April 18, 2020
How to Install Microsoft's Big Windows 10 May Update Right Now
Microsoft releases two big Windows 10 overhauls every year, and the first of 2020's major updates, Windows 10 Version 2004, is just a couple of weeks away—but we’ll show you how to install it early.
Tech 911
Can a VPN Hide What I Do on the Internet From My Employer?
When it comes to privacy issues, the best advice is the simplest advice: Don’t mix work and play. That means no installing BitTorrent on your work laptop; no browsing for naughty things when connected to your company wifi (or VPN) and no forwarding company secrets (or inappropriate memes) using your...
Education
MoMA Now Offers Free Art Classes Online
While New York’s Museum of Modern Art is closed to the public right now, its virtual doors are open in the form of a few free classes from the museum.
Veggie Heavy
Use Your Air Fryer to Make Extra-Crunchy Potatoes
Cooking is essential housework now, with many restaurants closed and extra mouths to feed parked at the table for all three meals. I don’t know about y’all, but frozen food was the first thing that was cleaned out of my local grocery store as I slowly stocked up in late...
Baking
How to Make a Single Packet of Yeast Last
Being stuck at home has inspired many of us to try our hands at baking. As a result, there are now widespread reports of yeast shortages, because the pandemic ruins everything good and pure. If you are one of the lucky ones who has a few packets of yeast remaining...
Streaming
What to Watch This Weekend, April 17-19, 2020
Ready to settle in for another weekend at home? Yeah, us too. If you’re looking for something to do this weekend we’ve dug up some of the best streaming options out there for the next few days.
Google
How to Fix Your Suddenly Crappy Google Nest Videos
Now that most of us are spending all day at home, we’re consuming a ton more data, and while Comcast’s tubes of internet haven’t burst yet, they’re definitely fuller than ever before. In an effort to get ahead of a potential disaster, some companies are taking measures to reduce the...
Education
You Can Help The Smithsonian Transcribe Some of Sally Ride's Notebooks
The National Air and Space Museum currently houses more than 38,640 pages of material spanning Sally Ride’s career as a physicist, astronaut, and educator. There’s just one big issue with the massive collection: the majority of it is handwritten or typed on a typewriter and isn’t searchable.
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Last week saw the U.S. Senate join the ever-growing chorus of federal officials advising staff against using Zoom, with one top official calling the video software a “privacy and security concern.” And while there are myriad reasons to be concerned about the video-call platform—from the potential for foreign snooping to...
Jezebel
Shockingly, the Four White Women Who Named Themselves the 'Conservative Squad' Have Run Into Some Problems
Hey, remember the four Republican white women running for Congress who thought it would be a nice idea to brand themselves the “Conservative Squad” last year, in what was surely a respectful homage to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib? Turns out, it takes more than an...
Kotaku
Nintendo Switch Shortage Can Partially Be Blamed On Resellers Using Bots
The current shortage of Nintendo Switch consoles is frustrating many and it seems resellers and bots are partly to blame for the current situation.
The Inventory
Saturday's Best Deals: GameStop Pro Day, Razer Arcade Stick, $5 Amazon Video Comedies, and More
An advanced arcade stick, Gamestop’s Pro Day, a fancy foot massager, a sale on Amazon Video comedies, and more are Saturday’s top deals.
The Root
'I Call These People the Modern-Day Rosa Parks': Conservative Shelter-In-Place Protesters Really Think They're Civil Rights Activists
Remember when Black Lives Matter protests were the scourge of the nation? How about when Colin Kaepernick started the trend of kneeling during the national anthem and conservative white America considered it a full-on assault against any and everyone who ever served in the U.S. military? Well, it turns out—and...
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