Новости за 03.11.2022

With crashing stock markets and soaring consumer prices, the economy is certainly struggling. And yet the “recession” label hangs in the air, not yet an official description for the current state of the economy—in the U.S. and around the world. One of the reasons it’s hard to get a straight answer as to whether or not…

As frustrating as they are when you first spot them, not all scratches are permanent damage on your prized home surfaces. With a little effort, some scratches can be seamlessly covered or removed—it all depends on the type of material that sustained the damage.

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot today are 1 in 292 million. That was the population of the United States back in 2003, meaning your odds of winning the Powerball today are the same as being randomly picked in 2003 America by President George W. Bush, to have dinner with him at the White House. Feeling lucky?

Sadly, we did not manage to abolish time changes in time to avoid the one that’s coming up this weekend, so most of us in the U.S. will be going ahead with our usual ritual: Wake up early, forgetting that the time changed during the night, then get confused that the clock on our phone doesn’t match the one on the…

As you are undoubtedly all too aware of by now, energy costs are rising with inflation, and the coming winter looks to be a harsh one for your bank account. Money-saving energy hacks are good and all, but what your family may really need is a little extra help. President Biden’s administration has announced a plan to …

When you’re just starting to work out, small dumbbells are a godsend: You can do the same exercises as everyone else, but with less weight. When we get strong enough, we often leave those little dumbbells behind, and that’s a shame. There are actually a lot of worthwhile exercises that don’t require much in the way of …

It’s all too easy to fumble your response to the dreaded, “Tell me about yourself.” Even if it’s not an interviewer asking you that question directly, when presented with the chance to explain your work in simple terms, most of us end up giving convoluted, boring, or incomplete answers.

Graham crackers are the queen of the crumb crust world, but she would never be able to hold pies, cheesecakes, and tarts together without the support from her unwavering partner, butter. Butter is the necessary fat that acts as an adhesive, helping the sugar and all of those fine crumbs stick together, but also…

As parents, we witness our kids struggle to master new tasks at all different ages and stages. Whether it’s zipping their coat, tying their shoes, perfecting lowercase letters, or learning how to play piano, their young lives are filled with occasions where it will feel easier to just give up.

Malware is a problem that affects all platforms—including Apple—but it’s Android that seems to face the majority of cases these days. Stories pop up far too frequently concerning newly discovered batches of malicious apps on the Play Store. This time, there are four of them, one with over one million installs alone.

Dessert is always last—in eating order, but also on the priority prep list. Preparing the Thanksgiving turkey and a diverse list of sides is enough to pull the cook’s focus away from the pies on the menu. Enter: the store-bought pie crust, the fast and easy way to save yourself from the teeth-clenching stress of …

Although one-on-one meetings with your boss can seem useful in theory, they often fall short of being truly effective. As the Association for Talent Development recently reported in a survey, while 94% of managers say they schedule regular one-on-one meetings with their employees, less than half of their employees…

PC gaming has a reputation for being expensive and complicated. And sure, playing games on PC is arguably the “deep end” of the video game hobby compared to playing on consoles, but it’s much easier to wade into those waters than you might think.

When you’re a child, it feels like family holiday traditions are sacrosanct—that they were passed down on stone tablets and must be slavishly adhered to lest ruin befall the family (or mom get mad, anyway). But I’m sure you’ve learned by now that family traditions were just something your folks decided to do one year…

In the face soaring inflation, many of us still plan to travel at one point during the holidays this year. NPR reports that airlines are already reporting high demand and rising prices, so the time to book is now. But before you actually select your travel dates, it could pay to chat with you family about a longer…

When you’re watching a relaxing YouTube video, the last thing you need is an obnoxious autoplaying video or a loud notification blasting into your ears from another open tab. If muting all background tabs is not the best option for you, try Volume Master, a Chrome extension that lets you individually control the audio…

It happens every year: Customers get hyped about an amazing online Black Friday deal only to be let down when the website crashes or their internet is too slow to snag the best first-come, first-served deals. But this year, there’s a workaround on at least one impressive deal on this 55" 4K Smart TV deal from Walmart,…

It takes time and effort to keep you home clean, to say nothing of the cost. We’re constantly being bombarded with advertisements for products that claim they are the best on the market and, busy and desperate, we may very well buy them hoping for a time-saving solution to our cleaning woes. But for the most part, you…