When you’re trying to listen to audio using your MacBook—whether you’re playing Spotify while working or editing a video project—chances are good you don’t want the constant interruption of loud notification sounds from your messaging apps. Unfortun…
Lees meerWith the exception of lobster and certain crabs, few foods of the sea feel as decadent as scallops. They’re like little ocean marshmallows—soft, white, and sweet. If you are a regular visitor at seafood counters, you’ve probably noticed they mostly …
Lees meerTo effectively negotiate a salary, you first need to know what’s considered a reasonable wage for a given job. But that information isn’t always available, either for confidentiality reasons or because most companies prefer not to list salaries in t…
Lees meerIt’s not hard to identify a thing if you almost know what it is—maybe you’ve got a field guide for birds or a repair manual for car parts you can cross reference it against. But when you truly have no clue what you’ve got, or when the options are al…
Lees meerBeware, Android users—a new trojan malware is infecting smartphones worldwide, stealing thousands of users’ personal data and compromising their Facebook accounts.Read more...
Lees meerThis week we’re raising our haggling game with help from negotiation expert Dr. Victoria Medvec. Vicki is the Adeline Barry Davee Professor of Management and Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the CEO of…
Lees meer“Leftover french fries” are a divisive topic. Some people claim to have “never heard of them,” while other, more realistic people (begrudgingly) accept them as a takeout eventuality, and love to argue over the “best” way to reheat them.Read more...
Lees meerWhen you’re getting to know someone romantically, you should be able to expect them to be honest about their feelings for you—otherwise, why bother? But sometimes, you’ll meet someone who seems interested in you, but unwilling to actually commit to…
Lees meerAndroid 12, Google’s next big smartphone update, is focusing strongly on design. Chief among that focus is “Material You,” a new design language that merges simple, engaging graphics with color themes that can be generated from your phone’s wallpape…
Lees meerIf you’re considering an international trip any time soon, your first stop should be the CDC’s Travel Recommendations by Destination map. There you can see how your destination country ranks in terms of COVID cases.Read more...
Lees meerAs the Delta COVID variant spreads, an increasing number of employers are requiring employees to be vaccinated. As we’ve seen in some high-profile examples, non-compliance has led to employees either getting fired or quitting their jobs to avoid the…
Lees meerDeciding where to plant your garden depends a lot on sun exposure—where the sun hits your yard, and for how long. But shade can be more helpful than you might think, protecting your plants from the summer heat and preventing them from sunburn or get…
Lees meerWhen it comes to chocolate chip cookies, I am an equal opportunity eater. Give me a hot mass of dough that’s been cooked just long enough to hold its shape, or a thin and crispy disk, and I will be more than happy. I even like those pale, cake-y thi…
Lees meerWe all hopped on the group video game train early in our transition to remote-work life—and while Jackbox parties are a pretty poor replacement for “socializing” with our coworkers (and family and friends), they’re at least a little better than hour…
Lees meerPerhaps the last thing you think of when it comes to a full moon is a very large fish, but August’s full moon is primed to change that. This month’s full moon is alternatively known as the Sturgeon Moon, which should evoke images of large, aquatic v…
Lees meerUsually, it’s not easy to install spyware on smartphones and tablets, and especially on the iPhone or iPad. But Pegasus spyware is an exception. In July 2021, researchers found that Pegasus had infected the smartphones of some journalists, activists…
Lees meerWhen you’re wearing a mask outdoors, it becomes almost impossible to unlock your iPhone with Face ID. Technically, Face ID is doing its job—if you’re wearing a mask, you’re hiding your face and that’s why your iPhone can’t be unlocked. But it’s stil…
Lees meerMicrosoft is testing a “Super Duper Secure Mode” (or SDSM) for the Edge browser that targets the bane of all browser security: Javascript. Specifically, enabling SDSM mode disables the Javascript Just-In-Time (JIT) compilers, which websites use to o…
Lees meerWith more and more cities and business considering demanding proof of COVID vaccination before allowing you to do fun pre-pandemic things like see a movie or eat at an indoor restaurant, you have probably already thought about what you would do if y…
Lees meerThere are plenty of plant care techniques that help growers yield greater gains, like wiring and “screen of green” netting that help plants grow higher and reach more sun. And of course there’s pruning, which involves cutting a plant to size to prom…
Lees meerHave you heard the news? Earth is fucked. And unless you’re a reckless billionaire, chances are good you will never go to space. Only a handful of humans have ventured outside Earth’s atmosphere and lived to tell about it, and none of those lucky an…
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