April 9, 2020
The iOS Keyboard Features You Might Have Missed
The default iOS keyboard in iOS 13 is full of useful features that you might have missed. In the video above, I share three features I use all the time.
data breach
10 Billion Wrecked Accounts Show Why You Need 'Have I Been Pwned'
Popular data-breach tracker Have I Been Pwned is closing in on 10 billion compromised accounts. Just think about that for a minute: ten. billion. accounts. To put that figure in perspective, the Earth has around 7.7 billion people on it. It would be as if every single person on the...
health
You Don't Actually Want to 'Boost' Your Immune System
There’s a virus going around. In general, when your immune system is strong, you’re in a better position to resist infection. So who wouldn’t want to boost their immune system with vitamins, exercise, or whatever foods or supplements might help? But the whole concept is kind of broken.
Frozen
Disney Is Releasing a Series of Frozen Short Films
Disney heard—and answered—the prayers of parents everywhere in March when they released Frozen 2 three months early to Disney+. It was a one-hour and 43-minute bright spot at what we now know was just the beginning of a very long, very isolating pandemic. But Disney’s animators and actors are all...
coronavirus
Alleviate COVID-19 Symptoms With This Breathing Technique
You may have seen the below video about a breathing technique for patients with COVID-19. In this video, Sarfaraz Munshi, a physician from Queen’s Hospital in the UK, demonstrates a technique to help patients suffering from COVID-19.
Apple
Update Your iPhone to Solve a Big FaceTime Problem
An unexpected iOS/iPadOS update dropped today, and while it doesn’t add any new features, it does fix an annoying bug that prevented some users on iOS/iPadOS 13.4 from FaceTiming people on devices running iOS 9.3.1, macOS 10.11.16 or other older operating systems. Given that we’re all relying on video...
Tech Essentials
Find the Best Video Chat App With This Mega-Guide
I’m tired of answering the question, “Which video chat service should I use?” I don’t know which is the best one, because I don’t know what your specific needs are or how much annoyance you’re willing to tolerate—here’s looking at you, Zoom’s 40-minute-cutoffs—to achieve picture-perfect videoconferencing for you and your...
Travel
What to Know Before You Travel Across State Lines
As the coronavirus pandemic grips the country, travel restrictions are increasingly going into effect. And while flights and international travel are grabbing the headlines thanks to increased security measures and border closings, it’s also important that we focus on changes to interstate travel within the U.S.
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5 TV Shows That Infamously Rushed Their Endings
Television can be a rough business—just look at what’s happening right now, with social distancing guidelines shutting down productions across the country. Even under normal circumstances, how Hollywood runs means that shows have to end before their time, leading to botched storylines and clumsy epilogues. Here are some key examples.
Kotaku
'OK, Boomer' Girl's Rise To Twitch Fame Was 'A Perfect Storm' Of Memes And Politics
Several decades ago, at the beginning of March 2020, when Bernie Sanders was still in the race for president, a streamer who goes by the handle Neekolul posted a short video of herself lip syncing and dancing along to a song by YouTuber Senzawa made up entirely of variations on...
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Tips For Playing
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Final Fantasy VII Remake is not a difficult game, but there are still things you should know before you play it—ways to be more efficient, to get more treasures, and to avoid those pesky game overs.
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Thursday's Best Deals: Phillips Medical-Grade Bottles, Ring Doorbells, Toasters, Amazon Music Unlimited, Captain America Compression Shirts, and More
A Forever 21 spring sale, GTA 5 Humble Bundle, medical-grade baby bottles, and Breville toasters make up Thursday’s best deals.
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Elderly Covid-19 Victim Spent Days Pleading For Help With Her Alexa Smart Device Before Death
LouAnn Dagen, a 66-year-old woman in Michigan, spent days pleading for help from her Amazon Echo Show before she died of covid-19 on April 4, according to a new report from local NBC affiliate WFLA. Dagen lived at a nursing home where at least 31 residents and five staff have...
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