trunk into place. Its reservoir ...

Your holiday shopping is complete, and now you’re faced with the slightly onerous task of cutting wrapping paper to size, sticking folded edges into place and then popping some bows atop all your ...

Adobe InDesign's text-wrapping tools allow you to define how much space should appear around an image. You can also specify how closely the text is to the image, and you can choose to have the text ...

Growing up, Alton DuLaney received many beautifully-wrapped presents. “My dad was a great gift wrapper,” he told Mental Floss in 2017. “He always made the holidays and birthdays really special.” Those ...

Sometimes the tint in your car window may need to be repaired. The thin layer of tint placed on the outside of your car window gives the vehicle a nice look and keeps the glare out. However, scratches ...