Summer will soon be in full swing, and if you're blasting the AC to keep cool, there's one safety tip you can't afford to ignore: Never plug your air conditioner into an extension cord. It might seem ...

His rule of thumb? "If it hums, heats, or cools, it should go straight into a wall outlet." Basically, you want to avoid daily reliance on an extension cord. There’s potential danger in the ...

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET currently covering home tech. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered ...