With the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max, the mute switch is officially dead. In its place, you now get an Action button, similar to the one on the Apple Watch Ultra. Thankfully, this button still works as a mute switch. If you press and hol…
Lees meerIt’s official: the iPhone 15 will ditch Apple’s proprietary Lightning port and feature a USB-C port instead. Apple confirmed the change during Tuesday’s “Wonderlust” event, unveiling the iPhone 15 line, as well as two new Apple Watches: the Series 9…
Lees meerEven if you live in a tiny studio apartment or a dorm, you still have to keep it clean. Storing cleaning supplies when you’re limited on space and storage is a burden, but there are small versions of these tools that will help you tidy up your litt…
Lees meerYou can’t visit other planets (yet), but your name can. NASA is sending millions of people’s names to Mars. Unlike those “name a star after yourself” offers, this isn’t a scam; for the low price of “everyone’s tax dollars,” The National Aeronautics …
Lees meerIf you want to become a faster runner, you’ll probably end up doing a lot of speedwork on a track. Or if you live in a hilly place, you might wish you had a nice flat track to run on. But how do you find one that’s open to the public? Turns out it’s…
Lees meerIn a corner of your local nursery, hidden way in the back, is a worker dumping out an endless stream of dead plants into a pile, and tossing the plastic planter into a dumpster. It looks a little like what you do at home, tossing planters at the end…
Lees meerIf you’re looking for the Connections answer for Wednesday, September 13, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are spoilers below for September 13, NYT Connections…
Lees meerIt’s hard to know how to clean granite. In the wide world of cleaning products, so many of them are multipurpose—but even the most versatile of products are not good for cleaning granite. You can’t use Bar Keepers Friend or the poorly-named “all-pur…
Lees meerFlexJobs can help you search for your next role without ads, junk listings, or scams, and it’s on sale for $29.99 right now (reg. $71.40). It’s obviously not a free platform like Indeed, but FlexJobs has researchers who search for remote job listin…
Lees meerOver the years, I have not been shy about my indifference toward turkey. I’ve called it “a bit of a thermodynamic nightmare” with “the dumbest meat.” I’ve also been pretty clear about my preference for thighs—as dark meat inherently has more fat and…
Lees meerSome people choose hardware based on aesthetics. While the Goldtouch ergonomic keyboard isn’t sleek or particularly beautiful, it’ll still turn heads. I receive endless questions and comments about the keyboard whenever I use it in public, and, adm…
Lees meerPlenty of folks swear that ear candling works, and if you’re trying to be good and not use Q-tips, this spa service may seem like a reasonable way to get earwax out of your ears. Unfortunately, the claims are too good to be true: Ear candling doesn’…
Lees meerBudget Portuguese airline TAP Air Portugal has deals on flights to multiple European cities from a handful of U.S. cities where you can take an extended layover in Portugal, if you’d like, on your way to your actual European destination. Essentially…
Lees meeriPhone season is upon us, and with it, comes the yearly update to iOS. Apple plans to release iOS 17 this month, along with the new iPhone 15 line. If you’re impatient, you can try out the public betas, which are easy to install, but you won’t have …
Lees meerLast night, I read a quote from country singer Orville Peck that resonated with me: “Scrambled is for people who don’t like eggs.” I think the fringed-faced singer is on to something. Scrambling an egg lets you forget the biological realities of the…
Lees meerStreaming services have almost, if not already, come full circle. What started as a cheap alternative to cutting the cord on expensive cable TV has now become an expensive cultural staple to maintain and keep up with, as price hikes and crackdowns o…
Lees meerThe iPhone 15 line is officially here. Apple upgraded all its new iPhones across the board, adding the Dynamic Island to the standard iPhone 15 and 15 Plus and upgrading their main camera to 48 megapixels. But that doesn’t mean the iPhone 15 Pro and…
Lees meerToday might seem like it’s all about the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, but Apple made plenty of other notable announcements too. One of those concerns AirPods Pro. While the company didn’t exactly revolutionize its premium wireless earbuds, there is …
Lees meerSmoke detectors: Can’t cook with them, won’t survive a midnight blaze without them. If you spend any time in the kitchen, a food-triggered false alarm has probably happened to you. But you can stop false smoke alarms without compromising fire safety…
Lees meerApple unveiled the new iPhone 15 and 15 Plus models at its September 2023 “Wonderlust” event. This is the second year running that the company has done away with a “Mini” iPhone in favor of a larger new iPhone—which means your base-level options are…
Lees meerAround 3.6 million more U.S. workers may soon be eligible for overtime pay, according to a new proposal from the Biden administration. This expansion of overtime eligibility would be the most generous increase in decades. Here’s what to know about …
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