It’s nearly Halloween, and I know what you’re thinking: “How do I cram more candy into my body?” Eating candy as a snack is a good start, but for a well-balanced Halloween, it’s important to incorporate sweets into your beverages, too. As you plan f…
Lees meerSmartphones are amazing video cameras—the iPhone, Google Pixel, and Galaxy do a great job at capturing 4K, stabilized video, with great detail and color quality. But these videos are massive in size. That’s okay if you want to view the videos on you…
Lees meerKorean automaker Kia will recall about 71,000 older 2008 and 2009 Sportage SUV vehicle models in the United States again for continued potential fire risks and advises owners to park the car outside of their homes until repairs are complete, accordi…
Lees meerFor such a simple condiment, cranberry sauce is quite the lightening rod. I have never been able to serve a Thanksgiving meal without including at least two types (usually homemade and canned, with the ridges), but riffing on the standard is one of …
Lees meerHalloween is almost here, and you forgot to decorate. Maybe you didn’t have time or didn’t think anyone would come over, but suddenly plans are in motion and you need to make your house festive. You can upcycle stuff you already have into cheap, eas…
Lees meerWhenever I have to chat with a bot, a part of me dies inside. Having to communicate with an automated system makes me question my own existence, and if there is a way to bypass my existential crisis, I’m going to take it.Read more...
Lees meerPutting secrets in texts is risky business. An email is almost certainly a no-go, as is a traditional SMS. Encrypted texting, like iMessage, is better, since only your device and the recipient’s can read the messages, but you never know who’s lookin…
Lees meerThere’s something fascinating about accidental deaths in theme parks. These places are meant to give us the illusion of danger while keeping us perfectly safe, but sometimes a day at the park really does turn into a life-ending nightmare. Read more…
Lees meerIt’s hard to keep track of the many ways malware can infect your devices, but “typosquatting” is one of the sneakiest. As the name implies, hackers create websites, download links, and other legit-looking but malicious URLs including slight misspell…
Lees meerHave you ever gone on a group hike where you all forgot to bring bug repellent, or perhaps held a backyard barbecue where the mosquitoes came out in force? Chances are, by the end of the day, some people are covered in bites while others have just o…
Lees meerApple has seen a lot of success with its M series chips. These SoCs now power nearly the company’s entire suite of Mac computers, ranging from the original and capable M1 to the overpowered M1 Ultra. But Apple isn’t the only company eyeing hardware …
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Lees meerI have never been too invested in pumpkin carving. I like looking at jack-o’-lanterns, and I have a deep respect for those who take the art of carving them seriously, but I don’t have the skills nor the attention span to manage much more than a goof…
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Lees meerEven though I live in the Pacific Northwest, between the pandemic and having fairly young kids, we haven’t experienced a super wet trick-or-treating night yet. This year, however, rain is in the forecast. Whether you’re also expecting rain or it sne…
Lees meerReady to read something genuinely horrific, based on real life true stories of people who experienced unimaginable pain and suffering? No, I’m not going to recommend a spooky novel or true crime exposé. I’m going to tell you about parasites. And the…
Lees meerWeb browsers love to hide their best settings within ayers upon layers of menus, and Microsoft Edge is no different. That’s not the worst thing in the world, because it’s actually a pretty great browser out of the box—but there is definitely room fo…
Lees meerWhile you might think of fall as a time for harvesting and preparing your garden for the winter, there is still some planting to be done before the first frost sets in. Choosing plants for next year isn’t just about looking through seed catalogs and…
Lees meerIf you never had the pleasure of trudging through in the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout 3, now is your chance to experience the grim survival role-playing game without any fallout to your wallet. To celebrate the 25th year of the Fallout franch…
Lees meerIt has been more than a dozen years since Disney released a traditionally animated feature film, having taken audience indifference to middling mid-aughts efforts like Home on the Range and Brother Bear as a sign that computer-generated animation wa…
Lees meerAlthough the COVID-ignited sanitary panic of 2020—when people still pretended to wash their hands for 20 seconds, and disinfectants were flying off the shelves—has passed, industry experts at the American Cleaning Institute expect that most people w…
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