All posts tagged: cleaning

Sylvester Stallone on His Life Before Rocky: From Cleaning Lion Cages to His Gangster Wedding

Sylvester Stallone on His Life Before Rocky: From Cleaning Lion Cages to His Gangster Wedding

Published by Sam Flores

Before becoming Rocky Balboa, Sylvester Stallone cleaned lion cages at the Central Park Zoo, got married wearing a gangster costume, and brought his father to the set of Rocky. And when Rocky finally made it to the Oscars, his mother decided not to accompany him to the ceremony. The actor recounts this in The Steps, his memoir in which he looks back on the years that led him to become one of the most recognizable stars in American cinema—a journey marked by rejection, odd jobs, financial struggles, and complicated family relationships. Stallone recounts the years leading up to the film’s success, right up to the night of the 1977 Oscars, when Rocky won the award for best picture. Lion Cages at the Central Park Zoo When he returned to New York in 1969 after spending a few years in Europe, Stallone wanted to be an actor and screenwriter. But first, he had to pay his rent. After a day spent fruitlessly looking for work, he walked past the Central Park Zoo and asked if they …

The Best Label Makers (2026): Brother, Niimbot, Dymo

The Best Label Makers (2026): Brother, Niimbot, Dymo

Published by Miika Tikkanen

If what you value in a label maker is a result that looks polished, professional, and decidedly not homemade, the P-touch Cube Plus is calling your name. It allows for great versatility in its labels, printing on tape as narrow as 6 mm and as wide as 24 mm, meaning you can use it to organize the small jars on your spice rack and large boxes in your storage unit. The Cube Plus also supports a huge selection of designs, with hundreds of fonts, borders, and graphics, available via your choice of three design apps and platforms accessible via Bluetooth connection: Brother Design&Print 2 (also compatible with the Brother PT-n25bt), iPrint&Label, and P-touch Editor software that you can use with a desktop, the latter of which I did not test. Like the Brother Design&Print 2 app, discussed above, the iPrint&Label is seamless to use. Its templates are less ornate, but on this upscale device, I found this simple quality to be nice, eliminating the time-suck of customization flourishes but still producing a professional-quality label. You …

The Mistake Most People Make When Loading Their Dishwasher

The Mistake Most People Make When Loading Their Dishwasher

Published by Sam Flores

For many of us, loading the dishwasher isn’t just a household chore, it’s a minefield of opportunities to drive the people we love absolutely bonkers by where we choose to put our dirty bowls, how we insert our spoons, and how much gunk we leave on the lasagne pan. “It really impacts people’s relationships,” Carolyn Forté, executive director of the Good Housekeeping Institute’s Home Care and Cleaning Lab, recently told Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson, the hosts of HuffPost’s Am I Doing It Wrong? podcast, when she dropped by the studio. “If you’re the type of person that wants to control the dishwasher and how it’s loaded, and your partner isn’t that fastidious, that can be a real bone of contention between couples or partners or whoever – even parents and kids,” she said. “People are very passionate about it.” That’s why we asked her to share the dishwashing secrets she’s learned during her 40-plus years working in Good Housekeeping’s illustrious test labs – and she did not disappoint. “The biggest thing to think about …

This cleaning gel did wonders for my keyboard – and 4 other PC cleaning tips

This $5 cleaning gel did wonders for my keyboard – and 4 other PC cleaning tips

Published by Miika Tikkanen

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.  ZDNET’s key takeaways Frequent computer maintenance is key to keeping your desktop performing at its best for years after purchase. It’s an important habit to build early on, and most tools you’ll need are either cheap or completely free. This guide spans from cleaning out piles of dust to managing startup programs. Like many people, my entire life revolves around my computer. I use my desktop for work, paying bills, gaming, and just about everything else. That’s why it’s so important for me to perform regular maintenance. It keeps my system running smoothly and prevents problems before they happen. Also: I’ve been reviewing laptops for years – these older models work great and will save you money However, let’s be honest, though: most people don’t bother with PC maintenance. It’s easy to forget, put off, or avoid out of sheer laziness. I know this because I used to be no different. For the longest time, I never cleaned my computer. I let the dust bunnies populate my …