Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

I've spent years reviewing smart home gear and picking the brains of crime experts, and if there's one thing I've learned, it's that the start of a new year is the perfect time to audit your home's ...

“After four years of weakness, extremism, and deadly failures, my administration has moved with urgency and historic speed to restore American strength at home and abroad, and bring peace and ...

Passkeys offer stronger protection than passwords—and they have the potential to eliminate passwords altogether if more people adopt them. We break it all down and show you how to get started. I ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...