Новости за 11.10.2019

Google has updated Google Maps with a new feature for walking directions that makes the app much more helpful for those getting around on foot. Google Maps’ new Detailed Voice Guidance, as it’s called, is primarily designed for users with sight impairments, though it can easily benefit anyone.

I occasionally let my desktop computer chug on a task throughout the night, and it can be jarring when it wakes up for no reason—blasting my room with light from my 34" monitor. Whether you’re confronted by random wakeups, or you enter a room to find out that your computer is on when it shouldn’t be, don’t just shrug…

Money transfer app Cash App gives away money on Fridays. If you follow the company on Twitter or Instagram, you may have entered by responding to a #CashAppFriday post with your user ID for the app.

We are firmly in the midst of apple season, and I am enjoying it very much. Besides eating meals comprised of nothing but sliced apples (and very good cheese), I’ve been incorporating the autumnal fruits into salads, desserts, and cocktails.

The transition from summer to fall can be a tough one for a lot of reasons—a new school year, earlier bedtime routines, new activities starting up. But it’s also a struggle because it’s time for your toddler (or preschooler, all the way up to teenager) to start wearing a coat again and they’re not pleased about it.

Apple has started rolling out new options for managing Siri data—most importantly the ability to opt-out of having Siri audio clips reviewed by Apple employees. Users will also be able to submit Siri data deletion requests in the near future as well. These new features have been appearing in the latest round of OS…

If you’re switching internet service providers, upgrading to new equipment, or have any other reason to ship back your ISP-provided modem and router, then most of the biggest ISPs will let you drop it off at UPS without even boxing it up. Here are the ones that do, the ones that don’t, and where to get any equipment…

Almost every gym I’ve been to has had one rowing machine, sometimes two, and nobody ever uses it. That’s a shame, because it’s a great tool for getting a full-body workout when you’re doing cardio, and especially for intervals like we’re doing this month.

When we picture “working” or “getting a job,” many people immediately conjure up images of sitting at a desk, typing away at a computer. And yes, that’s how a lot of people spend their days, but not the only way. There are actually plenty of other options that don’t involve offices at all—or, at least, a lot less than…

Someone asked Reddit to list the “REALLY REALLY weird subreddits.” They did. They also listed a lot of cute but not actually weird subreddits. I’ve collected the actually weird ones, plus some of the cute ones. NSFW subreddits are marked as such.

Fun fact: you don’t have to be driving to take advantage of your smartphone’s Do Not Disturb While Driving feature. You can activate it whenever you want to go device-free—and you can customize the auto-responder so it tells people why you aren’t available and when you’ll respond to their texts or calls.

Windows iTunes users: There’s a serious exploit in the Bonjour updater for Apple software on Windows that makes it possible for someone to discreetly install ransomware on your system.

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Boxed mix brownies are pretty much flawless. Not only can you get a whole batch for less than three bucks (the price of a single fancy bakery brownie), but they consistently bake up with perfectly shiny crusts, chewy edges, and fudgey centers. You can, however, give them an extra nudge towards the gourmet with two…

A recent report from Bloomberg explains that Amazon employees in India and Romania use Cloud Cam recordings to “train” the device’s AI so it can more accurately discern security threats—like someone smashing a window, for example—from mundane activity. While potentially creepy, it’s not unheard of; For all the…

When I was a tween, I got most of my current events knowledge from snippets of adult conversations I overheard plus a few minutes of Channel One News (RIP), which played on the TV in my homeroom every morning.

“What goes up must come down” isn’t just how gravity works—unfortunately, it also applies to the United States economy. It can’t be bull markets and rainbows all the time, sadly. If you’re someone who got excited about high yield savings account interest rates that were inching above the 2% mark until just a few…

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