Новости за 27.09.2018

It feels as if Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime want you to be confused about how many titles they offer at any given time. Streaming video aggregator Reelgood (a search engine and launcher for all your streaming video accounts) has been tracking their libraries for years, noticing things like Netflix’s shrinking and …

While I’m not the biggest fan of unicorn food, there is no denying the beauty of a brightly colored confection. I don’t have any particular qualms with the little bottles of artificial food coloring but, thanks to Stella Parks, I have recently become a huge fan of coloring sweet things with pulverized, freeze-dried…

You may have noticed that Microsoft began rolling out a new version of Microsoft Office early this week. That means that there are now three versions of Microsoft Office out in the wild—Office 2016, Office 365, and the brand-new Office 2019.

Midterm elections are on November 6th—are you registered?

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If you use Snapchat every day, there’s a decent chance you have at least one or two people that you snap regularly, maybe even every day. People who snap each other every day can rack up a Snapstreak; a little number with a flame next to it that tracks how long you’ve been snapping each other. Some people (see: teens)…

It seems that, in an attempt to rebrand mayonnaise, various hip food establishments insist on calling all sorts of creamy condiments “aioli,” and I refuse to stand idly by, letting this go unchecked. Aioli is not, as some would have you believe “fancy mayo.” Aioli is its own, very specific thing, and it is amazing.

A bar cart is a deeply personal part of the home, but there are still certain basics you should keep around to make all your favorite classic cocktails. Here we show you the essentials you need to build a functional, adult, properly-stocked cart of booze. Once you have a handle on these elementary building blocks,…

Most old kids TV shows are like bottles of champagne gone flat. Once the fizz of the pop culture moment passes, they’re just vinegar you pour down the drain. But not always. Some shows transcend their moment, by chance or by design, and manage to become timeless. The 10 programs listed below are my choices for older…

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How many people set intentions for the New Year, ready to get up at 5 a.m. and head to the gym, or quit drinking alcohol cold-turkey, or spend two hours every weekend learning to play a new instrument? And how many of those people fail?

Few things are more frustrating than slow data speeds, especially on brand-new devices that are supposed to outperform earlier versions by a lot. Unfortunately, since the iPhone XS and XS Max hit stores last Friday, users have reported wifi and cellular connectivity issues, including slower tested speeds than the…

Wow, I really wasn’t expecting so many tips on my hometown of Rochester. We Rochesterians are used to losing: bids for the Olympics, Kodak and Xerox jobs, our area code to those jerkoffs in Buffalo. But this week we were winners, sharing over 140 comments with advice on visiting and living in upstate’s greatest city.…

New macOS versions usually mean better performance on Apple’s latest hardware, but they’re rarely optimized for anything older (even last year’s models). So what’s the consensus on macOS Mojave, Apple’s latest operating system, when it comes to older machines?