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| Did You Know?
All the Vietnam scenes in the film Forrest Gump were filmed on islands off the coast of South Carolina—Fripp Island and Hunting Island State Park. |
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| Four Years of Windows 10: Our Favorite 15 Improvements |
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Four years after its release, we’re all still using Windows 10. But that’s not really true: The version of Windows 10 we’re using today has seen four years of improvements. It’s packed with shiny new features and clever under-the-hood optimizations. Read More »
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| How to Convert a Video or Audio File Using VLC |
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Want to convert a video or audio file to another format? VLC is all you need! It’s packed with useful features, including a quick and easy audio and video converter that’s just a few clicks away. Read More »
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| How to Control Your Ceiling Fans in a Smarthome |
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A smarthome promises freedom from wall switches and pull chains. Instead, you get voice control and powerful automation. That’s how it works for smart light bulbs, anyway. Why not make your home’s ceiling fans smart, too? Read More »
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| How to Stream UFC 240 Holloway vs. Edgar Live Onlne |
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UFC is in Edmonton, Alberta this time around. On Saturday, July 27 at 10:00 PM Eastern Time (US), Max Holloway tries to defend his men’s featherweight championship against challenger Frankie Edgar. Here’s how to watch. Read More »
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| How to Make Your Garage Door Smart |
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Have you ever left your home or gone to bed only to wonder if you closed the garage door? Turning around or getting out of bed isn’t fun. If you make your garage door smart, you can close it from anywhere! Here’s how. Read More »
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| Daily News Roundup: Fortnite World Cup Hands out $30 Million in Prizes |
| The Fortnite World Cup is over, resulting with $30 million given out in prizes. Featuring both solo and duo divisions, Fortnite World Cup split the prizes over several winners. It created new millionaires along the way. Fortnite, in case you haven’t been on the internet for the last several years, is an online multiplayer third-person game. The most popular mode, battle royale, starts by dropping 100 players onto an island and ends when one person is left standing. You have to find weapons, items, and resources, all while the game map shrinks forcing you closer and closer to other players. The Fortnite World Cup focuses on the battle royale mode and takes place over a series of matches, whittling down players until a final person or group is standing. This year’s competition saw 16-year-old Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf win the solo championship, and in doing so, he earned 3 million dollars in a single day. All this proves once and for all that Mom was absolutely wrong when she said playing video games was a waste of time. Thanks, Mom. [TechCrunch] In Other News: - You can now install Android onto your Nintendo Switch: Enthusiasts over at XDA-Developers released an Android ROM for Nintendo Switch. It should work on any model sold before 2018, but there are no guarantees, of course. The developers based the ROM on the Nvidia Shield TV’s build of LineageOS. Loading the ROM means getting Netflix on your Switch, but also comes with the risk of console bricking. So think before you leap. [XDA-Developers]
- UltraViolet’s shutdown is June 31st: UltraViolet fully closes its doors on June 31st. If you ever used the service to redeem digital movies, be sure to link it to a partner like VUDU before the service goes way. If you don’t, you will lose your movie collection. [CNET]
- Google fully replaces Voice Search with Google Assistant: Before Google Assistant, Google created Voice Search. The function was relatively simple: you’d speak to it, and it would run a Google Search. It’s a redundant feature now that Google Assistant exists, but you could still access it on the Google app, Search bar widget, or app shortcut. Now, Google is rolling out a change to replace Voce Search with Assistant fully. [9to5Google]
- No More Ransom Project saved victims of ransomware $108 million: The No More Ransom Project is an initiative of National High Tech Crime Unit of the Netherlands’ police, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, and McAfee to help victims of ransomware. The service offers free decryption for ransomware wherever it can provide decrypted keys and education for avoiding ransomware. After three years, the group has announced that thanks to those free decryption services, victims have been spared spending sending $108 million to ransomware creators. That’s a great start. [ZDNet]
In 2014, Japan launched the Hayabusa2 spacecraft with the mission of reaching asteroid 162173 Ryugu. It completed that journey in June 2019 and is now studying the asteroid. While the probe is close, scientists are taking the opportunity to bring back samples from the asteroid. That process involves flying extremely close and reaching out with a collection limb. When scientists attempt the feat, they run the risk of crashing and Hayabusa2. You can watch a video (sped up ten times) of the Hayabusa2 collecting asteroid samples. It’s short, and for a moment it almost looks like the spacecraft will crash, but the attempt was successful. It’s a fantastic feat considering there is a communication lag between earth and the probe. [The Verge] |
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| Windows 10 Will Let You Load a Custom Linux Kernel |
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Microsoft is adding a Linux kernel to Windows 10 to power the Windows Subsystem for Linux. But, guess what: You don’t have to use Microsoft’s Linux kernel. You can build your own custom Linux kernel for Windows to use. Read More »
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| How to Check Available Storage on an iPhone or iPad |
| There’s never enough storage space on your iPhone or iPad, especially when you need it the most. Before heading out for a trip or recording a long video, it’s best to check available storage space on your iOS device. Read More » |
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| LIFESAVVY What Do Hotel Stars Actually Mean? |
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Tonight, I'm staying in a 400-year-old Spanish castle that's been converted into a hotel. Luxurious, right? Well here's the thing: it's a two-star hotel. Read More »
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| How to Enable Picture-in-Picture on Chrome |
| The Picture-in-Picture (PiP) extension for Google Chrome lets you play any video in Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode, and it works on all platforms. PiP is a popped-out, always-on-top video player that floats on top of other windows. You can also reposition it along the screen border while you continue to surf the internet. Read More » |
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| REVIEW GEEK The Best Apps for Browsing Reddit on an iPhone or iPad |
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Reddit is the self-proclaimed front page of the internet whether you want cat videos or high-level physics discussion. But the web interface sucks. Thankfully iPhone and iPad users have plenty of apps as alternatives, and here are the best. Read More »
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| How to Make Your Google Home Quieter at Night |
| The night has come; you’re winding down. “Hey Google, turn off all the lights” you whisper, and then regret sets in as your Google Home yells confirmation, waking everyone up. Here’s how to make Google speak quietly at night. Read More » |
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